The complete 2018 Lab Quality Confab agenda is coming soon– watch this space for details!
In the meantime, download a copy of the 2017 agenda using the link at above right for a sampling of the can’t-miss speakers
and sessions Lab Quality Confab offers you and your lab staff!
Agenda
Monday, October 8th, 2018 (top)
Benefactor Sessions & Pre-Conference Events
Pre-Conference
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 (top)
Pre-Conference
6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Master Session
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Using Workflow Redesign in a New DNA Isolation Laboratory to Cut TAT, Improve Productivity, and Advance Patient Care
Nicole Muenchow
Supervisor DNA Core and Clinical Trials & Cellular Therapies Versiti Milwaukee, WI
Certification Workshop
7:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Value Stream Mapping for Intermediate Practitioners, Prioritizing Projects and Selecting the Right Tools
Katja Lehmann, Ph.D.
Global Healthcare Consultant Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Sparks, MD
Master Session
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
When Your Lab Space is Too Small: Proven Techniques to Successfully Fit New Analyzers and Automation into a Space-Limited Lab While Enhancing Lean Workflow
John Hildebrandt
Laboratory Process Consultant Roche Diagnostics Boston, MA
General Session
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
General Session
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Leveraging Lean to become a Best-in-Class Lab Performer: How We Built and Automated a New Core Lab while Integrating Lab Operations and Helping Staff Embrace a New Culture
Modena Henderson, MHA
Vice President, Laboratory Services Atrium Health Charlotte, NC
Steven Harris, MSA, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Vice President Atrium Health Charlotte, NC
General Session
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
How Lows and Highs Propelled Our Anatomic Pathology Department’s Journey to Transform the Culture with Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO 15189
Michael B. Cohen, M.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Pathology Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
Rita D’Angelo, CQE, SSBB, M.S., Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer D'Angelo Advantage, LLC Gibraltar, MI
General Session
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
The Difference Between Change and Transformation: What We’ve Learned as Our Quality Management Initiative Evolves
Bonnie Messinger, CPHQ, CMQ/OE, Six Sigma Black Belt
Process Improvement Manager D'Angelo Advantage Sandy, UT
David J. Layton, BS, MS
Improvement Engineering Supervisor ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT
Breakout Session
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Installing New Automation and Analyzers in a Confined Lab Space: Why Our ‘Big Bang’ Approach Saved Implementation Time and Produced Cost Savings, Better TAT
Athena Petrides, Ph.D., MSc
Associate Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
Breakout Session
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
It’s a Quality First for the Lab Industry! Lessons from Our Multi-Year Journey to Repeatedly Achieve Six Sigma Quality in Reducing Lost Specimens
Charles D. Hawker, Ph.D., MBA, FACB
Scientific Director, Automation & Special Projects (ret.) ARUP Laboratories La Quinta, CA
Breakout Session
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Using Data Analytics to Prove How the Popular Wisdom on Automation and Staffing is Often Wrong
Kim Collison
Director of Laboratory Services Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI
Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Applying Lean Methods When Doing the Architectural Design of New Laboratory Facilities or Remodeling Existing Spaces to Achieve Optimal Productivity, Workflow, and Quality
Romano Nickerson
AIA, Principal Boulder Associates Architects Boulder, CO
Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Challenging the Status Quo for Quality Control in an Integrated Health System Lab: How We Improved Our QC Performance, Converted 15 Lab Sites, and Saved $250,000
Hannah Poczter, MPH, DLM(ASCP)
Assistant Vice President Laboratory Services Northwell Health Laboratories Lake Success, NY
Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Expanding the Scope of Best-in-Class 4-Step Process: Shared Successes, Setbacks, Lessons from the Real World
Bonnie Messinger, CPHQ, CMQ/OE, Six Sigma Black Belt
Process Improvement Manager D'Angelo Advantage Sandy, UT
David J. Layton, BS, MS
Improvement Engineering Supervisor ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT
Anne Daley, MS, CMQOE(ASQ) CSSBB, CLC(AMT), MT(ASCP)DLM
President Daley Consulting, LLC Mesa, AZ
Breakout Session
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Achieving Standardized, High-Performance Lab Testing Services at Multiple Hospitals Using Lean Methods and Effective Engagement with Lab Staff and Nurses
Gary Catarella, MBA, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Vice President, Hospital Operations Atrium Health Charlotte, NC
Breakout Session
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
How Real-time Data Helped Our Nurses to Become Better Friends with Our Lab and Staff
Shae Ferguson, MLS(ASCP)CM
Lead Medical Technologist Huntsville Hospital System Huntsville, AL
Reception
5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 (top)
Pre-Conference
6:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Master Session
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Performance Coaching and Management Observations in the Lab: Master this Proven Way to Develop Your Lab’s Managers, Supervisors, and Lab Staff
Stephen Stone
Managing Director Argent Global Services Oklahoma City, OK
Master Session
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Using Your Lab’s Analytics Solution to Achieve Best-in-Class Lab Productivity, Quality, and Cost Management
Adam Walter, CSSMBB/CLA
Director - Vision24 Solutions Leica Biosystems Cincinnati, OH
Certification Workshop
7:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Mastering the Most Effective Lean Methods to Identify and Reduce the 8 Wastes in Your Laboratory
Maureen Harte, MT(ASCP), LSSBB, Certified Myers Briggs Personality Type Instructor
Associate Professor, University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education President, HartePro Consulting Midvale, UT
Master Session
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Patient Safety, Error Reduction, and Quality Improvement: Successes and Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Lean, Process Redesign, and Hospital-wide Staff Engagement
Milenko Tanasijevic, M.D., MBA
Vice Chair of Clinical Pathology and QualityDirector, Clinical Laboratories Division, Department of Pathology; Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
Master Session
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Why Your Lab Automation Regularly Fails to Meet Essential Turnaround Times and Other Similar Issues: Secrets to Optimize and Turbocharge Your Existing Instrumentation
Linda Flynn, MT, MS, MBA
Executive Consultant LS Flynn and Associates Florence, KY
General Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Laboratory Certification and Accreditation: New Developments, Most Common Deficiencies, and Making Your Lab Assessment Ready
Nora L. Hess, MBA, MT(ASCP), PMP
Senior Consultant, Operations Management Chi Solutions, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI
Denise Driscoll, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Senior Director, Laboratory Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs College of American Pathologists Northfield, IL
Kathy Nucifora, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Director of Accreditation COLA Columbia, MD
Heather Hurley
Executive Director, Laboratory Business Development The Joint Commission Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Randall Querry
Accreditation Manager, Clinical American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) Frederick, MD
Breakout Session
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Creating a Bio-Repository for 1,000,000 Specimens: How We Used Simulation Models and Process Engineering to Ramp Up Capacity, Maintain Quality, and Boost Productivity
Tharana Maran
Health Systems Engineer, Department of Management, Engineering & Internal Consulting Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Breakout Session
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Implementing the Lean Culture in Anatomic Pathology: Lessons Learned in Engaging Pathologists and Histotechnologists to Achieve Predictability In Workflow and Outcomes
Brad Knesel
Assistant Administrative Director Anatomic Pathology Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, NC
Special Session
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Lab Quality Managers Roundtable
Anne Daley, MS, CMQOE(ASQ) CSSBB, CLC(AMT), MT(ASCP)DLM
President Daley Consulting, LLC Mesa, AZ
Breakout Session
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Greenbelt Project to Move ER Testing from POCT Back to Core Lab: Using Lean, Middleware Analytics and New Instrumentation to Improve TAT, Cut Expenses, Improve Consistency
Jonathan Tan, MLS(ASCP)SC
Chemistry Technical Specialist Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN
Breakout Session
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
How Our Lab Used Lean and Collaborations with Clinicians to Contribute to Preventing Readmissions and Improving Patient Safety and Patient Care at our Health System
Sachin Gupta, Ph.D., MBA, MT(ASCPi)MB, Lean SSBB
Laboratory Quality and Informatics Lead BayCare Health System Clearwater, FL
Tereasa Akerman, RN, MSN, CCRN
Director, BayCare Patient Communication Center and eICU BayCare Health System St Petersburg, FL
Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
General Session
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Distilling the Essential Lessons from the 12th Annual Lab Quality Confab
Robert L. Michel
Editor-in-Chief The Dark Report Spicewood, TX
Post-Conference Workshop (requires additional registration)
Thursday, October 11th, 2018|8:00 AM-5:00 PM (top)
Extend your stay an extra night and take your learning experience to the next level! Lunch will be provided.
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training and Certification (12 hours instruction: Wed. 1pm-5pm; Thurs. 8am-5pm)
Maureen Harte, MT(ASCP), LSSBB, Certified Myers Briggs Personality Type Instructor
Associate Professor, University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education President, HartePro Consulting Midvale, UT
Many thanks to our 2017 Lab Quality Confab sponsors
