1.3.2-3 Proces control process

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PURPOSE:

All laboratory work is a series of connected processes. Therefore, to adequately perform root cause analysis and risk assessment, management must first identify and understand the processes involved.

In this activity, document control processes are used to explore the benefits of applying processes in problem resolution efforts. Working with the document control process, participants will be better prepared to support their QMS improvements and the accompanying documentation changes at their site.

 

KEY MESSAGES:

  • A laboratory can best reduce errors by understanding and documenting its processes.

  • The actions necessary to meet requirement compliance should be built into the process during the quality design phase.

  • The time to begin identifying and managing risk is during the quality design phase.

SELF ASSESSMENT:

Can you:

  • Describe a Fit-for Purpose process?

  • Read a process map?

  • Understand the connection between Quality Planning, Quality Control, and Quality Improvement?

Instructor(s)

Elde Mel Paladar

Mr. Paladar led the redesign of the classroom-based SLMTA 3 curriculum for on-line delivery and will serve as an instructor and facilitator of the e-learning course. Based in Malawi, he is a Project Manager at Adventist Health International, as well as Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Loma Linda University. Mr. Paladar has a Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is a SLMTA master trainer and has trained numerous laboratorians in the past decade.

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Course contents

Course Overview
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
0.0 Workshop Overview 1 video · 8 min
Workshop Introduction
1.0 QMS 1 Overview 1 video · 2 min
QMS 1 Introduction
1.1 Management Responsibility Introduction 4 videos · 28 min
Introduction
1.2 Management Tools 13 videos · 1 h 26 min
Process Mapping
Using the Model for Improvement
Managing Performance
Creating a Management Calendar
1.3 Quality Management System 8 videos · 56 min
Designing a Continuously Improving QMS
Designing Fit-for-Purpose Processes
1.4 Documents and Records 10 videos · 59 min
Introduction to Documentation System
Documents Process Map
Why Was the Outdated Version Used
Records Process Map
1.5 Planning and Conducting a Staff Meeting 3 videos · 13 min