2.2.1-1 Introduction to Infrastructure and safety
Illuminating the Path to ISO 15189 (SLMTA 3) e-Learning Course Download Video
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PURPOSE:
Optimal laboratory design involves two factors:
- physical layout of the allotted space
- workflow path designed around the steps of the process to be performed in that space.
In this activity, participants design a laboratory layout with regard to the workflow using the provided floor plan.
KEY MESSAGES:
- Optimal laboratory design involves two factors:
- physical layout of the allotted space
- workflow path designed around the steps of the process to be performed in that space
- Mapping the process and diagramming the floor plan are needed tools for laboratory redesign.
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Regardless of the physical space allotted to the laboratory, laboratorians can still make improvements through process and layout design.
SELF ASSESSMENT:
Can you:
- Design a layout with regard to the workflow path?
- Create a spaghetti diagram that traces the movement of staff members or specimens?
- Handout 1:Specimen Flow (101)
- Handout 2: Sample Floor Plan (102)
- Handout 3: Diagram with Equipment and Inserted Steps (103)
- Handout 4: Observed Steps (104)
- Handout 5: Spaghetti Diagram (105)
- Worksheet 1: Floor Plan (106)
- Worksheet 2: Equipment Cut-Outs (107)
- Worksheet 3: Diagram with Equipment (108)
Instructor(s)
Beatrice van der Puije
Ms. van der Puije helped redesign 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 Ghana, Ms. van der Puije is a Public Health Program Manager at African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), a pan-African organisation strengthening medical laboratory networks and systems in Africa. Ms. van der Puije is a certified QMS Trainer, with a Master of Science Degree in Medical Immunology and Microbiology. She is a SLMTA master trainer and has trained numerous laboratorians in the past decade.