DIAG207-1012: Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part II
This course has been postponed!
For more information, please contact Andrea Pomposo 1-800-846-0028 x126.
INSTRUCTOR(S):
Kathleen P. Freeman,
DVM, BS, MS, PhD, DipECVCP, MRCPath, MRCVS,
Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management (University of Wisconsin)IDEXX Labs, UK,
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, UK
Ernst Leidinger, DVM, Dip.ECVCP, Specialist for Clinical Pathologist (national);
Lab director and clinical pathologist at In Vitro laboratory in Vienna, Austria
Stefanie Klenner, DVM, Dr.med.vet., Diplomate ECVCP, Hannover, Germany
COURSE OPEN: October 28, 2012-February 20, 2013
REAL TIME SESSIONS (RTS): Sundays, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, 30, 2012, January 13, 27 and February 10, 2013; 3:00-4:30pm ET (USA)
Course RTS Times in Your Area:
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
CE Practice Area.
Level and Prerequisites:
This
advanced course will be open to participants training for
or who have experience in clinical pathology. This course is not open to veterinary students.
The majority of candidates will be those in training for a career in
clinical pathology or those who already working in the clinical pathology
laboratory. In some instances there may be a practitioner or veterinary nurse
with an intense interest in clinical pathology that may wish to take this course,
but should be advised that the course is intensive and will require a
considerable input of time and effort when coming from a background without
prior experience in a clinical pathology laboratory typical of a University
or reference laboratory.
Desired experience should include:
- prior experience in a clinical pathology laboratory environment
- prior experience in clinical pathology laboratory testing
- interest in quality systems for the clinical pathology laboratory
- interest in provision of leadership and quality management in the
clinical pathology laboratory
- desire to gain experience in application of quality management and
planning principles using data from your own laboratory, with guidance
from experienced clinical pathologists who are experts in quality
leadership and quality management.
The Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory course
is presented in two parts; Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
This course has been RACE approved for veterinarians only.
Course Description:
The Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory course
is designed to provide an introduction to and practical application of quality
management in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory.
In Part I, participants will be introduced to theories of management and
concepts vital to quality planning. Examples of ISO-based and GLP standards
are included. Laboratory design, Westgard Rules, QC Validation and Sigma Metrics
are covered.
In Part II, participants will learn about audits in the veterinary clinical
pathology laboratory and determination of reference intervals, as well as
Improvement Opportunities, external Quality Assurance performance and a
Quality Plan for the laboratory. There is an introduction to Method Validation
and Instrument Performance Verification.
There will be Real Time Sessions approximately every 2 weeks.
The majority of the work will be done by e-mail of drafts and revisions
to the instructors, with the final products of some sections shared with
the rest of the participants by posting on the course message boards.
The review and participant questions will also be shared on the course
message boards. In order to demonstrate satisfactory participation in
this course, participants are expected to attend all of the Real Time
Sessions, hand in completed homework assignments and to work with the
instructor(s) in revising assigned items until both the instructor(s)
and participant are satisfied with the results, as well as pass the
examination with a score of at least 60%.
There is some flexibility in the length of time of the course to accommodate
holidays for the Instructors and participants. These should be arranged in
advance between the instructor and the participants assigned to him/her.
This course consists of eight (8) 90 minute Real Time Sessions,
supplemental library materials, interactive message board discussions,
and a mandatory end-of-course test.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to
- Apply quality standards for an audit in the Veterinary Clinical
Pathology Laboratory and show how to do this by writing an SOP
for an audit, and designing an Audit Form for a process or task
and conducting an audit for an item within his/her laboratory.
- Do health and safety risk assessments for the Veterinary
Clinical Pathology Laboratory and show how to do this by
designing a Risk Assessment Form and performing a Risk Assessment
for an item within his/her laboratory.
- Evaluate performance of the laboratory in external Quality Assurance
(QA) and show how to do this by evaluating external QA for an
instrument within his/her laboratory choice and making recommendations
based on the findings.
- Know about continuous quality improvement in the laboratory and
show how to promote this by developing an Improvement Opportunity Form.
- Understand the purpose of Method Validation and Instrument Verification
in the laboratory and understand terminology and studies needed to
undertake these tasks.
- Draft standard operating procedures for the various aspects of
Method Validation and Instrument Verification for an instrument
within their laboratory and complete a practical exercise comparing
two methods.
- Apply concepts for quality planning in order to promote ongoing quality
improvement with the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory and
show how to apply concepts for quality planning by drafting a Quality
Plan for his/her laboratory.
- Share their thoughts, experiences, comments and work with others in
the course in order to contribute to better understanding of the topics
and appreciation of the approaches taken by others to similar or different
laboratory circumstances.
- Successfully pass an examination with multiple choice, short answer
and/or essay questions regarding the above topics by achieving a score
of > or = 60%.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook: There is no required textbook for this course.
Recommended Textbook(s):
About the Instructors
Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session November 4, 2012):
Audits in the Veterinary Laboratory
Content:
- Types of audits and reasons for audits in the veterinary laboratory.
Week 2 (No Real Time Session):
Audits in the Veterinary Laboratory - continued
Content:
- Draft a SOP for an audit, an audit form and conduct an audit within your laboratory.
Week 3 (Real Time Session November 18, 2012):
Health and Safety Risk Assessment
Content:
- Introduction to health and safety risk assessment, draft of a Risk Assessment
form and conduct a risk assessment in your laboratory.
Week 4 (No Real Time Session):
Reference Intervals
Content:
- Introduction to reference interval determination within the veterinary laboratory.
- Determine the basis for reference intervals used in your laboratory.
Week 5 (Real Time Session December 2, 2012):
Improvement Opportunities
Content:
- The role of improvement opportunities as the basis for ongoing quality
improvement in the veterinary laboratory.
- Draft an Improvement Opportunity Form and provide an example of how it
could be used in your laboratory.
Week 6 (No Real Time Session):
External QA Performance Evaluation
Content:
- Introduction to external quality assurance performance evaluations.
- Evaluate external QA performance for an instrument in your laboratory and
make recommendations based on your findings.
Week 7 (Real Time Session December 16, 2012):
Method Validation/Instrument Verification
Content:
- Introduction to Method Validation/Instrument Verification
- Purpose, Planning, Types of information, bases for decision-making
- Definitions and Terminology
Familiarization Period
- Reportable Range determination
- Calibration Verification
- Detection Limit determination
Week 8 (No Real Time Session):
Method Validation /Instrument Verification - continued
Week 9 (Real Time Session December 30, 2012):
Method Validation /Instrument Verification - continued
Content:
- Within run Precision study
- Interference study
- Recovery study
- Initial judgments about method
- Between Run Precision (Replication) Study
Week 10 (No Real Time Session):
Introduction to Method Validation/Instrument Verification - continued
Week 11 (Real Time Session January 13, 2013):
Audits in the Veterinary Laboratory
Content:
- Comparison of Methods Study
- Verification studies and how they differ from Method/Instrument Validation
Week 12 (No Real Time Session):
Quality Plan
Content:
- Draft a quality plan for your laboratory covering the core areas of environment,
facilities, instrumentation, personnel and quality working practices.
Week 13 (Real Time Session January 27, 2013):
Revision, sharing and additional questions
Week 14 (Real Time Session February 10, 2013):
Examination
CE CREDITS: 12
Tuition: $700
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close when
the maximum number of participants is reached or at 5pm ET the day of the first
Real Time Session unless otherwise noted. If the first Real Time Session is on a
weekend, course enrollment will close on the Friday before the first Real Time Session.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
TO ENROLL:
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to
VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course
must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a
VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
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personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
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*Note:
"This course is submitted for approval for 12 continuing education credits in jurisdictions
which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some
boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or
restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education."
Call VSPN/VIN CE at 1-800-700-4636 for further information.
(Attendees are encouraged to check with their licensing jurisdiction(s) for
information regarding recognition by their board).
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be
issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course.
If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN/VSPN office 1-800-700-INFO (4636)
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Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Coordinator
VIN CE Services:
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