QMS 1 - MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
1.2.4-1 Introducing the Management Calendar
Illuminating the Path to ISO 15189 (SLMTA 3) e-Learning Course Download Video
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PURPOSE:
A calendar is an essential management tool for planning and organizing lab tasks. In this activity, participants learn to create and use a calendar to schedule, coordinate, balance, and prioritize lab activities.
KEY MESSAGES:
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A calendar serves as a visual reminder of all important duties/tasks and their timelines. It is also a planning tool with which to distribute critical lab tasks evenly across coming weeks, months, quarters, etc. in a timely manner.
- For the calendar to be an effective tool, it must be kept up-to-date.
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If a task is important and must be completed, then the task must be assigned and scheduled onto the calendar.
SELF ASSESSMENT:
Can you:
- Populate the calendar appropriately?
- Use the calendar to schedule, coordinate, balance, and prioritize lab activities?
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.