QMS 2 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

2.2.1-1 P+S=O Introduction 2024

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.
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?

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.

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