Quality Management
Programme Sponsor
Monday 22 September
1pm
Understanding human factors to improve patient safety and team performance
Understanding human factors to improve patient safety and team performance
Quality Management
Learning outcomes
Delegates will:
- Recognise that human error is common and 'normal' in everyday life and medical practice
- Understand how individual and wider team performance can help improve patient care
- Be aware of some of the important factors that can lead to error including poor communication, multitasking and distraction
- Appreciate how shallow authority gradients and an inclusive culture allow colleagues to speak up without fear for any safety concerns.
Speakers
Professor Peter Brennan MB BS, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCSI, Hon FRCS (Glasg)
1.30pm
The impact of ISO 15189/22367 on risk management in laboratory medicine
The impact of ISO 15189/22367 on risk management in laboratory medicine
Quality Management
Learning outcomes
Delegates will understand:
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Analysis
- Recording Risk and what must be done
- Action planning for risks
- Differentiating between service risk and Organisational risk
Speakers
Dr Mairiead MacLennan
2.30pm
Medical device policy changes and implementation
Medical device policy changes and implementation
Quality Management
Learning outcomes
- Understanding Regulatory Compliance for Medical Devices in Pathology
- Update on regulatory changes for medical devices
- Evaluating the Impact of Policy Changes on Device Safety and Efficacy
- Overview of UKCA
- Things to consider during procurement of devices
Speakers
Stephen Lee
Thursday 25 September
9am
Managing in a network service – to harmonise or not
Managing in a network service – to harmonise or not
Quality Management
Abstract
Presenting the experience of merging two Trust's and three pathology labs and harmonising in each discipline. The presentation will be looking at the impact of change on the service and on the staff.
Speakers
Nathan Bourne
11am
20 years of the Human Tissue Act: Evolution, standards, and ethical governance in postmortem practices
Opening and Closing Plenary programmes
