Nationally Recognized Experts to Speak at Equivalent Quality Control Workshop: QC for the Future.WAYNE, Pa. -- QC for the Future, a special workshop sponsored by AACC AACC American Association of Community Colleges (formerly American Association of Junior Colleges) AACC American Association for Clinical Chemistry AACC American Association of Cereal Chemists AACC Anne Arundel Community College , ACLA ACLA American Comparative Literature Association (Austin, TX) ACLA All China Lawyers Association (China) ACLA American Coalition of Life Activists (anti-abortion group) , AdvaMed, AMT See vPro. , ASCLS ASCLS American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science , ASCP ASCP American Society of Clinical Pathologists. , ASM, CAP, CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation , CLMA CLMA Clinical Laboratory Management Association CLMA Contact Lens Manufacturers Association CLMA Cariboo Lumber Manufacturers' Association (Canada) CLMA Canadian Lumber Manufacturers Association CLMA Collegiate Middle Level Association , COLA, CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. , FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. , JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there , and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (Wayne, PA) CLSI Cisco Link Services Interface ), takes place 18 March 2005 in Baltimore, MD. An unparalleled group of world-renowned laboratory, industry, and government leaders and luminaries will join forces to share their views on the future of QC, field attendee questions, and encourage dynamic discussion. This in-depth, insightful workshop for technical and management laboratory professionals, IVD industry representatives, and government staff features educational sessions and breakout discussion groups, which provide a multidimensional view of the emerging QC technologies and alternative QC paths for the future. In this high level educational forum, attendees will learn how fellow healthcare professionals around the world are using QC technologies. They will discuss advances in laboratory technology and hear from industry leaders about the future direction of QC. This workshop provides a hands-on opportunity to meet like-minded professionals, absorb and share knowledge about QC, and discuss practical solutions for QC protocols that ensure equivalent quality testing. The workshop, moderated by Robert L. Habig, Ph.D., NCCLS/Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute President-Elect, includes a comprehensive agenda and impressive speaker line-up: Introductions and Goals for the Meeting Thomas Hearn, Ph.D., President, CLSI, and Director, Division of Laboratory Systems, CDC will provide an overview of goals, approach, agenda, and CLSI's role in QC consensus document development. History of QC D. Joe Boone, Ph.D., Associate Director of Science, Division of Laboratory Systems, CDC will present background and historical perspective of QC. CLIA CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Congressional legislation that promulgated quality assurance practices in clinical labs, and required them to measure performance at each step of the testing process from the beginning to the end-point of a QC - Options for the Future Judy Yost, M.A., Director, Division of Laboratory Services, CMS will outline current CLIA QC regulatory requirements including EQC options. She will describe the potential for nonregulatory alternatives or professional standards under the current regulation, and review the role of government in development, oversight, and enforcement of laboratory QC standards. Risk Management Donald Powers, Ph.D., President, Powers Consulting will introduce ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. and U.S. manufacturing concepts of risk management and describe how risk management can interface with QC practices. Laboratory Issues - POCT/POL Concerns Valerie Ng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco will focus on quality issues and concepts in the less sophisticated versus the large central laboratory and will explain the role of the laboratory in QC and test quality. What is Laboratory Quality? James Westgard, Ph.D., FACB, President, Westgard QC, Inc, one of the world's premier QC experts, will discuss what constitutes quality in a laboratory. Personnel Issues Elissa Passiment, Ed.M., CLS(NCA), Executive V.P., ASCLS will discuss the current status of testing personnel shortage, training, and personnel competency protocols. Technology Variations Fred Lasky, Ph.D., Director, Regulatory Affairs, Genzyme Diagnostics will profile current and future technologies and their innovative concepts for QC and will explain the role of manufacturer in QC and test quality. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Document Development Luann Ochs, M.S., Director, Regulatory Submissions, Roche Diagnostic Corporation will address time frames, players, and processes for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) consensus standard development. Also, development of a proposed voluntary consensus document will be discussed. A panel discussion will explain the collaboration of manufacturers, government, and laboratory professionals in the development of QC practices and policies. This discussion will also provide an overview of each constituency's role in ensuring test quality. In the afternoon, attendees will breakout into workgroups with the following topics: Consensus Standards/Option 4 Proposal, Future Technology from the Lab Perspective, and Input into Regulations/Guidelines. These groups will provide a unique opportunity to network, meet face-to-face, and freely exchange ideas for alternative options for EQC and the development of a QC plan for the future. Following the workshop, participants will receive a conference report. The manuscripts from each of the speakers will be published in a laboratory professional journal at a later date. The QC for the Future workshop is being held in conjunction with the 2005 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Leadership Conference, the must-attend standardization event of the year. To register or for more information about the Equivalent Quality Control Workshop: QC for the Future or the 2005 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Leadership Conference, visit http://www.clsi.org or contact the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Executive Offices at +610.688.0100. CLSI is a global, non-profit, membership-based organization dedicated to developing standards and guidelines for the healthcare and medical testing community. Our unique consensus process facilitates the creation of standards and guidelines that are reliable, practical, and achievable for an effective quality system. |
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