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This activity is part of the Essentials of Laboratory Management learning series.

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Description
NOTE: This activity includes the 2022 CAP accreditation checklist requirements. Please check your current CAP accreditation checklists for the most recent updates.

This activity focuses on identifying risks in the laboratory, reporting and managing incidents, and creating a safer laboratory environment. Additionally, the learning material will distinguish between types of risk and how to identify high-risk processes and actions to mitigate different categories of risk. Risk assessment and mitigation strategies, reporting and managing incidents, and methods to determine the root cause will be detailed. With the material in this activity, learners will learn how to move beyond managing risks and reacting to incidents to building a culture of safety and quality, which is the ideal laboratory environment. Moreover, the process of mistake-proofing laboratory operations and how to build a system where the right process is the easy process will covered in depth. This adaptive activity offers a unique learner experience. By answering a series of questions that determine your existing knowledge, you will be prescribed a customized pathway that focuses on your individual learning needs. Note: This activity includes the 2022 CAP accreditation checklist requirements. Please check your current CAP accreditation checklists for the most recent updates. This adaptive activity offers a unique learner experience. By answering a series of questions that determine your existing knowledge, you will be prescribed a customized pathway that focuses on your individual learning needs.

Objectives
After completing this activity, you should be able to:

1. Identify types of risks and risk factors faced by the laboratory.
2. Conduct a risk assessment for areas of your responsibility.
3. Use risk management tools to conduct prospective and retrospective risk assessments to reduce errors and risk.
4. Determine areas of the lab prone to high-risk situations.
5. Create a safe laboratory environment that is regulatory and legally compliant.
6. Report and effectively manage an incident in accordance with regulatory and legal requirements.
7. Be able to articulate the laboratory and institution(s) disaster plan and your role in the plan.

Authors/Faculty
Guang Fan, MD, PhD, FCAP
David A. Novis, MD, FCAP
Joe Rutledge, MD, FCAP

CME/CE Information
Accreditation: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Category 1: The College of American Pathologists designates this internet enduring material educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE (Continuing Education for nonphysicians): The CAP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 credit(s) of continuing education. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is approved for continuing education credit in the states of California and Florida.

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) accepts this activity to meet the continuing education requirements.

Disclosure
Below, you will find the financial disclosure relationships for anyone who was able to affect the content of this educational activity.

The CAP mitigates all the relevant financial relations listed for these individuals.

The following authors/planners/reviewers have no financial interests/relationships to disclose:
Guang Fan, MD, PhD, FCAP
David Novis, MD, FCAP
Joe Rutledge, MD

The following authors/planners/reviewers have financial interests/relationships to disclose:
None

The following In-Kind Support and Commercial Support has been received for this activity:
None

Payment Information
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College of American Pathologists
CAP Learning
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093-2750

Refund Policy
Refunds will be handled on an exception basis. Please submit your request to the CAP in writing via email at education@cap.org or fax at 847-832-8006.

Technical Requirements
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Availability
This activity and evaluation are available December 18, 2023 - December 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM (CT). Upon completion of the activity your credit will be awarded. Your certificate may be downloaded from your Transcript.

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