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

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Description
How you develop, lead, manage, and empower your team impacts your laboratory’s effectiveness and, ultimately, the patient care team’s ability to accurately diagnose and treat their patients. In this activity, you will review strategies for building and developing a successful team. You will learn principles of effective team leadership and best practices for managing a team. You will also explore ways to empower your team and optimize teamwork.

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 individual learning needs.

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

1. Identify how teamwork can be used to effectively achieve results.
2. Describe different types of teams.
3. Describe team leader roles and strategies.
4. Understand various methods to effectively address interpersonal issues.
5. Understand the basics of effective meeting management.

Authors/Faculty
Gagan Mathur, MD, MBA, CPE, FCAP
Jane Shlaes, MS
Vicki Gaudette

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 2 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 2 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:
Vicki Gaudette
Tania Hong, BS, MT
Gagan Mathur, MD, MBA, CPE, FCAP
Jane Shlaes, MS

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
To pay with a check, print a copy of this page and send it with your check to the address below. You will be notified when your payment has been processed and you have been registered into the activity.

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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The CAP recognizes that some Veteran’s Administration, US Government, and military participants may have difficulty accessing the online activity. If you experience difficulty or have any questions, please contact a representative of the Customer Contact Center at 800-323-4040 option 1 or education@cap.org.

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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