"The key to keeping your data secure and compliant Healthcare organizations often collect and store a lot of sensitive data. Keeping that data secure and compliant is a constant battle, but embracing data stewardship can help. Data stewardship is a comprehensive approach to the collection, use, and confidentiality of personal data. This process demands fairness, transparency, and relevancy when collecting data, as well as compliance with legal and security protocols like HIPAA. Data stewardship ... Read More
Sign Up"Data analytics is increasingly playing an imperative role in the move toward digitalisation in chemistry. Statistical approaches dramatically reduce research timelines and enable chemists to achieve higher quality outcomes with fewer resources. Despite overwhelming consensus around the promise of digitalisation, however, organisations that most stand to benefit from these approaches have often struggled with how to get started. On one hand, bench scientists who see the value in making experi ... Read More
Sign Up"In partnership with the American Biological Safety Association’s (ABSA) Biosafety and Biosecurity Month, APHL is proud to provide this free webinar! This program will feature three laboratory professionals sharing their experiences and stories around laboratory biosafety. Attendees will participate in discussions focused on past and current emerging infectious diseases and highlight the importance of biosafety practices within the laboratory. This webinar will also be recorded and made availa ... Read More
Sign Up"Orientation to an informatics department is a complicated process. Learning the systems used and how to support them is just the beginning of a long learning process. Studies have shown that a mentoring program for colleagues who are new to a position improves job satisfaction and decreases turnover. This session will demonstrate methods that can be used to assess current competencies to identify areas to focus on for development. Learning Outcome At the conclusion of this activity, the lea ... Read More
Sign Up"Since your organization installed STARLIMS, your lab informatics situation has been good…but it can be better! STARLIMS has a number of add-on modules that can make significant improvements to your workflows. In this webinar we will show you some of the most underused modules that will boost productivity, enhance automation, and centralize your data. In one hour, learn about five specific modules that our consultants love for their ability to streamline your lab’s day-to-day workflows, i ... Read More
Sign Up"Healthcare providers and clinical laboratorians are routinely exposed to the dangers of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis, HIV, and MRSA by sample collection and needlestick. This occupational exposure by needlestick injury continues to be a significant problem despite the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Needlestick Safety & Prevention Act (NSPA). As the pandemic recedes, it is crucial that laboratorians evaluate the impact that this public health emergency had on the safety of heal ... Read More
Sign Up"Automated methods for urinalysis promise greater efficiency, increased throughput, and improved accuracy and precision over conventional methods. This presentation provides a brief overview of urinalysis methods and describes an approach to method validation of automated urinalysis instrumentation." "After this presentation, participants will be able to: * Describe the chemical and physical principles behind conventional (manual) and automated methods for urinalysis testing * List the st ... Read More
Sign UpWebinar Overview The EU Clinical Trial Regulation (EU-CTR) and Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) have revolutionized the regulatory landscape and significantly impacted how sponsors manage electronic trial master files (eTMF) and regulatory information management (RIM) systems. With these changes come difficulties and complexities that require organizations to be prepared to navigate them effectively. In this informative webinar, we will delve into the key changes and challenges in t ... Read More
Sign Up"Healthcare organizations continue to face rising costs from inflation, a worsening labor outlook, a challenging cybersecurity landscape and stresses from a global pandemic. With AI-powered healthcare technology, organizations can tackle their current challenges and accelerate commitments to enhance patient experiences, manage population health more effectively, improve clinician wellbeing, and advance health equity. 2023 could represent an inflection point for increased utilization of artifi ... Read More
Sign Up"For many years industry has recognized a need to increase auditing capacity and competence in an efficient manner. Long reliant on a talent pool of retirees’ and their vast years of experience, it’s clear that developing a new source of recruits with fewer years’ experience would require more training and better learning tools to ensure their success in this critical role. The need for an effective accelerated learning curve was exacerbated by the prominent verification role allocated to ... Read More
"Phlebotomy and specimen collection services are at the forefront of patient diagnosis. However, more often than not, they are overshadowed by testing laboratories because they deliver the final test results. The focus of this webinar is to highlight key operational metrics that will help you run a successful phlebotomy laboratory service." ... Read More
Sign Up"Digital transformation is a journey driven by the desire to fundamentally improve laboratory working practices by leveraging the latest advances in technology. Whether it be a need to eliminate errors, operate more efficiently, or reach confident results faster, laboratories are focusing more than ever on software. Designed as a scalable solution for modern, dynamic (often cloud-based) environments, the Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Ardiaâ„¢ Platform brings together chromatography and mass spectromet ... Read More
Sign Up"Quality control in laboratory medicine is a key element for reliable results and therefore patient safety. This webinar will explain the basic steps on how to proceed with quality control procedures as part of your laboratory’s daily routine. Examples will be provided highlighting some of the current challenges medical laboratories face in regard to quality control, and solutions will be presented to help overcome these challenges. Key learning objectives * Learn when and how quality co ... Read More
Sign Up"Microplastics have been found in air, soil, wildlife, and human blood and lung tissue, yet studies are just beginning to uncover potential human health effects such as internal inflammation and reproductive effects. One international study found that 80% of drinking water samples from 14 countries across 5 continents had microplastics in them. Based upon these and other findings, and little information on extent of the problem within the state, California became the first government in the worl ... Read More
Sign Up"Controlling environmental conditions within cleanrooms is critical to reduce microbial growth and control static build-up, as well as to ensure cleanroom performance. This is a challenge that many cleanroom operators face. Cleanrooms and other critical environments have precise specifications for environmental control that define upper and lower limits for temperature and relative humidity (RH). Creating and maintaining these conditions can be challenging as you also need to control pressure, ... Read More
Sign Up"For laboratories that operate within quality management systems for compliance with global standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025, ISO 15189, GxP, etc. and other country-specific regulations, documented verification that laboratory instruments or equipment are installed, operating, and performing according to the manufacturer’s specifications for the design's intended use is a requirement. Developing and performing these tests on your own can be complex, time-consuming, costly, and ... Read More
Sign Up"The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for rapid, point-of-care testing that was unparalleled in modern times. Within a few months, healthcare centers were closing doors to patients, patients were not comfortable seeking healthcare, and COVID-19 was spreading through communities — all due to the lack of rapid and local testing. As healthcare providers look to the post-pandemic future, there is a need to reflect on how the pandemic impacted health systems in general and point-of-care testing in ... Read More
Sign UpWebinar attendees qualify for 1 hour of SHRM and HRCI Credits. If you are unable to attend the live webinar you can still earn SHRM and HRCI credits by watching the recording. Make sure to register to ensure you get early access to the on-demand webinar! Webinar Summary The drug testing landscape can be confusing, with ever-changing laws and regulations. Many employers don’t know what drugs to test for or how to stay compliant. Astrix’s webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of ... Read More
Sign Up"Mercury is widespread and persistent in the environment due to its use in many products and its emission from combustion processes. Due to the tendency of mercury to bioaccumulate in the environment, extremely low concentrations can have a large impact. Therefore, accurate measurements at concentrations in sub part per trillion or parts per quadrillion are required. Any measurement of chemicals in that concentration range, especially when so is ubiquitous in the environment, poses significant ... Read More
Sign Up"As the life sciences industry continues to evolve, so does the need for advanced laboratory management solutions that can help improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. That's where the next-generation of LIMS comes in. In this webinar, we will discuss how the latest life sciences companies are transforming their laboratory operations with LIMS—integrating the management of samples, inventory, equipment, task planning and more into a single uni ... Read More
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