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Centre for Education

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Engage us to deliver any of our high-quality offerings specifically for your team.

We can work with you to arrange a personal virtual training session for your group. Benefit from the magic that happens when multiple team members learn together. We’ve successfully delivered each of our offerings in a variety of settings. Past sessions include:

Risk Management in Kenora, Orillia, King City, Barrie and Peterborough
Quality Management Blueprint in Owen Sound
Internal Auditing in Stratford, Orillia and Kitchener
Document Development and Control in Orillia
Cause Analysis in Stratford, Peterborough and St. John’s
Virtual Internal Auditing for London
Virtual Document Development and Control for Kitchener

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Quality Management Blueprint for Lab and Diagnostic Imaging Leaders

Target Audience
Laboratory and diagnostic imaging leaders and technologists interested in meeting the requirements of ISO 15189:2022. This class is a full exploration of this topic and is suitable for beginners to the concepts.

Location and Time
Virtual using MS Teams (1:00–3:00 p.m. EST)

Dates
Eight-hour workshop offered in four parts.

Cost: Early bird* $580.50 (+tax) | Regular price $645 (+tax)

* Early bird price applies up to one month before each session start date. Subject to change without notice.

Non-Ontario residents. Residents of Canadian provinces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, enter promo code and click 'Apply' to receive your province’s provincial sales tax:

If paying Early Bird price: Blueprint-EB-2025
If paying Full Price: Blueprint-2025

Non-Canadian residents (international). Enter promo code and click 'Apply' to waive the sales tax:

If paying Early Bird price: ACDx-EDU-EB-No-Tax
If paying Full Price: ACDx-EDU-No-Tax

Course Completion

Results in a certificate of attendance, successful completion of the optional exam will result in a certificate of completion.
No refunds/no cancellations.
A limited number of registrations will be available.
To transfer your paid registration to another person, for the same course date purchased, please contact education@acdiagnostics.ca.

Description

An eight-hour workshop offered in four parts intended to provide a blueprint for the effective implementation of a quality management system. It is intended for leaders of a medical laboratory or diagnostic medicine service who want to elevate their quality management system to meet ISO 15189.

We will ensure you leave us confidently knowing how the key components of a QMS fit together, why they are essential, and perhaps most importantly, how to get started on implementing them in your imaging service. We will show you exactly how to elevate your service to world-class standards.

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will have received expert guidance and training on the theory behind and the effective implementation of a quality management system, including:

Benefits of a quality management system and how to communicate those benefits
Understanding ISO 9001 and ISO 15189
Understanding the basic components of a quality management system
Roles and responsibilities
Documentation requirements
Quality manual
Document control
Quality indicators
Management of non-conformities
Internal audits
Management reviews
Risk management
Ways forward

Participants will understand exactly how these components fit together, why they are important, and how to get started on implementing them in ways that will add value to their workplace.

Delivery

The course is designed and delivered by an expert trainer from Accreditation Canada Diagnostics Education, Julie Coffey, who is an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality and Quality Auditor with over 20 years of experience in accreditation and quality management.

Optional Exam

An optional exam can be completed electronically following attendance of the course.

Completion of the course results in a certificate of attendance, successful completion of the optional exam will result in a certificate of completion.

Client Testimonials

"Taking this Blueprint course has been an eye opener. Regardless of when we are able to make this happen, it has helped me to see that this will be the direction that we need to go in. This program will elevate our own quality within our profession but as well as our ability to improve our quality of care for our clients that we serve."

"While I have always been concerned about quality; this course taught me different ways to address some of our issues and demonstrated the importance of documentation. My curiosity has been stimulated and the course was definitely worthwhile."

"I found all of it valuable!"