Organizing Your Lab with Lean 6 Sigma Principles
Course Summary
This online course explains the use of Lean 6S principles in organizing the physical workplace for efficiency. The course shows how to eliminate the four types of waste: mistakes & reworks, excess inventory, unnecessary transporting and unnecessary motion. To accomplish this, the six sequential steps of Lean 6S are explained in detail and illustrated with photographs as well as graphics. Examples of Lean 6S initiatives at the State Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa reinforce the results that can be accomplished by employing these principles. Additionally, the course includes several interactive sections to engage the user. This course provides a solid basis for anyone who is considering the use of Lean 6S principles in the workplace.
Intended Audience
Laboratory staff at all levels, from those in ancillary services to laboratory directors
Learning Objectives
After completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- • Identify 6S as a form of LEAN management.
- • Identify the steps/sequence of the 6S Process.
- • Recognize and discuss the four forms of waste addressed by 6S principles.
- • Discuss the nature and importance of the planning process.
- • State the primary purpose of each step in the process.
- • Describe key tools or methods used in each step.
- • Identify benefits achieved through the 6S process.
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No Pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Policy Development/Program Planning Skills, Financial Planning and Management Skills
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Lorelei Kurimski, MS
Technical requirements
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
January 6, 2015
Ethics and Data Integrity for Technical Staff
This online course discusses ethics and personal integrity and illustrates how these traits apply to technical staff in a public health or other laboratory. Examples of general workplace ethics are provided. Many of the ways that data integrity can be affected by technical staff are explained, from recognizing when sample integrity has been compromised to documenting errors, handling calibration and quality control issues, and changing or correcting results. Examples are given to show how improper practices and the failure to maintain data integrity can lead to fraud. One section of the course is dedicated to improper laboratory practices and how they can be avoided. Patient confidentiality, temperature records, altering SOPs, improper labeling, and failure to document are among the topics covered in this section. Another area focuses on issues of peak integration. The course ends with an in-depth look at chain-of-custody protocols as they apply to both clinical and environmental laboratories..
Intended Audience
This course is directed to technical staff at all levels in public health and other laboratories
Learning Objectives:
After completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Define the terms commonly associated with ethics, data integrity, fraud and Chain of Custody
- Recognize staff’s responsibility to conduct themselves ethically in the workplace
- Describe the role of technical staff in maintaining data integrity
- Describe and list examples of imposter practices
- Explain the relationship of improper practices to fraud
- Recognize the consequences of fraud
- State the responsibilities of management and staff in preventing fraud
- List actions that can affect sample integrity
- Describe the Chain of Custody process for laboratory samples
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills, communication Skills
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Marcia Valbracht BS, MHA
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
January 3, 2015
Ethics and Data Integrity for Non-Technical Staff
Course Summary
This online course introduces the concepts of ethics and integrity, defines the difference between the two and illustrates how these traits apply to non-technical staff in a public health laboratory. Examples of general workplace ethics are used throughout the course, from arriving on time to using the Internet for non-work activities. the term, "data integrity" is introduced and its relationship to fraud is given, including Information Technology and Public Relations. The responsibilities of management and staff in maintaining data integrity and preventing fraud are presented in an interactive format. The importance of documentation, and its use as protection against the appearance of fraud, is stressed in this course. A brief overview of chain-of-custody protocols is also provided.
Intended Audience
staff in public health and other laboratories whose responsibilities lie outside of the (testing) laboratory area. This includes those in positions such as security, records, data entry, client services, supply services, Information Technlogy, QA, etc. Basic workplace ethics and personal integrity are important traits that warrant a comprehensive explanation and the occasional reminder. Data integrity, if not fully understood and maintained, can lead to the appearance of fraud or even to fraud itself, putting careers at risk.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Define the terms commonly associated with ethics, data integrity and chain of custody
- Recognize staff’s responsibility to conduct themselves ethically in all facets of their workday
- Describe role of staff in maintaining data integrity and chain of custody
- Recognize the dangers and consequences of fraud and how to prevent it
- State the responsibilities of management and staff in preventing fraud
- List the steps and documentation necessary to maintain chain of custody
- Discuss the importance of documentation in preventing fraud or the appearance of fraud
Pre-requisites/Learning Level
No pre-requisites
Competencies addressed
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Financial Planning and Management Skills
CEUs Offered
None
Cost
Free
Modality/format
Online Self-Pace
Length
1 hour
Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts
Marcia Valbracht BS, MHA,
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
Registration requirements
Register a free account
Creation and/or update
December 31, 2014