Quality Subcommittee of the Association for Clinical Genetic Science
Genetics ISO 15189 Accreditation workshop
To be held on Friday 16th May 2014
Seminar Room 1a, Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, M13 9WL
9.30 – 10.00am
Tea / Coffee and registration
10.00am
Introduction
Sandi Deans – Chair of the ACGS Quality Subcommittee
10.00 – 10.45am
Overview and mapping of ISO 15189 to CPA standards
UKAS Representative
10.45 – 11.00am
Tea / Coffee
11.00 – 11.30am
First-hand experience of the ISO 15189 accreditation process
Lara Cresswell (Leicester Genetics Service)
11.30 – 12.00pm
The changing assessment process
Graham Fews (West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory)
12.00 – 12.15pm
Questions and Discussion
12.15 – 1.00pm
LUNCH (included)
1.00 – 1.30pm
Gap analysis in anticipation of the move to ISO15189
Nigel Coles (West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory)
1.30 – 2.00pm
Root Cause Analysis
Clinical Risk Department, Manchester
2.00 – 2.15pm
Tea / Coffee
2.15 – 2.45
The IT implications of ISO15189
Paul Westwood (West of Scotland Genetics Service)
2.45 – 3.15pm
Validation, Verification and Uncertainty of Results
Graham Fews (West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory)
3.15 – 4.00
Questions and Discussion
4pm
Close
The workshop will be suited to laboratory Quality Managers (or deputy) and Genetic Technologists to support
Genetics laboratories in the transition from CPA assessment and accreditation to ISO 15189 accreditation.
For further information please contact:
Louise Monkman louise.monkman@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or
Natasha Leo Natasha.Leo@cmft.nhs.uk
Directions to the venue are shown at http://www.cmft.nhs.uk/saint-marys/plan-your-visit/map-and-directions
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Genetics ISO15189 Accreditation workshop
Friday 16th May 2014
Seminar Room 1a, Centre for Genomic Medicine,
St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, M13 9WL
Natasha Leo, Genomic Diagnostics Laboratory, Manchester Centre for Genomic
Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Saint Mary's
Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
natasha.leo@cmft.nhs.uk
ACGS members - £35, non-members - £45, Speakers – no fee
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