Labquality Days 2017
The International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine will be held at Messukeskus, Expo and Convention Centre Helsinki on 9th-10th of February 2017. The annual congress is one of the largest events in Scandinavia focused on quality and laboratory medicine.
The congress inspires medical doctors, pathologists, clinical chemists, biomedical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory experts, managers, quality managers and point-of-care supervisors from the healthcare sector.
The 2017 Congress themes are Impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine (EBLM).
Total Quality Management (TQM) is an already more than 60-year old concept that has steadily become more popular in healthcare settings. The idea is to develop a culture which aims at providing patients and customers with products and services that satisfy their needs. In Total Quality Management both management and employees are involved in the continuous improvement of services. It is a combination of quality and management tools to reduce wasteful processes and to avoid errors. In healthcare TQM outcomes are measured by patient health and customer satisfaction.
For healthcare organizations TQM means also a continuous learning process and its base is quantitative, thus being closely related to evidence-based medicine.
Labquality Days 2017 will bring distinguished international speakers together who will highlight the importance of management’s involvement in continuous process improvement. The speakers will also show some concrete examples and tools of TQM in smaller healthcare organizations and in large enterprises.
Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine (EBLM) is the second theme of the 2017 Congress.
How important are laboratory results in clinical decision making? Are they as valuable in acute myocardial infarction as for a patient suffering from a common cold? Where is the evidence – and do we have enough data to support better patient outcomes?
Choosing the right laboratory test at the right time has become increasingly important particularly in improving and speeding up the diagnostic process and reducing diagnostic errors and costs. The speakers will discuss whether we have enough up-to-date evidence to evaluate the importance of laboratory results, though more controlled well-designed studies are needed.
The International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine will gather leading international speakers and opinion leaders together. The programme consists of scientific lectures and panel discussions. During the congress, participants have the opportunity to meet colleagues, share ideas and experience the extensive clinical laboratory exhibition.
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