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Tuesday, October 14 / 8:00–9:30 p.m. ET
The collaborative, service driven relationship between the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Department of Nursing at the University of Kansas Hospital has matured and strengthened over the last several years. A number of significant initiatives serve as sound examples of the dedication to service and quality patient care shared by both departments. A Nursing – Laboratory Liaison committee serves as one formal structure supporting this collaborative work. Improvements in the area of phlebotomy service, electronic order entry screens, patient identification and specimen labeling, patient satisfaction, troponin test turn around times in the emergency department and lactate test turn around times are sound examples of the work of this collaborative partnership. Additionally, teams collaborated to develop a focused unit secretary educational classes and phlebotomy training sessions for nursing staff. Finally, leveraging the expertise of both disciplines, several programs and projects including policy development have been collaboratively accomplished including the point-of-care testing program, implementation of the pneumatic tube system, critical values and monitoring of key outcome measures.
1. Learn methods to develop and sustain collaborative relationships with Nursing
2. Understand the importance of aligning with patient care service departments
3. Understand how collaboration with nursing can improve laboratory staff job satisfaction.
Presenters: Shirley Weber and Vicki Parsons
Shirley Weber, MHI, MHA, MT(ASCP)
Ms. Weber received her MHI and MHA degrees, Graduate with Honors, summa cum laude, from the University of Missouri, and a BS from California State University.
Currently, she is Administrative Director for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Kansas Hospital. Prior to her current position, she held other positions within the clinical laboratory.
Ms. Weber is a committee member of the Nursing Quality Council, and has served as a Leader/Facilitator, PI Project Team Leader, Chair of the Laboratory Risk and Safety Committee, Co-chair of the Nursing and Laboratory Liaison Committee, as well as serving on the Clinical Transformational Leadership Committee.
Vicki Parsons, MT(ASCP), SH
Vicki received her BS in Medical Technology from the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
She has worked at the University of Kansas Hospital for 25 years and currently, is Assistant Administrative Director for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Prior to her current position, she supervised the Hematology department.
Vicki has been a member of the Kansas City Chapter of CLMA since 1992 and is currently serving on their Board of Directors, co-chairing the Education Committee.
Vicki’s areas of responsibility within the Laboratory include the Core Laboratory, where she has been the Project Manager for Total Laboratory Automation, and Point of Care testing, where she has collaborated with several areas of the hospital including Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and the Emergency Department.. Vicki co-chairs the Nursing – Laboratory Liaison Committee.
Pricing
Members $290.00 Non-members $400.00
All Levels
1.5 Credit Hours
*Pricing is per phone line with an unlimited number of participants and also includes a CD recording of the program. CDs are mailed approximately 10 days after each program.
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