Workflow Productivity and Sample Security in the Pathology Laboratory
Title: Workflow Productivity and Sample Security in the Pathology Laboratory
Date: October 26, 2022
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Presenters: Denise Pernal and Elizabeth “Buffy” Pancake
Optimizing Your Sample Identification Process
Pathology laboratories require reliable specimen identification throughout the processing of patient samples. Poor or missing identification or non-standard handling can lead to misidentified samples.
This webinar will review common practices like hand-labeling cassettes and slides and discuss the potential downsides of using non-specialized printers in the lab to produce labels.
The presenters will also explain how to evaluate cassette and slide printers for your lab and the technical specifications that indicate their suitability for reliable specimen identification.
Learning Objectives
This webinar will help you:
- Discuss the disadvantages of hand-labeling slides and cassettes
- Describe the potential implications of misidentified specimens
- Explain the technical capabilities of slide and cassette printers
- Visualize laboratory workflows that incorporate cassette and slide printers
Fisher Healthcare is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.™ Program. One P.A.C.E.™ credit-hour will be provided for this complimentary basic level program.
Presenters
Denise Pernal, Field Applications Specialist, Epredia
Denise Pernal has been with Epredia for four years and is currently a field applications specialist. She is a certified histology technician with 16 years of pharmaceutical research and several years of clinical laboratory experience.
Elizabeth “Buffy” Pancake, Field Applications Manager, Epredia
Elizabeth “Buffy” Pancake is a certified histotechnician with experience in research, clinical laboratories, and hematopathology. She has been with Epredia for the past 10 years, most recently as a field applications manager.