Six Sigma Driven Quality Control (QC) in Serology Part 3: Walking the Walk
Program Date: 18 January 2022
Publication Date: 17 March 2022
Continuing Education Units: Hours: 0.5
Lecture Description:
This course is the third in a series of lectures focused on quality control in serology. In this course, you’ll learn how to set up Six Sigma within your informatics system and discover how to correctly adjust for QC frequency.
Lecture Objectives:
• Review how to set up Six Sigma within your informatics system.
• Discuss how to correctly adjust QC frequency.
Run Time: 41
Lecture Instructor Bio(s)
Sten Westgard, BA, MS
Director, Client Services and Technology
Westgard Quality Control
Sten Westgard, MS, is the Director of Client Services and Technology for Westgard Quality Control, with more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector. His unique digital skills help him stand out as an expert in laboratory quality management. Mr. Westgard level of expertise in the medical diagnostic field runs deep as he specializes in method validation, basic quality control (QC) practices, sigma-metric analysis and QC design of analytical methods for medical laboratories. He started his professional career in 1998 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he graduated with a BA (academic distinction) in English and History. In 2003, he completed an MS in Computer Science at Pace University (NY).
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