What's New this month at Westgard Web:
- Fall Workshops last chance for early registration
- High Reliability Testing: First Principle
- Guest Essay: Time to engage in Measurement Uncertainty
- Westgard Sigma Analysis: An automated POC hematology instrument
FALL WORKSHOPS: Last chance for Early Registration
WORKSHOP: Method Validation and Verification
1-day intensive training based on the new edition of Basic Method Validation
Two locations to choose from
October 10th, Abbott Park, Chicago, Illinois
[supported by an educational grant from Abbott Diagnostics]
October 17th, Olmsted Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
[supported by an educational grant from Olmsted Clinic]
Find out more and get a coupon for early registration discounts at
http://www.westgard.com/workshops.html#bmv
WORKSHOP: Six Sigma Quality Design and Control
Dr. Westgard's most popular and most requested workshop is back.
1-day introduction to Six Sigma, with new applications
and innovative tools.
November 12th, Spectra Laboratories, Rockleigh, New Jersey
[Supported by an educational grant from Spectra Laboratories]
Find out more and save $100 off the regular registration rate at
http://www.westgard.com/workshops.html#sigma
HIGH RELIABILITY TESTING: First Principle - Preoccupation with Failure
One of the key principles in High Reliability Organizations is a
Preoccupation with Failure. No, this doesn't mean a lab that needs Prozac.
While Preoccupation with Failure may sound bad, in HROs, this focus on error
is a key factor in safety and success.
http://www.westgard.com/lesson85.htm
GUEST ESSAY: Time to Engage in Measurement Uncertainty
In the ongoing "War of Words" in the Lab, it's time to hear another voice.
Dr. Dietmar Stockl, an expert from across the Atlantic,
provides us with a detailed essay explaining how measurement uncertainty
can be useful to the laboratory - and even co-exist with Total Error.
http://www.westgard.com/guest41.htm
WESTGARD SIGMA ANALYSIS: Automated POC hematology instrument
A recent paper in a prominent journal evaluated a new POC hematology instrument.
They concluded that the performance was "within acceptable limits."
When the bar is that low, what's the actual Sigma performance?