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2012 Advanced Academy

for Lab Safety Excellence

Would YOU like the opportunity to take your laboratory safety program from good to great to AWESOME?  The 2012 Advanced Academy for Lab Safety Excellence will help you discover the secrets to lab safety that have taken others years to acquire.   This Advanced Academy will:

• Help you navigate the complex regulations that impact your world of laboratory safety
• Provide a network of colleagues to help you solve your most challenging safety issues
• Give you the confidence to be successful in your role as a laboratory safety officer

Thirty seven of your colleagues participated in the inaugural class in 2010 and 50 in 2011.  Here is what one of the participants had to say:

"I learned so much from the Academy that would have taken me weeks on my own to try to find on the Internet. I am using this information to create a better training seminar for the whole laboratory. The input from other Academy participants on how they handled situations was really great."

LaDonna Stanoshek, Laboratory Safety Officer

Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE

The 2012 Academy is a perfect way to advance your safety knowledge if you: 

• Find it frustrating to locate safety information from a variety of sources
• Want to expand the impact of your lab safety expertise
• Want to increase your effectiveness in educating staff on lab safety issues
• Need ready access to colleagues whose expertise in lab safety is well known
• Would like to network with your peers on a regular basis for lab safety ideas
• Have a limited budget for safety education

The 2012 Academy will be an advanced course and cover material not previously presented.  Many of you expressed an interest in more in-depth programming so here is the plan for 2012: 

You can expect:  Six 90-minute webinars over a 12 month period with other members of the Academy to brainstorm safety issues and cover a particular safety topic including: 

1. 01/11/2012 - Shipping of Infectious and Biological Substances

This program will provide the detail you need for your biannual refresher training including all 2011 and 2012 updates

Speaker – Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed, North Ft. Myers, FL.  Terry Jo has over 25 years in clinical laboratory safety and is internationally known as the Safety Lady®.

1. 02/08/2012 – Effective Chemical Management

Are your chemicals stored appropriately?  What about your flammables?  Do you know which chemicals in your laboratory should not be stored together due to incompatibility?  This program will provide the latest information about effective chemical management from an expert with experience in safety and waste minimization that is specific to laboratories. 

Speaker – K. Leigh Leonard, BS Biology, MS Environmental Planning, Prizim, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.  Ms. Leonard has a diverse background in laboratory safety, waste minimization and environmental management.

1. 03/14/2012 – When Help is Three Days Away – Disaster Management During a Crisis

Real life experiences from three laboratories that survived a hurricane, a tornado and flooding.  You will hear what worked and what didn’t in their disaster plan. And what you can do to improve your response to a disaster in your laboratory.

Moderator:  Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP)SLS, Lab Safety Officer, Williamsburg, VA Panelist:  Linda Nugteren, MT(ASCP) Safety Officer

               Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL (Hurricane)

Panelist:  Marsha Donaldson, MT(ASCP), Safety Coordinator

    Tuscaloosa, AL (Tornado)

Panelist:  Melinda Bochmann, MT(AMT), Safety Officer

                 Cedar Rapids, IA (Flood)

1. 09/12/2012 – What to do When the EPA Comes Knocking on Your Door

Did you know that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now auditing hospitals with a specific emphasis on clinical laboratories?  This program will provide insight into what the EPA is looking for during their audit and how you can modify your procedures to ensure your policies, procedures and waste streams are compliant.

Speaker:  From the Environmental Protection Agency - TBA

1. 10/10/2012 – Are You Using Your Safety Eyes?

You walk through your laboratory every day, but do you see what's really going on? Can you assess your laboratory’s safety readiness just by passing by? This session will help you hone your safety vision and apply that knowledge to improve safety in your laboratory.

Speaker – Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP)SLS, Lab Safety Officer, Williamsburg, VA.  Dan currently serves as the safety officer overseeing 12 laboratories throughout an integrated health system on the east coast.

1.  11/14/2012 – Creating a Successful Safety Culture in Your Laboratory

It takes time to fully assess the safety culture in your laboratory, but once complete, what's next? How do you begin to actually make improvements in both the safety strategies you have in place and your employees’ approach to safety? This session will tackle those questions and more as you learn the importance of understanding your lab's safety culture. With the skills gained, your lab will become safety savvy. 

Speaker – Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP)SLS, Lab Safety Officer, Williamsburg, VA

Dan currently serves as the safety officer overseeing 12 laboratories throughout an integrated health system on the east coast.

All of the webinars will be held at 1 pm ET, noon CT, 11 am MT and 10 am PT and are 90 minutes in length.

• Timely updates via email with lab safety information before it is posted on the website or in the Safety Savvy newsletter
• Webinars with guest experts in their field on a variety of lab safety topics
• Ten (1O) P.A.C.E.® contact hours after successfully completing the Academy (Options #2 and #3 only)

The overall objectives are:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Locate up-to-date safety information from a variety of expert sources
• Prepare or modify policies and procedures to improve laboratory safety at your institution
• Provide effective programs to educate staff on laboratory safety issues

The requirements are:

• A commitment to join the Academy which begins in January, 2012
• Time of 1-2 hours per month to learn your craft and become safety savvy

Here is what another of the participant’s from the 2010 Academy had to say:

"The Academy for Lab Safety Excellence has helped me update my Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan (which had not been done by my predecessor in six years) to meet accreditation requirements.  Between your Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety (HCPro), participating in and networking with the members of the Academy, my hospital Safety Officer is pleased."

Robert Newberry, Coordinator of Lab Safety

Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ  

The value options:

• Option 1 includes:
  • the six part Safety Lady® webinar series ($600 value)
  • access to current safety information as it applies to the clinical laboratory from a variety of experts and sources
  • does NOT include P.A.C.E.® contact hours and is the only option that is available

per site for up to 10 people (that’s only $49 per session if you use the early bird registration)

• Option 2 includes:
  • a  one-on-one phone call with the Safety Lady®, a lab safety expert with over 25 years in the field prior to the start of the series ($150 value)
  • the six part Safety Lady® webinar series ($600 value)
  • ten (10) P.A.C.E.® contact hours of continuing education that can be used for recertification or licensure
  • access to current safety information as it applies to the clinical laboratory from a variety of experts and sources
  • unlimited access to 3-4 laboratory safety experts until December 2012
  • networking opportunities with your fellow safety officers to solve your safety issues in real time and avoid heavy OSHA penalties or lack of accreditation due to safety issues by CAP, COLA or the Joint Commission  (priceless!)

• Option 3 includes:
  • a  one-on-one phone call with the Safety Lady®, a lab safety expert with over 25 years in the field prior to the start of the series ($150 value)
  • the six part Safety Lady® webinar series ($600 value)
  • ten (10) P.A.C.E.® contact hours of continuing education that can be used for recertification or licensure
  • access to current safety information as it applies to the clinical laboratory from a variety of experts and sources
  • unlimited access to 3-4 laboratory safety experts until December 2011
  • a copy of Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety – Third Edition, authored by Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady®, and published by HCPro in 2010 ($230 value)
  • A copy of each of the following Safety Lady® DVDs complete with leader’s guide and quiz perfect for training staff ($570 value)
    • Chemical Hygiene
    • Laboratory Ergonomics
    • Shipping Infectious and Biological Substances – 2011 edition
    • Effective Education for Medical Courier Excellence
    • a six month follow up email in June, 2012, to assess your progress ($25 value)
    • networking opportunities with your fellow safety officers to solve your safety issues in real time and avoid heavy OSHA penalties or lack of accreditation due to safety issues by CAP, COLA or the Joint Commission (priceless!)

The investment:

Option 1 - $395 per site – ($600 value) – does NOT include P.A.C.E.® contact hours

Option 2 - $595 per person – ($750 value) includes 10 P.A.C.E.® contact hours

Option 3 - $995 per person – ($1,525 value) includes 10 P.A.C.E.® contact hours

Choose One of the Options below

Option 1 $395.00 USD Option 2 $595.00 USD Option 3 $995.00 USD

Are you only interested in a few of the programs? 

• Each individual session can be purchased for $99  

Do you have a group at your site and plan to sign up for Option 1 but need P.A.C.E.® contact hours for all the employees that participate?

• Call 877-894-7004 for more information 

Are you on a limited budget and need to make installment payments?

• Call 877-894-7004 for more information

Why such a bargain?

The Safety Lady® isn’t getting any younger J and she wants YOU to benefit from her 25+ years of experience in clinical laboratory safety.  Where else can you jump start your clinical laboratory safety knowledge for pennies on the dollar.  Travel budgets are cut, staffing is short and you know where your learning gaps are but you would like one-stop shopping for your safety information.  Well here it is and we’ve made it easy to get what you need even if you have to pay for it yourself.  Here is what another participant from the Academy had to say:

"The Academy for Lab Safety Excellence was AWESOME!!!  I learned so much and the Safety Lady® makes it seem so straight forward.  Participating in the Academy should be a “must do” for anyone who has responsibility for clinical laboratory safety.  GREAT JOB!!!

                                    Colleen Dolan, Microbiology Supervisor

Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA 

Three ways to register for the 2012 Advanced Academy: 

1. Fill out the order form and fax it with your Purchase Order to 815-572-8201.
2. Fill out the order form below and mail it with a Check made out to Safety Lady LLC to the address below.
3. Use a credit card through PayPal™.  Call 877-894-7004 for more information. 

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The deadline for all registrations is January 5, 2012.

Need More Information?  Contact Terry Jo Gile at 877- 894-7004