20160709 Annual Meeting Symposium - Patient Safety and Quality Assurance |
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance Symposium
The Landscape of Workload Assessment of Canadian Pathologists
Saturday July 9, 1700-1800
Catherine Ross, McMaster University (Moderator)
Diponkar Banerjee, Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) and The Ottawa Hospital
Laurette Geldenhuys, Dalhousie University
Raymond Maung, Royal Inland Hospital
Martin Trotter, University of British Columbia
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Explain what pathologists do.
2. Describe workload determination.
3. Discuss impact of increased workload.
4. Discuss relation to patient safety.
Catherine Ross, McMaster University (Moderator)
Diponkar Banerjee, Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) and The Ottawa Hospital
Laurette Geldenhuys, Dalhousie University
Raymond Maung, Royal Inland Hospital
Martin Trotter, University of British Columbia
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Explain what pathologists do.
2. Describe workload determination.
3. Discuss impact of increased workload.
4. Discuss relation to patient safety.
The panelists discussed:
- Are there/should there be defined workload limits for Canadian pathologists?
- What is the evidence that workload and reporting quality are related?
- Are there risks to patient and/or pathologists associated with producing workload standards?
- Are there/should there be defined workload limits for Canadian pathologists?
- What is the evidence that workload and reporting quality are related?
- Are there risks to patient and/or pathologists associated with producing workload standards?