The survey of best practices in biological & medical laboratory management
Publisher: Primary Research Group, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781574402315
Subjects: Medical laboratories; Economic aspects; Employees; Management; Statistics; Laboratories; Organization & administration; Clinical Laboratory Services; Medical Laboratory Personnel
Other titles: Survey of best practices in biological and medical laboratory management
Notes: Based on data collected from over 20 major bio-medical laboratories world wide, this study examines how key lab procedures are handled, in-house or outsourced, for gene sequencing, laboratory animal management, DNA preparation and pathological analysis. It includes data on budgets, spending and lab funding from the parent institution and from internal and external grant sources. Other issues discussed include: scientist/technician staff ratios, personnel hiring and training, quality of internal communications, trends in experiment documentation, and policies on environmental and personal safety.
Table of contents: title: Questionnaire; title: Survey Participants; title: Characteristics of the Sample; title: Summary of Main Findings; title: Medical Tests; title: Equipment Sharing; title: Cost Structure; title: Administrative Time Management; title: Procurement; title: Personnel; title: Laboratory Waste, Toxicity, and Environmental Practices; title: Staff Time; title: Technology; title: Documentation of Experiments; title: Parting Thoughts.