Quality and Risk Management in the IVF Laboratory

Sharon T. Mortimer, David Mortimer

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781107421288
• eBook ISBN:
  9781316237489
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Public concern over high-profile mistakes in IVF clinics and the concomitant increase in governmental regulation, have given rise to widespread recognition of the need for accreditation of IVF clinics. Modern accreditation schemes are largely based on the principles of ISO 9001 and related standards, at the heart of which lies the expectation of a formal quality management system. Risk analysis and risk minimization are also being demanded of IVF clinics, but many only have limited understanding of how to approach these essential management tasks. This book brings together the basics of quality management and risk management, focussing on 'prophylactic management' - prevention rather than cure. Each chapter in this new edition is fully updated and extended to include new material such as, quality and risk management in the ART clinic, and an illustrative example of a 'well-run' clinic. This is the essential guide for clinicians and IVF laboratory staff.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Regulation, licensing, and accreditation
• Chapter 3 Quality and quality management
• Chapter 4 What is risk?
• Chapter 5 Process and systems
• Chapter 6 Making it work
• Chapter 7 Quality and risk management tools
• Chapter 8 What's gone wrong?: troubleshooting
• Chapter 9 Risk management: being proactive
• Chapter 10 How are we doing?: benchmarking
• Chapter 11 Specifying systems
• Chapter 12 Human resources: finding (and keeping) the right staff
• Chapter 13 Illustrative example of a well-controlled laboratory
• Chapter 14 Is the "well-run lab" enough?: quality and risk management in the IVF clinic
• References
• Index