Planning for the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness for Laboratories

Preparing to cope with a disaster—or with any event that interrupts the business of your laboratory—is a necessity that should be accepted as a cost of doing business.

From the Midwest floods to the West Coast wildfires, it’s clear that the big question for your lab isn’t if it will face a major crisis event, but will your disaster plan hold when crisis hits.

Unfortunately, many organizations do not consider how to best prepare themselves until it’s too late. Does your laboratory have plans and programs in place to deal with a significant disruption to operations?

At this 90-minute audio conference, you’ll learn how to create an effective disaster preparedness program that focuses on the business critical functions that must still operate during a disruption of any kind; natural or man-made. You’ll also find out how to ensure that such a program is adequately resourced, proven, and tested; kept current and up to date; and improved on a regular basis.

Employing a business continuity plan will reduce impacts to your customers and stakeholders, while making your organization strong, competitive, and better able to react to surprise events, seize business opportunities that arise, and implement new initiatives. If your organization can recover from a disaster you can certainly handle smaller challenges.

At this interactive audio conference you’ll:

Learn the 10 best ways to ensure your laboratory is prepared to deal with a disaster
Get an in-depth understanding of the value of a business continuity program to your laboratory, its clients, and stakeholders
Learn how to prepare your staff for the issues and risks that can arise in any large-scale emergency
Gain the tools needed to get started with the development of a business continuity program

You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions in our interactive Q&A portion of the program. Take this hassle-free approach to gain insight into this critical issue in the laboratory industry. And you can invite your entire group – for one low fee. For more information, please call 800-401-5937, ext. 2.

FEATURED SPEAKER

Gina Potenza, CPCP
Director of Information Systems Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, LLC

Gina Potenza, CBCP leads the Business Continuity Program for Laboratory Alliance of CNY, LLC in her role as Director of Information Systems. She has been working in the field of information technology and business continuity since 1997 and has her B.S. Information Management from Syracuse University as well as an M.S. in Telecommunications from the SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica, NY. She is an active member of the Albany Chapter Association for Contingency Planners and the Business Continuity Planning Workgroup for Healthcare Organizations (BCPWHO). Gina has presented on the topic of business continuity to both the ACP, at a national BCP industry conference and for regional CLMA chapters.

HOST & MODERATOR:

Stephanie Murg.
Editor, Diagnostic Testing and Technology Report