The Patient-Focused Quality Competence: The QC Gap certificate program is an online learning program for laboratory professionals who want to learn about numerical quality control and evaluate and improve their QC practices to better meet patient needs. This certificate program is composed of four courses, which can be completed online in 1-2 hours each. It contains 5 lectures with audio, evaluation tools, discussion questions, and a final exam. You can earn 4 continuing education units for completing the entire program.

To receive the Patient-Focused Quality Competence: The QC Gap certificate, you must successfully complete all four courses before the program end date. Patient-Focused Quality Competence: The QC Gap certificates are awarded monthly. In addition, graduates of the program are listed on a graduate register.

The chair of the Patient-Focused Quality: The QC Gap Competence certificate program is Zoe Brooks, ART (Canada), AWEsome Numbers Inc., Worthington, Ontario, Canada.

Available for sale: January 1, 2012
Sold Until: December 31, 2012
Program Access Available: January 1, 2012-July 15, 2013

• Four online courses
• Fee: $200.00 AACC Member/$400 Non-member
• Course Number: 6820
• If you purchase the program over the telephone, the online access information will be emailed within 1 week of enrollment.  If you have not received your access information, please contact AACC Customer Service.
• If you purchase the program online, the login information will be on your confirmation page.
• If you purchase the program via mail or fax, please allow 2 weeks for processing.

Category 1 ACCENT^® credit is offered for each course. AACC is an approved provider of continuing education for clinical laboratory scientists in the states of California, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.