PAST Events & Webinars

MediaLab’s Intelligent Readiness Era Featuring ClementineAI

Step into the future of inspection readiness. Powered by ClementineAI, InspectionProof transforms how labs prepare for CAP, CLIA, COLA, and Joint Commission inspections — turning manual prep into intelligent readiness that adapts with your lab.

Vastian Enhances Hospital Safety Through FMEA Automation in APPIL

Join Vastian’s live webinar to explore how digitizing the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process with APPIL empowers healthcare teams to proactively identify risks, strengthen patient safety, and drive continuous improvement. Learn foundational FMEA principles, common implementation challenges, and how automation enhances accuracy, collaboration, and time savings through a live, guided example inside the APPIL platform.

Operis: The Missing Link Is Here — A New Application in the MediaLab by Vastian Platform

Discover how Operis connects every part of the lab — from suppliers and equipment to reagents, facilities, and audits — in one seamless platform. See how leading labs are transforming compliance and quality management through connected operations.

Vastian’s Way to Automate the Leapfrog Hospital Survey Binder, featuring guest presenter Missy Danforth, Senior Vice President, Health Care Ratings, The Leapfrog Group

Join our webinar to learn how Vastian’s Quality Management System (QMS) and Readiness solution simplify the Leapfrog Hospital Survey process. Discover how to automate your binder, assign process owners, and securely upload evidence to strengthen your hospital’s Quality and patient safety program.

The Framework of Laboratory Regulation: Understanding CLIA and the Accreditation Landscape

Part 1 of From CLIA to Competency examines the history and purpose of CLIA, the differences between federal regulations and accreditation standards, and how organizations like CAP, TJC, and COLA interpret and enforce requirements. Attendees will learn how regulations and accreditation safeguard patient safety, ensure quality, and maintain compliance in clinical laboratories.

Improving STI Screening Access Across Gender Identities and Sexual Behaviors

Dr. Dina Greene will highlight critical gaps between STI screening guidelines and current testing practices, emphasizing how self-collected specimens can expand access and improve care. She will also walk through method validation experiments that support broader, more effective STI screening opportunities.

Creating a Quality-First Mindset

Dr. Carlee McClintock will share why a quality-first mindset is vital in the lab, offering leadership strategies to ensure reliable results, prevent costly errors, and build trust. Attendees will learn how to lead by example, empower staff, drive continuous improvement, and foster accountability, while strengthening collaboration between quality teams and bench workers.

From Chaos to Clarity: Mastering Event Tracking & Compliance with IQE

Learn how IQE saves your team hours and improves full life-cycle tracking by eliminating manual investigations and automating non-conforming event (NCE) management, all while ensuring full compliance. Showcase your higher standards to CAP, COLA, The Joint Commission, ISO, and other accrediting bodies with customizable workflows and real-time reports, and keep your stakeholders informed for full collaborative capabilities.

Vastian’s Way to Automate the Leapfrog Hospital Survey Binder

Vastian is proud to be the first software platform to electronically automate the Leapfrog Hospital Survey Binder into our custom-designed quality management system application, Vastian Readiness.

The Lab Leader’s Guide to Stress-Free Inspections with InspectionProof

Join the MediaLab by Vastian team for an engaging demonstration of InspectionProof, our advanced digital platform designed specifically for laboratory leaders.

Bridging Large Language Models (LLMs) and Laboratory Practice: Navigating the Path Forward

Dr. Min Yu will explore the evolving role of large language models (i.e., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude) in laboratory medicine. Participants will gain foundational knowledge of LLMs, including their architecture and key features, and examine real-world applications across clinical, administrative, and educational domains.

CLSI Updates: What’s New with AST in 2025?

Shelley Campeau, PhD, D(ABMM), will discuss the 2025 changes to the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines regarding Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and what laboratorians can do to prepare.

Estradiol, Women's Health, and the Clinical Laboratory

Dina Greene, PhD, DABCC will guide us through a series of in-depth case studies focusing on estrogen therapy. Throughout this engaging session, she’ll walk through the complete clinical picture—highlighting patient histories, interpreting lab results, and discussing potential treatment strategies.

Normalized Deviance: Tracking Unsafe Trends

Dan Scungio and Jason Nagy will explore how unsafe practices become accepted in laboratory environments due to pressures like time, money, and resource limitations. The webinar emphasizes recognizing and addressing these behaviors through audits, monitoring, and fostering a culture of safety, ultimately aiming to normalize safe practices instead of deviations.

Document Control Best Practices: Revolutionize Your Document Management for Maximum Impact

The MediaLab by Vastian team will discuss the best practices of Document Control and highlight how this digital document management system can save you time and help you show your higher standards to accrediting officials.