Project & Risk Management: What Do They Mean and How Do They Apply to Blood Banking and Information Systems Management?
Program Code: 126-A
Saturday, October 23, 2004
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (ET)

SPEAKERS
Robin F. Nozick, MT(ASCP), R.F. Nozick & Associates
Michael Breard, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, PMP, Blackhawk BioSystems, Inc.

DESCRIPTION
Project Management and Risk Management are two essential tools to organizing and understanding what is involved in completing a project and what risks, such as financial and quality, are involved. Use of these two tools can result in informed decisions that can save your facility time, money and headaches.

OBJECTIVES

• Define project management
• Apply project management concepts and principles to any "project"
• State the basic concepts of project management
• Describe risk management as a decision making tool
• Explain how risk management can be used as a cost savings tool

AUDIENCE
Physicians, Technologists, Managers/Supervisors, CEOs/CFOs

PROGRAM LEVEL
Basic to Intermediate