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4 Experiences with Quality Management Systems
Pages 55-60

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... Laboratory at Texas A&M University and a group of laboratories under quality assurance oversight of Duke University Medical Center that use a QMS. This group includes laboratories at Duke and other academic institutions.
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From page 56...
... NA Public health and the environment Duke University Medical 16 NA Human clinical trials Center Texas A&M GERG Laboratory 1 15 Contaminants, petroleum markers, and metals French Geological Survey 1 77 Geophysics and the environment Norwegian Geological Survey 1 18 Geology NOTE: ELAP = Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program; NA = not available; NAVSEA = Shipyard Laboratory Program. PERSPECTIVES ON QMS FROM SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS Each organization was asked to address the following points in their presentation: • Why did you establish a QMS?
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... , petroleum biomarkers, and metals. The Duke University Medical Center laboratories comply with National Institutes of Health requirements to support clinical trials.
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... It maintains a QMS for most contract work, but not for research and development projects. Half of the 32 laboratories under the quality assurance oversight of Duke University Medical Center use the QMS.
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... EPA found it helpful to keep quality assurance jargon to a minimum. The French Geological Survey noted the importance of reminders of why the QMS was put in place, especially in light of staff turnover.
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... The number of laboratories under the Duke University Medical Center QMS expanded from 3 to 16 as it was determined that the research would benefit from standard operating procedures and QMS. SUMMARY AND ANSWER TO TASK 2 Task 2 was to summarize data management practices, specifically QMS, for laboratories at the USGS, other federal agencies, and geological surveys in other countries.
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  • norwegian geological
  • data quality
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  • data support
  • center laboratories
  • environmental laboratory
  • qms implementation
  • electronic qms

  • qms requires
  • assurance oversight
  • clinical trials
  • eight organizations
  • scientific focus

  • accreditation program
  • assurance staff
  • navsea shipyard
  • laboratory quality
  • laboratory data

  • laboratory qms
  • contract work
  • desired cultural
  • qms supports
  • key motivation


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