Capacity Planning in the Laboratory
January 13, 2026
11 a.m.–Noon CT
Cost
Free for all participants.
Overview
Knowing where there is excess capacity and where there is not is a critical piece for the growth of our medical practice and outreach programs. This webinar will provide an outline for calculating and displaying available laboratory capacity that can be used in coordination with practice and outreach growth plans.
Presenter
Michael Baisch
Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Calculate laboratory equipment and instrumentation capacity.
- Evaluate staffing levels to calculate staff capacity.
- Develop strategic growth plan options that integrate laboratory capacity assessments with organizational goals.
Intended audience
This webinar is appropriate for laboratory administrators and managers, safety coordinators, quality assurance and control staff, supervisors, and other laboratory personnel who are dedicated to safety, continuous quality, and process improvement.
Credit
The following types of credit are offered for this event:
ASCLS P.A.C.E.®
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® program. This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 P.A.C.E.® contact hour.
State of Florida
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences for the State of Florida. Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel has designated this program for Supervisor/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety credit. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.
To obtain credit
1. Register for and participate in the program.
2. Complete the evaluation that will be sent to you after the program.
3. Generate and print your certificate(s).
Level of instruction for this program is basic.
Faculty disclosure
Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty members also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentations. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentations.
Questions
Contact us: mcleducation@mayo.edu
