Quality and risk management in the IVF laboratory / Sharon T. Mortimer, PhD, Director, Oozoa Biomedical Inc., West Vancouver, Canada, David Mortimer, PhD, Oozoa Biomedical Inc., West Vancouver, Canada.

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

v, 233 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Second edition.

Authors' names reversed on the first edition.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.

Introduction -- Regulation, licensing, and accreditation -- Quality and quality management -- What is risk? -- Process and systems -- Making it work -- Quality and risk management tools -- What's gone wrong?: troubleshooting -- Risk management: being proactive -- How are we doing? benchmarking -- Specifying systems --Human resources: finding (and keeping) the right staff -- Illustrative example of a well-controlled laboratory -- Is the "well-run lab" enough?: quality and risk management in the IVF clinic.