Michael Brodsky
Michael Brodsky
Michael Brodsky has been an Environmental Microbiologist for more than 42 years. He is a Past President of the Ontario Food Protection Association, The International Association for Food Protection and AOAC International.
He serves as co-Chair for the AOAC Expert Review Panel for Microbiology, as a scientific reviewer in Microbiology for the AOAC OMA and the AOAC Research Institute, as a reviewer for Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and as a chapter editor on QA for the Compendium of Methods in Microbiology.
He is also a lead auditor/assessor in microbiology for the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) and is vice-chair of the CALA Board of Directors.
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Emerging Issues in Food Safety Locally, Nationally and Globally
The food safety landscape is changing and this presents a litany of challenges. Learn about the issues and how can they be addressed. Understand what responsibilities each of us must adopt to help ensure that our food supply is... -
Quality Control of Microbiological Media, Reagents and Test Kits
During this webinar, we will discuss a practical QC approach for in-house prepared and/or commercially purchased media, test kits and reagents specifically applicable to microbiology laboratories to assess the acceptability of the performance of analytical materials, to meet not... -
Laboratory Accreditation – Getting there is Just the Beginning
Developing a Quality Management System (QMS) as a prerequisite for getting accredited is relatively easy. Maintaining the QMS to retain your accreditation status is the real challenge and a measure of the robustness your System. Many laboratories struggle with... -
Risk Analysis and HACCP
This webinar will discuss the use of microbiological risk analysis in the development of HACCP programs for food production. We will discuss the changing landscape of microbial concerns and the importance of the team approach to assessing risk, identifying... -
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in the Laboratory – Addressing Non-Conformances
How would you approach a non-conformance in the laboratory? Do you start treating the symptoms right away? Or, do you take a moment to analyze and consider if there’s actually a deeper problem that needs your attention? Root Cause... -
Is it Microbiological Method Verification or Validation, or Just Semantics?
Method validation and method verification are related terms. Unfortunately, the terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably. They have immensely different analytical and statistical requirements; particularly for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. This results in confusion and the application of inappropriate... -
How to Conduct a Quality Management System Audit to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
This course is a comprehensive review of the changes made to ISO/IEC 17025 during its recent revision. In this course, you will be guided through the impact to your existing ISO/IEC 17025 compliant system, as well as the necessary... -
Quality Control for Analytical Materials used in Microbiology Laboratories
Many laboratories are unsure about which QC practices are needed and what criteria to use to assess the acceptability of the performance of analytical materials, to meet not only their requirements, but also to meet the requirements of ISO/IEC... -
Laboratory Accreditation – Getting there is Just the Beginning
Developing a Quality Management System (QMS) as a prerequisite for getting accredited is relatively easy. Maintaining the QMS to retain your accreditation status is the real challenge and a measure of the robustness your System. Many laboratories struggle with... -
Measurement Uncertainty in Microbiology
This training program will discuss the concept and application of uncertainty of measurement (MU) as required by ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2005 for laboratory accreditation, from a practical microbiological perspective, using unambiguous language and useful examples. Laboratories are often confused about... -
Is it Microbiological Method Verification or Validation, or Just Semantics?
Although method validation and method verification are related terms, they have very different analytical and statistical requirements particularly for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Unfortunately, the terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably, resulting in confusion and the application of inappropriate... -
ISO/IEC 17025 Update – The Latest Standard for Laboratory Competence
This course is a comprehensive review of the changes made to ISO/IEC 17025 during its recent revision. In this course, you will be guided through the impact to your existing ISO/IEC 17025 compliant system, as well as the necessary... -
Quality Control for Microbiological Media and Reagents
Description: Many laboratories are unsure about which QC practices are needed to assess media performance to meet not only their requirements, but also the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025: 2005. This webinar will discuss a practical QC approach for in-house... -
Laboratory Accreditation: Getting there is Just the Beginning
Description: Developing a Quality Management System (QMS) as a prerequisite for getting accredited is relatively easy. Maintaining the QMS to retain your accreditation status is the real challenge and a measure of the robustness your System. Many laboratories struggle... -
Root Cause Analysis
Description: When you have a non-conformance in the laboratory, how do you approach it? Do you jump in and start treating the symptoms? Or do you stop to consider whether there’s actually a deeper problem that needs your attention?... -
Is it Microbiological Method Verification or Validation, or Just Semantics?
Description: Although method validation and method verification are related terms, they have very different analytical and statistical requirements particularly for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Unfortunately, the terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably, resulting in confusion and the application of... -
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Is it Microbiological Method Verification or Validation, or Just Semantics?
Description: Although method validation and method verification are related terms, they have very different analytical and statistical requirements particularly for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Unfortunately, the terms are often incorrectly used interchangeably, resulting in confusion and the application of... -
Root Cause Analysis
Description: When you have a non-conformance in the laboratory, how do you approach it? Do you jump in and start treating the symptoms? Or do you stop to consider whether there’s actually a deeper problem that needs your attention?... -
Laboratory Accreditation: Getting there is Just the Beginning
Description: Developing a Quality Management System (QMS) as a prerequisite for getting accredited is relatively easy. Maintaining the QMS to retain your accreditation status is the real challenge and a measure of the robustness your System. Many laboratories struggle... -
Quality Control for Microbiological Media and Reagents
Description: Many laboratories are unsure about which QC practices are needed to assess media performance to meet not only their requirements, but also the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025: 2005. This webinar will discuss a practical QC approach for in-house...