3.3.1 Validation of Test Results 2024
Illuminating the Path to ISO 15189 (SLMTA 3) e-Learning Course Download Video
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PURPOSE:
The total testing process can be divided into three phases,
- In the pre-analytical phase,
- The analytical phase, and
- The post analytical phase.
KEY MESSAGES:
- The assurance of quality laboratory results relies on a commitment to assess all aspects of the total testing process.
- A problem or error in any of the three phases can invalidate the results of the entire testing process.
- For a QA program to be effective, the necessary policies and procedures must be developed and available to staff members.
SELF ASSESSMENT:
Can you:
- Recognize that a problem or error in any of the three phases can invalidate the results of the whole testing process?
- Identify potential pitfalls at each phase of the total testing process?
- Create a checklist to verify areas before patient results are released?
Instructor(s)
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Beatrice van der Puije
Ms. van der Puije helped redesign the classroom-based SLMTA 3 curriculum for on-line delivery and will serve as an instructor and facilitator of the e-learning course. Based in Ghana, Ms. van der Puije is a Public Health Program Manager at African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), a pan-African organisation strengthening medical laboratory networks and systems in Africa. Ms. van der Puije is a certified QMS Trainer, with a Master of Science Degree in Medical Immunology and Microbiology. She is a SLMTA master trainer and has trained numerous laboratorians in the past decade.