In this course about the clinical laboratory environment, you will learn about quality control terminology, concepts and statistical rules. You will also learn about why quality control is important and what it means to have quality control in the laboratory environment. Quality control of the procedures, equipment and supplies used in a clinical laboratory helps to ensure that the test results are reliable, repeatable and useful. Laboratories must also be able to demonstrate quality control for accreditation purposes. This course includes explanations of what quality control and the related concepts mean to clinical laboratory technicians and how they are applied to the work that is performed in the lab setting.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Quality in the Clinical Lab: An update on Quality Control

    • Course Description

    • Learning Objectives

    • Introduction

    • What is the Definition of Quality Control?

    • The Most Important Concepts in Quality Control

    • Basic Terminology

    • Westgard Rules

    • Levey-Jennings Charts

    • Cumulative Summation Limits

    • Youden Plots

    • Conclusion

    • Quiz

    • References

    • Course Evaluation

About the instructor

Clinical Laboratory Supervisor

Barbara Sudasassi

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