Units > Quality Assurance > QA Course Materials


Lecture #1: (Click to view)
  • Course objectives
  • Introduction to quality
  • Quality assurance
  • Bio-statistics


Lecture #2: (Click to view)
  • Basic definitions in quality
  • Difference between QC and QA
  • Types of laboratory errors
  • Calculating the mean, SD and CV (Download)
  • QC products and materials


Lecture #3: (Click to view)
  • Draw QC charts
  • Determine acceptable QC limits
  • Discuss the acceptable QC result based on historical data (Westguard Rules)


Lecture #4: (Click to view)
  • Systemic and random errors
  • The allowable error limits
  • Medical decision limits (Xc)
  • Method selection & evaluation


Lecture #5: (Click to View)
  • Reference Ranges
  • How to establish a reference range
  • Diagnostic Efficacy
  • Diagnostic Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive value


Lecture #6: (Click to View)
  • Point of Care testing
  • Why use POC tests
  • How to establish a POC test
  • How to perform QC on POC tests


Lecture #7: (Click to View)
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - A
  • Why use SOPs
  • How to make good SOPs
  • ISO and accreditation requirements


Lecture #8: (Click to View)
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - B
  • Making a model SOP
  • Identify necessary information that should be included in SOPs


Lecture #9: (Click to View)

Lecture #10: (Click to View)
  • QC in Clinical Chemistry


Lecture #11: (Click to View)
  • QC in Hematology


Lecture #12: (Click to View)
  • QC in Microbiology


Lecture #13: (Click to View)
  • ISO Standards