Tools, Technologies and Training for Healthcare Laboratories

Upcoming Workshop: Puerto Rico

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Upcoming Workshop: Right QC, Right Method, Right Controls?

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Something new this year

Visit our booth or better yet Thermo Scientific's booth for a nice take-home from Chicago.

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Basic QC in Chinese!

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Pop Quiz: what kind of QC is performed in Canadian Coag Labs?

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An important new study was published in the International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, on the QC practices of coagulation laboratories.

But here's a question for you: of all these activities, how many of them occur greater than 90% of the time - and which one doesn't?

  • Repeat the QC, and if it passes, report results
  • Open [and run] new QC
  • Look for trending
  • Discontinue testing until controls are within limits
  • Repeat all patient samples from the last acceptable QC

To find out which one of the activities occurs at a frequency not like the others, follow the jump...

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Save the date: August 1st, ASCLS annual meeting

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Muchas Gracias, Lima, Simed, Intercal

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Last month I was fortunate enough to attend the INTERCAL meeting in Lima, Peru, hosted by SIMED.

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New Paper on Evidence-Based Statistical QC

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Devolution and Revolution of QC: Whether "Westgard Rules" are still in your future?

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Coming to Helsinki, February 7-8

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New Survey: Polling your Concerns about Point of Care QC

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We've asked the world about their QC, their IQCP, and their Six Sigma. Now we want to know about the quality control practices at the POC, near-patient, and/or rapid diagnostic testing.
 
 
(As is our tradition, several participants will randomly be selected to win a raffle prize: in this case, an early advance copy of the 2019 Poor Lab's Guide to the Regulations, to be published in early 2019.) Please, share your practices - and frustrations - with us about your point of care quality!
 
(Note: this survey is only open to operational laboratories, not for vendors or manufacturers)
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Come See me in Skopje!

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Gracias, Bogota and Consultorias Integrales en Calidad

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Gracias, Montevideo Masterclass

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Save the Date: September 12-13 2-Day Master Class

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AACC and ASCLS: Double the lectures, double the fun?

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Save the Date: August 1st, AACC annual meeting

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Coming to Kuwait, March 23rd

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Save the date: September 10-11, Santiago, Chile

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Westgard on YouTube, AACC Philadelphia 2017

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