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Fundamental Quality Control:

 The What, Why, and How (Part 1) (QC01)

Teleconference

588-661-09

Sponsored by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute and 

the Association of Public Health Laboratories

Program Date:  November 5, 2009

Program Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM (ET)                       

Location: Teleconference

Registration Deadline: October 28, 2009

Description:

Every nonwaived test performed in the clinical laboratory requires testing personnel to process a sample of known value to ensure the testing system can produce an accurate result. Correctly performed quality control (QC) ensures patient test results can be reported confidently to health care providers. In Part 1 of this two-part series, you will learn the basics of QC, why QC must be performed, how to perform basic QC calculations such as standard deviation and coefficient of variation, and how to prepare a Levey-Jennings (L-J) chart. In Part 2, you will have the opportunity to learn how to interpret Levey-Jennings charts to evaluate QC results and to troubleshoot “out-of-control” conditions.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:

• Identify materials used in a medical laboratory QC program.
• List three fundamentals of a QC program.
• Explain basic QC statistical calculations.

Faculty:

Lorraine Doucette, MS,MT(ASCP),

Program Director, School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education,

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold,

Who Should Attend:

This basic-level program is designed for those laboratory testing personnel

who have little or no formal training in QC concepts and fundamentals or those desiring a refresher course. Targeted testing personnel may be employed in hospitals, clinics, physician office laboratories, or physician group practices without regard for the type of instrumentation used.

Continuing Education Credit: The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ^® Program. Participants will be awarded 1.0 contact hour for each program they successfully complete. P.A.C.E. ^® is accepted by all licensure states except Florida. Florida continuing education credit will be offered based on 1.0 hour of instruction.

Site Registration:

• Registration fee per site (for one phone line): $195 teleconference plus access to archived program for six months..
• Select a Site Facilitator. This needs to be someone who can receive all communication via e-mail.
• Site Facilitator must register.
• If you have difficulty with the online registration process, please e-mail registrar@... or call 240.485.2727 between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (ET). After your facility’s registration is confirmed, the Site Facilitator will receive all necessary instructions and paperwork via e-mail.
• You may pay online using a credit card. If you would like to pay by check, please request a registration form from the APHL Registrar at 240-485-2727. Send a check made out to “APHL” to PO Box 79117, Baltimore, MD, 21279-0117.  Be sure to attach a registration form and include the number of the course on the check.  If no registration form is received your check will be deposited but you may not be registered for the course or get a confirmation notice.  We do not accept purchase orders. We are unable to offer refunds for cancellations.

Special Needs and Information:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations should notify the NLTN at least two weeks prior to the course. For more information call 800-536-NLTN or 240.485.2727.