• Understanding the rules in Internal Quality control
• Interpretation of Internal Quality Control
• Calculations and statistics of the mean SD CV and Interpretation of LJ chart
• Interpretation of External Quality Control
• Combine between Internal and External Quality control
• Six Sigma in Medical laboratory (brief)
• Uncertainty measurement calculation
• Understand the different between the cv%, TaE and BV
• Important of 3^rd party control

Course Curriculum

Part one:

• What is Quality Control
• Quality Control Products
• Acceptable limit
• Comparison of QC Results to specific Statistical Limits

Exercise

Part Two:

• Calculation and use of QC Statistics
• Calculation of mean

Exercise

• Calculation of SD

Exercise

Part Three:

• Levey-Jennings Chart

Exercise: Create a Levey-Jennings Chart

• Using a Levey-Jennings chart to evaluate Run Quality
• Different Between Random error vs systematic error
• Westgard Rules

Exercise: Evaluate LJ Charts as per Westgard rules

• Additional QC statistics:
• CV
• Comparative evaluation
• CVR Calculation
• SDI Calculation

Exercise

Part Four: Choosing of QC products

• Selecting of QC products
• Shelf life
• Clinically relevant Decision levels
• Why is important to use independent/Third Party Internal Quality Control Steps to choose External Quality Control

Part Five: Advanced Topics in IQC

• Quality Design and Control applications
• Multi-stage Quality Control
• Medical cutoffs as Tolerance limits
• Test interpretation Guidelines as tolerance limits

Part Six: EQC Interpretations

• The interpretation of the EQC Results
• How to combine between IQC & EQC to evaluate the performance on Monthly bases

Part Seven: Measurement of Uncertainty 

Part Eight: Introduction to Sigma Calculations

Part Ten: From Quality Control to Total Quality Management

• Pre-examinations Aspects
• Examination Aspects
• Post-Examination Aspects

Part Eleven: Conclusion by 1 complete Exercise