2015 AACC

Application of Biological Variation to Clinical Laboratory Practice-72107 (Room Georgia World Congress Center - B310)

27 Jul 15
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Factors Affecting Test Results, Statistics

Speaker(s): Alan Wu, PhD, DABCC, FACB, Chief, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratories , Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; Roy Gerona, University of California San Francisco

After this session, participants will be able to: 1) define the following terms: biological variation, reference change value, index of individuality and homeostatic set point; 2) determine the value of these attributes for any analyte measured in a clinical environment; and 3) employ biological variation in selecting appropriate quality control goals