2015 AACC

Calibration Verification and Analytical Range Validation: Meeting Regulatory Requirements and Assuring Test Quality-72212 (Room Georgia World Congress Center - B301)

27 Jul 15
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Government/Regulatory, Lab Management, Quality Assurance, Statistics

Speaker(s): Glen Hortin, Quest Diagnostics; Russell Higgins, Univ Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio

After this session participants will be able to:1) define calibration verification, analytical measurement range, and clinical reportable range; 2) discuss CLIA '88 requirements for calibration verification of clinical chemistry and coagulation testing; 3) consider how assessment of calibration verification and linearity are valuable tools for quality assurance; and 4) assess the effects of common interferences on assays