2015 AACC

Challenges and Clinical Impacts of Standardization of Immunoassays-73107 (Room Georgia World Congress Center - B301)

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

Tracks: Immunoassay, Quality Assurance, Standardization

Speaker(s): Alan Wu, PhD, DABCC, FACB, Chief, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratories , Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; Catharine Sturgeon, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Bernard Cook, Beckman Coulter Inc

After this session, participants will be able to: 1) explain the rationale of immunoassay standardization efforts; 2) describe effective standardization approaches and programs; and 3) effectively identify the impact of immunoassay standardization on providing more consistent patient care