[Webinar] Putting the Validity in Laboratory Validations Part II: A Deeper Dive into Validation Nuances

Author: Alec Saitman, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)
Reviewer: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM
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Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE - Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 1 hour(s)

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Objectives

  • Describe options for identifying or contriving difficult-to-find specimens that are required for validation experiments.
  • Design experiments required to validate new collection devices or new source types.
  • Determine which experiments are needed if the instrument has been previously validated but either is not used for an extended period or needs to be moved to a new location.
  • Discuss options for creating metrics required to define passing criteria for validation experiments.

Course Outline

  • Putting the Validity in Laboratory Validations Part II: A Deeper Dive into Validation Nuances
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    • Putting the Validity in Laboratory Validations Part II: A Deeper Dive into Validation Nuances

Additional Information

Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Alec Saitman, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), completed PhD training in total synthetic organic chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. He then completed fellowship training in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology in the Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Saitman is board-certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicological Chemistry. He is currently the Technical Director of the LabCorp Core Laboratory in Portland, Oregon. His areas of interest include laboratory stewardship and laboratory informatics. He is particularly interested in establishing efficient test implementation workflows in toxicology testing to meet the growing testing demands in his laboratory. He also serves as a CAP inspection leader and CAP inspector and has been involved in many CAP inspections of large reference laboratories.
The author has no conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and MLS programs.