81431 - Quality Systems in Laboratories Analysis (CE)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will understand the meaning of the Quality Controls commonly used in the evaluation of the performance of manual, semi-automatic and automatic laboratory methods.

Course contents

  • Concept of Quality
  • Quality in its different meanings and dimensions
  • Accreditation and Certification
  • ISO 9001/2015 standard
  • Service Charter
  • Construction of a Quality Management System
  • Quality System Documents
  • Definition of Clinical Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Tools for Clinical Risk Management
  • Training
  • Internal Quality Control
  • External Quality Control (V.E.Q)
  • Controls’ Graphical Representation
  • Quality Controls in the Analysis Laboratory
  • Instrumentation Management
  • Quality Controls in the Pathological Anatomy laboratory
  • Quality Controls in the Transfusion Medicine laboratory

Readings/Bibliography

Recommended Readings:

  • Principi e Tecniche di Chimica Clinica, Luigi Spandrio Ed. Piccin Nuova Libraria
  • Strategie e gestione del rischio clinico nelle organizzazioni
    sanitarie, Approcci, modalità, strumenti e risultati.
  • La Gestione del Rischio Clinico M.Martini C. Pelati Ed. McGrawHill

Teaching methods

  • Frontal lessons
  • Interaction with students
  • Methodical reviews

Assessment methods

Written exam with multiple choice /open question

Teaching tools

The teaching material presented in class will be available on virtuale.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Sabrina Lelli