What's New on Westgard Web: May 2011

Training Programs

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NEW! Risk Analysis Guidelines Analysis

Get an overview of ISO standards 15189, 14971, and 22367 and CLSI guidelines EP18, EP22, and EP23. With Risk Management coming into medical laboratories, now is the time to learn these important Risk Analysis concepts recommended by these documents.
Introduction to Risk Analysis

New standards and guidelines for Quality are heading toward the lab, based on Risk Management principles. Learn all about them now.
Quality Management and Design of Analytical Systems (An Introduction)

Quality Planning and Design are part of a larger systems approach to analytical management. in this new six lesson course, participants will review current guidelines for quality and learn to use QC Design tools to customize their procedures and achieve the quality required by their tests.

Basic QC Practices
Our most popular course, covering the fundamentals of quality control in the laboratory.

Basic Method Validation
This course teaches all the experiments and calculations needed for a basic validation of a new instrument. Linearity, Reportable Range, Comparison of Methods, Correlation, Replication, Interference, Recovery, Detection Limit and Reference Range studies are explained and demonstrated. Educational online tools allow participants to enter data and view results immediately.

Secrets of Method Validation Streaming Video course
A short animated slide show, narrated by Dr. Westgard, explaining the Inner, Hidden, Deeper, Secret Meaning of Method Validation

"Westgard Rules" and Levey-Jennings short course
Everything you ever wanted to know - and were afraid to ask - is included in this online course. All the rules, combinations, and interpretations are included. Online graphing tools allow you to enter data and see the interpretation.

Westgard QC, Inc. was the first company to offer accredited online courses through both the AACC and ASCLS. More than a thousand participants from over 30 countries have taken our online courses.

May 23, 2011

What's New on Westgard Web: May 2011

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS

WHAT'S THE RIGHT GOAL?

Labs are blessed today with a wealth of quality specifications, from
CLIA, Rilibak, RCPA and of course the Ricos et al biological
database. But all those choices can be overwhelming. Often, we are asked,
"What's the best quality requirement?" or "What's the right quality
requirement for my lab?" Here's a guide to help sort the goals and make the
best choice for your needs.

http://www.westgard.com/right-quality-goal.htm

QC REALITY CHECK, PART 4

Dietmar Stockl, PhD, continues his series on real-world internal QC (IQC)
scenarios. What happens when the laboratory purposely sets the wrong
standard deviation?

http://www.westgard.com/dietmar-qc-4.htm

WE NEED MORE DATA, MORE DATA, AND... MORE DATA

The advice about restaurants has its analog in the laboratory. When trying
to assess method performance and conduct validation, laboratories need to
focus on three things: data, data, and more data.

http://www.westgard.com/need-more-datahtm.htm