BMS513 Laboratory Quality Control (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Biomedical Science (BIMSC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject provides an introduction to the methods and processes of quality control (QC), quality assurance (QA), quality assurance management systems (including the ISO9000 series) and total quality management (TQM). The laboratory accreditation schemes run by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) and the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) as well as those run by regulatory authorities in various countries that students are studying from are covered as examples of the regulatory frameworks. This subject also covers topics such as automation including information systems, motivation, safety, staff recruitment and project budgeting that impact on quality.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
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| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: BMS513
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Restricted to Biomedical Sciences postgraduate students
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Upon successful completion of the subject students should:
- be able to define and describe concepts relating to QC, QA and TQM;
- be able to describe the role of regulatory bodies in accreditation;
- be able to describe quality assurance systems and management;
- be able to describe approaches in preparing resource acquisition e.g. job descriptions and advertisements and budgets;
- be able to apply management techniques of TQM;
- be able to describe how issues such as resource acquisition and allocation, safety, automation including information systems and motivation impact on quality of laboratory services;
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
The syllabus will cover the following topics: * An introduction to quality programs and regulatory framework in Medical Laboratories and other health institutions: - NPAAC and NATA guidelines as an Australian example - Description of quality - Definitions of accuracy, error, precision and true value - Analysis of problems assocaited with maintenance of quality - Impact of automation including information systems, safety and resource allocation and selection on quality of laboratory services - Description and uses quality assurance management systems - Method evaluation - Use of statistics in QA and QC - Descriptions and applications of QC programs - Role of management, leadership, motivation, resource acquisition and allocation in maintaining quality - Impact of diversity on quality in laboratory services - Professionalism and quality in laboratory services - Descriptions and uses of cause and effect diagrams
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.