Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
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: Brad Westover, BS received his BS in Physics in 2006 from the California Institute of Technology. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego.
The author has no conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Joshua J. Cannon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM received his Bachelor
of Science and Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from Thomas
Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He holds Medical Laboratory Scientist
and Specialist in Hematology certifications through the ASCP Board of
Certification. He was a professor at Thomas Jefferson University for seven
years before transitioning into his current role as Education Developer at
MediaLab by Vastian. His areas of expertise and professional passions include
clinical hematology and interprofessional education.
Course Description: This course provides important fundamental concepts in quality control that are useful to laboratory personnel who report patient results. Topics include precision, accuracy, random and systematic errors, standard deviation, mean, coefficient of variation, quality control tools, and an overview of the Westgard multi-rule approach for evaluating QC results
