Labquality Days is one of the largest international congresses in 2019 focused on quality and laboratory medicine. The congress is held at Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre. The 2019 themes are Quality Control Reinvented? and Digital Health. Come and enjoy the inspiring scientifc atmosphere and feel the pleasant cool winter days in Helsinki. Scientific … Continued
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You never know about the Finnish winter weather. Most of the day is dark. It might rain or snow. You might even get hit by a snowstorm. Almost certainly you will need a warm jacket. But at least the Congress atmosphere is warm and enlightning! Welcome to the Labquality Days – International Congress on … Continued
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Laser Gun Shooting Competition Let´s see how accurate you are. Do you have a bias? Is it just an outlier? Welcome to participate to a shooting competition at Labquality´s boot in the exhibition of International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine. Show us your skills and you may win a wonderful Polar A370 Fitness … Continued
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Quality promotion awards ceremony Labquality´s annual quality promotion awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 8th of February at 17:00 – 17:30 in connection with the International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine in Helsinki. The awards are granded to persons who are dedicated to promote quality in laboratory medicine and healthcare. The award … Continued
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Abstract: Diagnostic Pathways in Theory and Practice It is generally accepted that the quality of test ordering impacts all subsequent steps in the laboratory diagnostic process. Nevertheless, significant over- and underuse of laboratory testing has always been a serious issue in medicine [1]. To overcome this problem, the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and … Continued
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Abstract: HbA1c standardisation and clinical outcomes Definitive studies in the 1990s such as the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) in type 1 diabetes and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) in type 2 diabetes have proven a relationship between HbA1c and diabetes complications. At the time of these studies, there was little … Continued
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Abstract: Reference measurement procedures – Emphasis on performance specifications and operating laboratories In the discipline of laboratory medicine there is consensus that routine measurement procedures/assays claiming the same measurand should give equivalent results within clinically meaningful limits, and that trueness is the ideal basis for achieving equivalence. This measurement paradigm was already propagated by … Continued
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Abstract: Traceability and the New EU IVD Regulation Patients naturally expect all results of all laboratory tests to be accurate, equivalent across time and geography and interpreted in the same way by all clinicians. Since none of these expectations is true, it is incumbent on our profession to address this matter with urgency. As … Continued
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Abstract: Standardization and Harmonization in Laboratory Medicine: A Matter of Patient Safety Standardization and harmonization initiatives in laboratory medicine should include all aspects of the total examination process, from the “pre-pre-analytical” phase through analysis to the “post-post-analytical” phase. Rapidly available and precise results can indeed be of very limited value if they cannot be … Continued
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Abstract: Performance Specifications with Special Emphasis on Biological Variation Data How to set analytical performance specifications was discussed on the 1th Straategic conference of EFLM in Milan 2014. Four models were recommended: Model 1: Based on the effect of analytical performance on clinical outcomes. Model 2. Based on components of biological variation of the … Continued
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