Hello everybody,

I'm new in this..uf, so Folks if you have any advice I would really appreciate it!

We are establishing QC system - ALL controls concerning our reagents, ID-Cards, daily control, external control, working competence for lab Engineers. Do you have any experience in what kind of controls do you use, how often...Do you have "special testing for competence" for Engineers in lab, or it's enough if they do internal/daily/external controls?

Uf, please help!

Have a nice day to everybody,

Sassa

I think you are asking two questions:

1. What controls to use with different reagents

2. What are the competency requirements for staff performing the tests?

Are you a transfusion service in a hospital or a blood center drawing units?

If you are a ISO-certified lab, which standard are you using?

Hello Rashmi and Lcsmz :-)

Yes, in briefly these two question I'm asking..:-)

And we are Blood center and we have ISO 9001 (SIST EN ISO 9001).

Nice Day,

Sassa

Hi Sassa,

I think everyones practices are slightly different. You need to write a matrix with each type of test you perform written down and beside this the associated positive and negative controls to run.

In a separate column you could add the frequency of running each control and the actions to take if the controls fail.

This matrix could be incorporated into a work procedure (SOP) that you could test your lab staff (engineers) against, to establish their understanding for competency.

For the types of controls to use for each test, you need to decide, using manufacturers instructions/ inserts and by looking possibly through the AABB technical manual for guidance, the most sensible control for each particular test.

Edited November 23, 200915 yr by RR1