RECAP NLC

Recap NLC IZKI.

On 27 / 12 / 2014, in Izki, there was a lab conference, which was about the Center Pillar of Clinical Laboratory that is LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

Speakers covered a wide area of the given heading.

This is a recap of the talks. As the world is getting variety of new technologies which enable sophisticated life style. It is important to prove its quality. So, It is also important to prove How quality of service we provide in the Health care.

LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Talks begun with the quality management system.  It is further subdiveded into 12 subsection. It includes Organisation, Personnel, Equipment Management, Purchase, Process Control, Information Management (online data Storage), Assessment Management, Process Improvement, Safety, Ergonomics. These are not much important to know for Technical staff.

Factors affecting Laboratory Errors

In the three Phases of Analysis, Analytical phase gets prime importance. Hence, Control and Calibration gets core attention. As you all aware Six sigma gets attention in Health care industry. But still we are learning Levy Jennings method of Control evaluation. LJ method is easy to evaluate the test results reported in Numbers. Just remember ECG graph while evaluate LJ. The results should get inside Three standard Deviation and If the Fluctuation Goes either side,  recognize the error and Then take action.

One should know when to calibrate as well as Receiving , storing, checking expiry and stability of the control material. On the other hand speaker explained about Calibrating the pipettes periodically.

Source of Errors

Topic was discussed as Case Scenario. Scenario Results were explained the Low Hb, high Urea, High Creat, high K,Cl₂ , 0.00 HDL results. All were about Iv infusion contamination, mixed Blood collection tubes, Transcriptional errors, Data transmission errors.

Control of Infection and Blood borne Pathogens:

Infection control elaborates its Definition, Standard, Prevention measures, Hand hygiene. Blood borne pathogens was about Viruses like EBOLA, HIV, HCV, HBSAG and its Transmission, Preventive measures like Hbs ag Vaccination (checking the Anti hbsag titer was recommended), Cleaning of the contaminated area, inanimate objects like Pen, GSM in the laboratory. Use of 70% alcohol. Recommendation made to reduce the Use of XYLENE in the Laboratory.

Waste Management :

Speaker started with a Note for Importance of Proper disposal. As Improper disposal will lead to major Health Hazard to the society. Requested to imply with proper dispose of Solid waste. Like discarding the spoiled/ contaminated material in yellow bags and Sharps in closed container should have proper labelling, that to be incinerated properly. Maintaining the Spill kit is necessary in all laboratories. Disposing the Chemical wastes according to the MSDS chart. And also talked about the Policy, Implementation of the SOP health and safety.

Blood Transfusion Safety :

Talk was covered the whole subject of Blood transfusion. The policy, Blood collection, Processing , Transfusion. The importance of Safe Blood transfusion was also delivered.

Laboratory Ergonomics :

Many of the participants were not familiar with  the ergonomics, So it was interesting talk for most of them. I heard about Ergonomics in 2007 when group of Engineers visited to our lab and checked the available Facilities supporting Ergonomics. Later Our Lab was provided with comfortable chairs with arm rest. And Physiotherapy department provided a Chart for Ergonomic postures at work place. There was small exercises in the chart to avoid Work related Muscle Syndromes.

The NLC concludes with vote of Thanks from the organizer. We all felt fullness that the NLC gave a good Picture about the Quality Management. But still This knowledge is a handful of water from the Ocean.

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