External files brought to the laboratory
Receive, check and route external files and specimens by applying objective criteria for compliance, safety and traceability.
This workshop is free for participants enrolled in the complete pathway. It provides a practical method for checking external files and specimens, deciding whether they are acceptable and ensuring appropriate communication and traceability.
- check identities and the test request
- look for essential information
- check that the file and the specimens match
- examine the container, labelling, volume and integrity
- check the transport conditions
- spot anomalies likely to affect the result
- apply acceptance and rejection criteria
- manage conditional acceptance
- adapt the decision for urgent or irreplaceable specimens
- record receipt and anomalies
- word a request for information or for a repeat collection
- inform the external facility professionally
- monitor recurring non-conformities
The detailed programme for this workshop has not been published yet.
This programme is announced: its detailed content will be published shortly.
be a student or professional in medical biology, biomedical analysis or health sciences; provide a certificate of enrolment, a professional certificate or a copy of your diploma; have a general knowledge of specimen collection and specimen transport.
- laboratory technicians and technologists
- reception and specimen receipt staff
- specimen collection staff and external phlebotomists
- nurses who perform specimen collection
- couriers and staff responsible for transporting specimens
- pre-analytical managers
- staff of partner laboratories, clinics, practices and health centres
- advanced students and recent graduates in biomedical analysis
This programme strengthens skills and employability; it is not an automatic promise of recruitment.
