From patient to result
Enable participants to understand and reconstruct the entire pathway of a specimen in the medical laboratory, from patient identification through to validation and reporting of the result.
An introduction to the complete pathway of the specimen, from patient reception and the test request through to validation and reporting of the result. The workshop covers identification, specimen collection, labelling, transport, receipt, preparation, analysis, storage and traceability.
- Identify the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases
- Explain the link between the patient, the test request and the specimen
- Understand the requirements for preparation, specimen collection and identification
- Describe packaging, transport and storage conditions
- Recognise a compliant or non-compliant specimen
- Understand specimen preparation and the analytical phase
- Distinguish between technical validation and biological validation
- Explain the principles of reporting, archiving and confidentiality
- Reconstruct the complete traceability of a specimen
The detailed programme for this workshop has not been published yet.
This programme is announced: its detailed content will be published shortly.
Provide a certificate of enrolment for students currently in training. Or provide a copy of your diploma for recent graduates. No prior professional experience is required.
- Students in biomedical analysis
- Students in medical biology
- Students in biomedical sciences
- Students in health sciences
- Laboratory trainees
- Recent graduates wishing to consolidate their understanding of the process
This programme strengthens skills and employability; it is not an automatic promise of recruitment.
