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From patient to analysis
23 January 2027
08 h – 17 h
15 h
Enable participants to understand, monitor and secure the pre-analytical pathway, from the test request through to the provision of a compliant specimen for the analytical phase.
- define the boundaries of the pre-analytical phase
- reconstruct the pathway of a specimen
- identify the interfaces between workstations
- understand the consequences of a pre-analytical error
- check the test request and the patient’s identity
- check the identification, container, volume and condition of the specimen
- check the turnaround time and transport conditions
- recognise a non-compliant specimen
- identify the information that must be recorded
- document the different steps
- ensure continuity of information
- report an anomaly or a non-conformity
- apply a procedure and use a checklist
- prioritise actions
- communicate effectively with the other people involved in the process
Intended audience
- Laboratory technicians and technologists
- phlebotomists and specimen collection staff
- staff responsible for reception, registration, specimen receipt and sorting
- collection room managers and pre-analytical leads
- students and recent graduates in biomedical analysis
- medical students involved in requesting and analysing laboratory test panels
- junior doctors and general practitioners who request tests
- interns and residents in clinical biology or medical biology
- professionals wishing to update their pre-analytical practices
Assessment and validation
Training certificate
This programme strengthens skills and employability; it is not an automatic promise of recruitment.
