Wednesday, June 24 at 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST | 11:00 EDT | 08:00 PDT

The need for validation and verification is a fundamental prerequisite for trust in laboratory analyses and a basic requirement for every clinical laboratory. Laboratories performing molecular testing for infectious disease often face the problem of being unable to validate or verify tests due to a lack of patient sample material. To enable smaller laboratories to offer valid tests, requirements for the use of control and reference materials are needed.

In this SelectScience® webinar, clinical pathology and molecular pathology expert, Dr. Milo Halabi, Director, Institute of Clinical Pathology, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Ried im Innkreis, Austria, will describe how clinical laboratories can meet this requirement and why certified control and reference materials can be a valuable tool for ensuring competence in a medical laboratory.

The session will also explore the use of control and reference materials in daily routines and how they can be used for the verification and validation of procedures, internal quality control, and even as a substitute for missing proficiency tests, especially in analyses that rarely yield positive results and where positive patient samples are unavailable.

Topics covered will include:

  • All aspects of control and reference material
  • Requirements of ISO 15189:2022
  • Requirements of the European Union's IVD-R
  • The role of control and reference material in the validation and verification process
  • The role of control and reference material in relation to internal and external quality assurance

Who should attend?

This event is perfect for:

  • Clinical laboratory professionals that conduct infectious disease molecular testing

Key learning objectives

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the role of control and reference materials in relation to ISO 15189:2022
  • Discuss the use of control and reference materials for validation and verification
  • Explain the use of control and reference materials for internal and external quality assurance

Accreditation statement

SelectScience® is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.

Webinar details

  • Cost: Free to attend
  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Instruction level: Intermediate

Registration is required to secure your place. If you register but can’t attend live, you will receive a link to the on‑demand recording once it becomes available.

Presenters

Dr. Milo Halabi
Dr. Milo Halabi

Head of Department and Director

Institute of Clinical Pathology, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics

Dr. Milo Halabi is a specialist in clinical pathology and molecular pathology, currently serving as the Head of Department and Director of the Institute of Clinical Pathology, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Ried im Innkreis, Austria. In addition to his medical expertise, Dr. Halabi has been an assessor in accreditation procedures since 2009 and manages two accredited laboratories.
Matilde Marques
Matilde Marques

Life Sciences Assistant Editor, SelectScience

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