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WESTGARD QC promotes the latest news, education, and tools in the quality control field. Our goal is to bring tools, technology and training into today's healthcare industry — by featuring QC lessons, QC case studies and frequent essays from leaders in the quality control area. This is also a reference source for quality requirements, including CLIA requirements for analytical quality. This website features the best explanation of the Multirule ("Westgard Rules") and how to use them. For laboratory and healthcare professionals looking for educational and reference material in the quality control field.
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Educational Workshop: Let Me Repeat That! The multiple ways to measure precision
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Accredited for 1 PACE hour, this LGC Clinical Diagnostics-sponsored Westgard webinar on precision studies is one of the basic requirements of method validation and verification. There is more than one way to measure random error−the Westgards will cover them all.
In this Westgard webinar, we will explore the multitude of possible ways to estimate precision, from the classical to the abbreviated, from EP5 to EP15, from short-term to long-term, from monthly to cumulative, and even from random error to measurement uncertainty.
By watching, you will learn/gain:
- Advice on judging acceptability.
- Sources for setting performance specifications for precision.
- Best practices for determining CV, via CLSI C24.
- What CLIA, CAP, and ISO 15189 have to say about imprecision.
- The state of the debate on precision and measurement uncertainty, and the practicality of each approach.
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