February 27, 2013

A Quality Management Toolkit for Molecular Genetic Testing


Host: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), and Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Location: webinar
Date: March 20-22, 2013
Web: www.aphlnet.org

1 pm to 2 pm EST
This 50-minute presentation on February 27, 2013 will provide guidance for implementing international quality management system (QMS) standards in laboratories performing human molecular genetic testing. In addition, it describes the use of QMS tools to address specific quality management challenges in molecular genetic testing.

Speakers:
Bin Chen, PhD, FACMG, geneticist/health scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Elisabeth Dequeker, PhD, professor, Biomedical Quality Assurance Research Unit, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium