Resources

This section contains ‘living file’ of resources designed to increase an understanding of  traceability in laboratory medicine and its impact on reducing between-method variability and improving clinical outcomes for patients.  The resources are presented in four categories. 

Additional resources may be found in the Publications and Meetings section of this website.

 

Glossary of terms used in traceability in laboratory medicine:

Robert Wielgosz (FR). Access the document here.

 

Webinars: 

JCTLM webinars:

The JCTLM has produced a series of webinars on traceability in laboratory medicine and method standardization / harmonization. Each webinar last for ~20 minutes and each addresses a specific topic. All the webinars are published on the IFCC e-academy and are freely available.

To access the series of webinars, go to: http://eacademy.ifcc.org/events/jctlm-webinars

The individual webinars are listed below together with direct links to the individual webinars.

• Traceability in laboratory medicine: a driver for accurate results for patient care. 20 questions and answers for trainees in laboratory medicine. Graham BEASTALL (UK). January 2017. Access the webinar at:
   http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/b/dr-graham-beastall/?ctype=1154&cid=1759
• All results are made and interpreted by comparison. Elvar THEODORSSON (SE). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/t/prof-elvar-theodorsson/?ctype=1154&cid=1844
• The pillars of standardization. Elvar THEODORSSON (SE). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/topics/other-areas-of-laboratory-medicine/traceability-in-laboratory-medicine/?ctype=1154&cid=1813
• Basic traceability chains. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/topics/other-areas-of-laboratory-medicine/traceability-in-laboratory-medicine/?ctype=1154&cid=1839
• Basics of traceability applied to laboratory medicine. Anja KESSLER (DE). Access the webinar at:
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/k/anja-kessler/?ctype=1154&cid=1840
• Standardization and harmonization. Elvar THEODORSSON (SE). Access the webinar at:
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/events/ifcc-webinars/?ctype=1154&cid=1812
• Commutability explained. Vincent DELATOUR (FR). Access the webinar at:
   http://eacademy.ifcc.org/events/jctlm-webinars/?ctype=1154&cid=1858
• Commutability – why it matters. Vincent DELATOUR (FR). Access the webinar at:
   http://eacademy.ifcc.org/events/jctlm-webinars/?ctype=1154&cid=1857
• Traceable and commutable calibrators. David DUCROQ (UK). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/topics/other-areas-of-laboratory-medicine/traceability-in-laboratory-medicine/?ctype=1154&cid=1841
• Examples of reference materials. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/topics/other-areas-of-laboratory-medicine/traceability-in-laboratory-medicine/?ctype=1154&cid=1838
• Examples of reference measurement procedures. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the webinar at: 
  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/p/jeanita-pritchett/?ctype=1154&cid=1837

    

  Webinars from other organizations:

  • Getting the right answer to manage the patient – the importance of traceability. Graham JONES (AU). September 2015. Access the webinar at:  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/j/graham-jones/?ctype=1154&cid=1363
  • The importance of traceability. Graham JONES (AU). June 2015. Access webinar at:  http://eacademy.ifcc.org/authors/j/graham-jones/?ctype=1154&cid=1317

   

  PowerPoint presentations: 

  JCTLM PowerPoint presentations:

  • Traceability in laboratory medicine: a driver for accurate results for patient care.20 questions and answers for trainees in laboratory medicine. Graham BEASTALL (UK). January 2017.  Access the presentation here
  • Traceability in laboratory medicine: a driver for accurate results for patient care. Graham BEASTALL (UK). October 2016. Access the presentation here
  • All results are made and interpreted by comparison. Elvar THEOROSSON (SE). Access the presentation here 
    
  • The pillars of standardization. Elvar THEODORSSON (SE). Access the presentation here as power point-pdf and word file-pdf 
  • Basic traceability chains. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the presentation here
  • Basics of traceability applied to laboratory medicine. Anja KESSLER (DE). Access the presentation here
  • Standardization and harmonization. Elvar THEODORSSON (SE).  Access the presentation here as power point-pdf and word file-pdf  
  • Commutability explained. Vincent DELATOUR (FR). Access the document here
  • Commutability – why it matters. Vincent DELATOUR (FR). Access the document here
  • Traceable and commutable calibrators. David DUCROQ (UK). Access the presentation here
  • Examples of reference materials. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the presentation here
  • Examples of reference measurement procedures. Jeanita PRITCHETT (US). Access the presentation here
    

   

  Kinldy note that webinar presentations may be obtained as PowerPoint and Word files, by direct request to the author of the webinar. Please contact IFCC office at ifcc@ifcc.org for further details.

    

  Other PowerPoint presentations:  

  Other relevant resources

  Both Eurachem and Citac have resources available to aid an understanding of the importance of traceability. These resources may be accessed at:

  www.eurachem.org/index.php/publications/guides

  and

  www.citac.cc

  A leaflet entitled ‘Metrological traceability of analytical results’ may be downloaded here