Day 1
- SAC-SINGLAS – ISO 15189 Standard Overview
- Reagent and Reference Materials
- Test Methods & Method Validations
- Hands-on: Quality Control & Proficiency Testing (UV Spectrophotometer test of unknown sample)
- Uncertainty Measurement
Written Assessment (Open Book) – Consist of MCQ and Short Answer Questions
Day 2
- Introduction to Quality Control in the Lab
- Quality Assurance
- o Types of Quality Assurance - Internal Quality Control, External Quality Assurance
- o Importance of Quality Assurance
- o Interpreting QA reports
- o Practical
- Immunology Testing
- o Introduction to Allergy Testing
- o Principle behind the test
- o Performing allergy test (Immunoblot Process)
- o Practical
- o Introduction to Immunoblot Allergy Machine
- o Reading of sample results
- o Cleaning of machine
- o Troubleshooting
Written Assessment (Open Book) – Consist of MCQ and Short Answer Questions
Day 3
- Introduction to Breath Testing
- Hydrogen Breath Testing
- Introduction to HBT machine, patient preparation guidelines
- Operational Maintenance of HBT machine, E.g. item check, internal calibration, linearity test, Flow rate check. Running of test
- Cleaning of machine
- Replacement of parts (as per PM)
- Other checks including desiccant and sample drying tube
- Electric safety check and Troubleshooting
- Protocol of hydrogen/methane gas test
- Analysing patient sample
- Understanding test results
- Introduction to Serology
- Types of Serology Testing
- Introduction to Rapid Test
- Principles behind test
- Performing of rapid test for H. pylori
Written Assessment (Open Book) – Consist of MCQ and Short Answer Questions
Day 4
- Introduction to Haematology
- Haematology Testing
- Introduction to Manual staining
- Principles behind staining
- Performing of manual staining
- Introduction to Automated Staining
- Introduction to Automated Stainer
- Interpretation of Results
- Using of machine, reading of results, principle behind machine
- Other checks including pattern spray check, system flush
- Electric safety check
- Troubleshooting
Written Assessment (Open Book) – Consist of MCQ and Short Answer Questions
Certification
Participants will be issued with a Certificate of Accomplishment upon meeting 75% of the required course attendance and passed the assessments.