Quality Management and Accreditation/Certification of Genetic Testing (Unit 1)

Quality Management System

Education & Training

Databases & Resources

General Information

Our aim is to measurably improve the quality of the management and provision of genetic services for the benefit of the patient and that lab accreditation is considered the norm.

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Events All events

22 Mar 2010 - Approaching accreditation of a PGD centre

ESHRE Campus symposium organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Group “Reproductive Genetics” in collaboration with EuroGentest
London (GB) More...

15 Apr 2010 - ATELIER D’INITIATION - Accréditation dans les laboratoires de génétique

Comparer et partager les expériences de mise en place des systèmes qualité et travailler sur des situations concrètes en rapport avec la qualité, par exemple à propos de non-conformité, de comptes-rendus de résultats ou de formation du personnel. Les principales difficultés rencontrées dans le management du système de qualité et les moyens de préparer l’accréditation selon la norme ISO 15189 seront par ailleurs discutés au travers d’activités interactives en petits groupes, animées par des experts.
SAINT-DENIS LA PLAINE Cedex (FR) More...

17 May 2010 - WORKSHOP - Towards accreditation: Managing the human side of change (WP1.8)

This workshop will tackle the human side of change. How do you motivate the lab to implement a new quality system? How do you manage the human side of this process of change?
Heverlee (BE) More...

11 Jun 2010 - BASIC WORKSHOP - internal audit (WP 1.8)

The aim of this workshop is to train the participants to efficiently and effectively direct and/or participate in a laboratory audit in the spirit of peer review and education. Participants are motivated to exchange ideas and learn from each other and the experts, by general presentations, role play, video fragments and group discussions.
Göteborg (SE) More...

News

UK Genetic Variant Database Launches Enquiry Service

NGRL Manchester has launched a global online enquiry service for the UK Diagnostic Mutation Database. (upd.27 Nov 2009) More...

EuroGentest is organising its first Symposium on Quality & Laboratory Management

Topics such as laboratory quality assurance and accreditation, which are very important in medical laboratories, are not commonly addressed in (inter)national scientific meetings. This symposium aims to respond to this shortcoming and bring together people working in diagnostic laboratories. (upd.26 Jan 2009) More...

Update on guidelines for molecular genetic diagnosis of CF and CFTR-related disorders

We are pleased to inform you that the update of the best practice guidelines for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, were published this summer. Download them here (upd.24 Nov 2008) More... Download PDF Document

Job opportunity for director of molecular diagnostic lab (Lausanne) More...

UK NEQAS has opened registration for the CF testing on blood spots to European laboratories

UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics has opened registration for the Cystic fibrosis testing on blood spots External Quality Assurance (EQA) 2008 scheme to European laboratories. Numbers have been limited for this year so any interested parties should contact the Scheme Organiser as soon as possible. (upd.18 Mar 2008) More...

The IVD Directive and Genetic Testing: Problems and proposals

The in-vitro Medical Devices Directive (IVD Directive) sets a framework for the regulation of in-vitro diagnostic tests in the EU. Issued in 1998, the Directive came into force in 2003 in all member states. Since then, some issues have arisen with the Directive which have particular relevance for genetic testing. (upd.12 Feb 2008) More...