TY - BOOK AU - Burnett, David AU - Poyser, Karen H. (ed) AU - Sherwood, Roy A. (ed) AU - Wardell, Jean (ed) TI - A practical guide to ISO 15189 in laboratory medicine SN - 0902429493 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - ACB Venture Publications KW - DIAGNOSIS, LABORATORY KW - LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES KW - PATHOLOGY KW - QUALITY ASSURANCE KW - QUALITY CONTROL N1 - ISO 15189 - the standard for the medical laboratory -- Defining and managing quality in the medical laboratory -- Organisation and management responsibility -- Quality management system -- Personnel -- Accommodation and environmental conditions, includin occupational health and safety -- Laboratory equipment, reagents, consumable (IVD) and external services -- Pre-examinatuion and post-examination process -- Examination processes and ensuring the quality of examination results -- Evaluation and continual improvement N2 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Written by Dr David Burnett OBE, former Consultant Clinical Biochemist at the St Albans & Hemel Hempstead NHS Trust, this book is primarily intended as a practical guide for laboratory professionals wishing to implement the International Standard, ISO 15189:2012 Medical laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence in their laboratories, but will also be useful to peer review assessors or full time assessors working for accreditation bodies ER -