BASIC PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN A TB/HIV/AIDS REFERENCE LABORATORY.. This item is unavailable.BASIC PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN A TB/HIV/AIDS REFERENCE LABORATORY.

Quality control is the measures that have to be included in each test run to verify that the test is working correctly. Quality control indicates whether a test run is valid. External quality assessment program is an external evaluation of laboratory performance based on participation in EQAP using proficiency panels. The key issues for TB/HIV/AIDS laboratory quality assurance is that there must be detailed standard operating procedures (SOP) with total compliance checklists for monitoring all activities, organizational schemes for processing, documentation and assessment, monitoring of staff (competency evaluation) with blind proficiencies, neat and complete documentation of all results, no deviation from procedures, maintaining of confidentiality, endorsement of safety measures, and identification of errors and addressing them with a corrective action plan. To have an effective quality plan, there must be focus on accuracy, detail, clarity and legibility. Check and recheck. Never assume.