Prt 1 - Imp. of Metrological Traceability and Est. of Uncertainty in Context of ISO15189

International Experts in Laboratory Quality gathered in Salzburg, Austria April 4-6 2011, to discuss the difficult challenges facing our laboratories, and to provide advanced ideas on how to overcome those challenges. This series of videos allows experienced and non-experienced laboratory professionals across the world to learn the latest thinking on critical laboratory concepts.

The event took place over 3 days. Videos are either from Day 1 (Topic introduction) or Day 3 (Reporting the Outcomes of the working groups). Day 1 presentations include the use of interactive polling devices to get real-time feedback from the audience. Day 3 presentations were simultaneously broadcast of the internet as a live Webinar on April 6.

Implementation of metrological traceability and estimation of uncertainty of measurements in the context of ISO 15189 requirements.

Graham Jones (Australia)

The working group considered:
• Does uncertainty have real value to the clinician? If yes, how would laboratories characterize that value? If not, why does the lab community remain largely silent on the issue?
• When (under what conditions) should the laboratory report uncertainty?
• How can the laboratory provide uncertainty data that is timely and useful to the clinician?
• What are the best practices for handling traceability issues in the laboratory? Do you document traceability or do you merely accept manufacturer traceability data?
• What aspects of laboratory operations other than the analytical methods are affected by traceability requirements? (eg. thermometers, gauges etc). How can the laboratory effectively manage these issues?

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Science & Technology

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• UOM
• GUM
• measurement uncertainty
• metrology
• traceability