MLT 102 - Quality Assurance and Quality Control

1 credit hour - 15 hours of lecture;one term.
Identify structure and function of medical laboratories and define healthcare team member roles. Recognize how medical ethics, laboratory mathematics, quality assurance procedures, and regulations affect the clinical laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): MLT 100 , with a grade of C or better, or permission of the MLT Program Coordinator.

Note: Typically offered OL; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Apply regulations affecting the clinical laboratory.
Apply ethics of healthcare relevant to a clinical laboratory setting.
Implement quality assurance and quality control systems in the clinical laboratory including generating control levels, practicing quality assurance techniques, interpreting quality control values, and troubleshooting quality assurance issues.