Bio-Rad Laboratories has announced it will present an array of quality control-related offerings at the 2022 American Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (AACC) taking place in Chicago, IL on July 24-28, according to a release.
Bio-Rad will present an industry workshop event titled, “I'm Out of Control – Now What? The Use of Analytical Goals and Interlaboratory Reports for QC Troubleshooting.” The workshop, being held Tuesday, July 26th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Regency Ballroom A. A networking reception will kick-off the event at 5:30pm. This quality control focused workshop will provide attendees with:
- A discussion on how analytical goals help with QC troubleshooting;
- Tips and best practices to help differentiate QC limits from analytical goals; and
- Tips and best practices on how to identify and utilize performance indicators to support QC troubleshooting.
Lab professionals can earn P.A.C.E. credits of 1.5 contact hours by attending.
Bio-Rad will also host a poster presentation on Tuesday, July 26th at 1:30pm titled “Designing Multi-Instrument QC Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm From Erroneous Results” (Poster #A-147).
On the exhibition floor at booth #613, Bio-Rad will feature an assortment of displays and demonstrations of its QC products, including InteliQ load-and-go controls, Unity QC data management solutions and the most recent addition to the product portfolio, Exact Diagnostics infectious disease molecular controls & standards. Bio-Rad’s InteliQ ready-to-use quality controls are barcoded, independent quality controls that are compatible with most major chemistry and immunoassay platforms. They load directly onto lab instruments and help automate QC workflow—reducing turnaround time, limiting manual errors, and increasing overall lab efficiency. When combined with the robust data management tools of Unity software solutions, Bio-Rad QC enables laboratory personnel to connect and compare their data with labs worldwide.
