Quality of Control of Clinical-Biochemical Laboratories – Serbian Case

Authors

  • Vinko Peric International University of Brcko, District Brcko
  • Dusan Jaric International University of Brcko, District Brcko
  • Sonja Ketin University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad
  • Admira Konicanin University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar
  • Rade Biocanin University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2014.034

Keywords:

medical laboratory, quality control, good laboratory practice, certification, accreditation.

Abstract

In the last 20 years in medical laboratories, numerous activities regarding quality and accreditation system were taken. Approach to this problem in European countries is different, so the task of the Accreditation Work Group of the Confederation of European societies for clinical chemistry (EC 4) to help the efforts to harmonize this issue. External quality control in clinical-chemical laboratories imposed the need for the implementation of quality management system. »Good laboratory practice« and its principles were adopted by nominated bodies, both international and national. In the beginning, the standard ISO 9001 was applied for certification and for accreditation EN 45001 and ISO Guide 25, which are prepared for testing and calibration laboratories. Standard ISO 17025 is the successor of the previous documents and for now it is a reference for mentioned laboratories. Accreditation Work Group of the Confederation of European societies for clinical chemistry (EC 4) made an amendment of the requirements for medical laboratories, which this standard describes. Standard draft ISO 15189 was adopted on February 2003 as a final version with requirements for medical laboratories.

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Published

2014-06-06

How to Cite

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Peric V, Jaric D, Ketin S, Konicanin A, Biocanin R. Quality of Control of Clinical-Biochemical Laboratories – Serbian Case. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 6 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];2(2):219-23. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2014.034

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A - Basic Science