

Understanding ISO 15189 (1-day)
Pre-Requisites
Recommended Experience
1 day
Duration
Virtual, Face-to-Face
Delivery Mode
$919.00 (incl. GST)
Cost
Overview
This course explores key requirements in the international standard ISO 15189, relevant for human pathology testing, to support the delivery of quality outcomes, valid test results, and conformance with the Standard.
Outcomes
Describe the requirements of ISO 15189
Align the medical laboratory’s processes, procedures and management system to these requirements
Audience
- need to understand the requirements in ISO 15189:
- to use as a stand-alone quality management Standard, or
- as they relate to NATA/RCPA accreditation
- interact with, or work in, a human pathology or medical laboratory or service
- establish, implement or maintain medical laboratory quality and technical systems.
Medical laboratory roles that would benefit from attending this course include:
- Quality managers and officers
- Laboratory directors, managers, pathologists and scientists
- Hospital pathology testing personnel
- Point of Care Testing (POCT) personnel.
The course may also be of interest to medical laboratories who are considering, or are in the process of gaining, accreditation in the NATA/RCPA human pathology program.
Delivery
Course content is delivered using engaging learning activities that may include:
- individual and group work
- case study scenarios that apply the learning to real-life practice
- opportunities to evaluate understanding as the course progresses.
Learning through individual and group activities and discussions
Activities and scenarios that apply to real life practice
Opportunities to evaluate understanding as the course progresses
Training is delivered from 9:00 am – 5.00 pm.
- Virtual training is at AEST (or AEDT during daylight savings).
- Face-to-face training is at local time.
Locations.
- We schedule public courses in all capital cities.
- Regional and in-house training at your preferred location are available upon request.
"I enjoyed all of it. I could relate it directly back into the laboratory environment. The trainer had an incredible knowledge of this topic. I found him easy to listen to and he had the right amount of humour.”
Kerrie-Anne White – QC Assistant, Environmental, NSW Health Pathology