Challenging QC Paradigm for Infectious Diseases

Program Date: 3 August 2023

Publication Date: 21 September 2023

Continuing Education Units: Hours: 0.5

Lecture Description

In this lecture, Wayne Dimech discusses the traditional approach to monitoring the quality control of infectious disease testing and considers an alternate approach these processes.

Lecture Objectives
  • Understand and manage the consequences of traditional approaches to quality control management as applied to infectious disease testing
  • Review infectious disease testing
  • Compare traditional approaches to quality control and QConnect Limits
  • Question quality control processes

Run Time: 36

Lecture Instructor Bio(s)

Wayne Dimech, MBA, BApp Sci

Executive Manager, Scientific and Business Relations
National Serology Reference Laboratory
Melbourne, Australia

Wayne Dimech is a Scientific and Business Relations Manager for the National Serology Reference Laboratory, a WHO Collaborating Centre. Mr Dimech obtained a B.App. Sci; and an MBA. He is a fellow from the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists and the Faculty of Science (Research) of the Royal College of Pathologists Australia. He is a recognized expert in infectious disease serology and laboratory quality.