NACCCA Scientific Development Webinar Series - What is Metrological Traceability and Why Should You Care

Greg Miller is a Professor in the Pathology Department at Virginia Commonwealth University where he serves as Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry and Director of Pathology Information Systems. He is an active contributor to several committees and working groups for standardization and harmonization of laboratory results. He currently chairs the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine and the IFCC working group for commutability in metrological traceability. He is a member of the US delegation to ISO technical committee 212 for clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems. He is a past-president of the AACC and of the CLSI.

Outline

1.         What is metrological traceability

2.         What is the clinical problem we are addressing

3.         How does metrological traceability work in lab medicine

4.         Commutable reference materials are important

5.         What is the role of the JCTLM

6.         How can a lab verify metrological traceability

Learning objectives

At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

•          Use metrological traceability to assist with selection of measuring systems for a laboratory

•          Explain why some measurement results do not agree with those from a different measuring system

•          Identify and use available reference materials to verify the metrological traceability of measuring systems in a laboratory