Amendment Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Amendment and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| References International Civil Aviation Organization. Technical instructions for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air. Doc 9284; 2005 - 2006 ed with amendment. National Laboratory Training Network. Packaging and shipping Division 6.2 materials. Georgia Public Health Laboratory; 2008. Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism. Available at: http://www.asm.org/ASM/files/LeftMarginHeaderList/DOWNLOADFILENAME/000000001202/Packing&Shipping11-18-05.pdf Accessed on February 13, 2009.US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Transporting Infectious Substances Safely. Guide to changes effective October 1, 2006. Washington, DC; 2006. | View Page |
| External Quality Control (3) Participation in some sort of proficiency testing program is now required by all accrediting bodies and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). Because the results must be returned to a testing center for comparison, there is a delay between the time of testing and the receipt of any statistical summary. | View Page |
| Verification of Performance Specifications for Nonwaived Testing On April 24, 2003, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Final Rules went into effect.As of that date, each laboratory that introduces a nonwaived, unmodified, FDA-cleared or approved test system must do the following before reporting patient test results: Demonstrate that it can obtain performance specifications comparable to those established by the manufacturer for the following performance characteristics: Accuracy. Precision. Reportable range of test results for the test system. Verify that the manufacturer's reference intervals (normal values) are appropriate for the laboratory's patient population. | View Page |