Trials and tribulations in the quest for QC perfection with patient-like controls
May 28, 2025 - 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT
Join Dr. Luciano Soares, Clinical Scientist at Tampa General Hospital, as he shares how his lab seamlessly transitioned to MDx-Chex from their previous quality control (QC) method, and learn about the practical insights and lessons he gained along the way. Streck's innovative MDx-Chex® controls were meticulously designed to verify every step of the BIOFIRE® BCID2 and Luminex VERIGENE® BC-GP and BC-GN sepsis tests, ensuring comprehensive coverage of every detectable target. Dr. Soares will highlight how these features have greatly improved his lab's accuracy and reliability.
Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your lab's diagnostic capabilities.
Key learning objectives:
- Understand the key differences between an external quality control (EQC) and an internal quality control (IQC)
- Learn about the ideal composition of an EQC with regards to micro recommendations (IQCP)
- Discover how an EQC with the recommended composition of intact microorganisms in a patient sample-like matrix can detect issues with assay reagents that nucleic acid-based QC cannot
Who should attend?
- Clinical microbiology lab managers/directors
- Quality management
- Infectious disease clinicians
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Speakers
Dr. Soares is a Clinical Scientist at Tampa General Hospital, with the Esoteric Research lab. Previously, he worked as an assistant Research Scientist with the Marine Turtle Nesting Program at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute until 2021. Dr. Soares is a courtesy assistant scientist at the Department of Biology at the University of Florida, holding a Ph.D. with the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research in the Biology Department at University of Florida. He also has a Masters in Vertebrate Zoology from the Catholic University of Minas Gerais (2004) and a degree in Biology from the Catholic University of Minas Gerais (1999). Previously, he was the assistant Biologist for Projeto TAMAR-ICMBio (Brazilian Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program) National Research and Conservation Coordination and Research and Conservation Coordinator of Projeto TAMAR in the state of Bahia, from 2004 to 2010. He has been a member of the Marine Turtle Specialist Group (IUCN-MTSG) since 2002.
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