Teacher(s)

Leal Teresinha coordinator;

Language

French

Main themes

Preanalytics Analytical methods Quality controls Clinical enzymology List of the major biochemical biomarkers (liver, kidney, cardiac, pancreatic functions, lipids, cystic fibrosis, etc…) Clinical interpretation

Content

The first part of the lecture will review all required preanalytical conditions (blood sampling, stability,…). The second part will include assessment of analytical performances (reproducibility, sensitivity, specificity, ROC curve,…). Among general topics, there will be clinical enzymology, Westgard rules, basis of automation,… Among specific topics: oligoelements, porphyrias, urinanalysis, lipids, proteins, blood gas, cystic fibrosis diagnostic, bone markers, tumor markers, cardiac markers, pancreatic markers, kidney, thyroid, liver... The third part will be dedicate to protocols and validations (hemoglobinopathies, protein electrophoresis, therapeutic drug monitoring,…).

Other information

Evaluation : written exam Support : slides available on I-campus

Faculty or entity

FARM