Siemens Healthineers Academy

PEPFAR Quality Control and Method Validation Activity 9: Part 4

In this activity, Sigma-metric and Critical Systematic Error (ΔSEc) are introduced. Participants will review a site’s monthly summary report and perform an investigational analysis using instrument records and QC charts.

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  • TEA
  • sigma-metric
  • critical systematic error
  • SEC
  • SLIPTA
  • SLIPTA checklist
  • benchmarking methods
  • sigma scale
  • sigma
  • method performance