Relationship Testing I
Program Code: 5107-TC
Saturday, October 20, 2007
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Mary Mount, MT(ASCP), Memorial Blood Center

SPEAKERS
George Maha, JD, PhD, MT(ASCP), Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Mary Mount, MT(ASCP), Memorial Blood Center
Jane Pritchard

DESCRIPTION
This session covers administrative actions affecting relationship testing laboratories. One part will discuss the findings from assessments, including any patterns of problems seen by the assessors. Also discussed will be findings from the AABB/CAP
Relationship Testing Proficiency test. The second part of this session
will include a discussion of the new (effective Jan 2008) 8th edition of standards and the annual report for testing performed in 2006. The annual report gives a summary of volume of testing and other measures for relationship testing and discusses common problems that may be encountered.