Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Laboratory Practice

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Course teacher

Associate teachers

Status of the course

Course objectives

Acquisition of basic knowledge about basic concepts and principles of quality management, requirements and criteria of testing laboratories according to the requirements of EN ISO / IEC 17025 standard.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Completed appropriate undergraduate study

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

1. Understanding the quality menagement system in the laboratory including accreditation process laws and standards for accreditation
2. Apply laboratory tests, methods, the process of mesurements, uncertainty, quality control and documentation of the laboratory
3. Understand evaluation off laboratories tests, accreditation of laboratories, the system of authorization and accreditation in Europe and Croatia.
4. Apply knowledge in practice and link the theoretical knolidge with real problems in the laboratorywork.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Analytical system. Sampling from the environment. Seminar: Solving problems.
2nd week: Preparation of the sample for analysis. Seminar: Solving problems.
3rd week: Method of isolation of the analyte from the nuts: solid phase extraction, microwave ultrasonic extraction. Seminar: Solving problems.
4th week: Spectroscopic methods. Molecular Spectroscopy. Seminar: Solving problems.
5th week: Atomic absorption spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy. Seminar: Solving problems.
6th week: Chromatographic methods: gas, ion, thin layer chromatography. Seminar: Solving problems.
7th Week : 1st. partial exam, solving the test
8th week: The standard methods and reference materials, validation. Seminar: Solving problems
9th week: sample for analysis, records, process evaluation and report, Seminar: Solving problems
10th week: subcontracting, external services and procurement; appeal. Seminar: Solving problems
11th week: GLP-principles, and procedures. Seminar: Solving problems
12th week: A system of authorization and accreditation in Europe and Croatia, principles and rules. Seminar: Solving problems
13th week:. The requirements of EN ISO / IEC 17025 (current edition). Seminar: Solving problems
14th week: The requirements of EN ISO / IEC 17025 (current edition). Seminar: Solving problems
15th week : 2nd partial exam , solving the test
List of Exercises
documentation of good laboratory practice
individual documentation for ISO / IEC 17025: 2005
Development of manual quality
internal audits
visit to the Veterinary Institute Split

Format of instruction:

Student responsibilities

Lectures attendance - at least 80% and completing exercises