Quality Assurance in the Pathology Laboratory

Forensic, Technical, and Ethical Aspects

 Edited by Maciej J. Bogusz

Contents

Part I
Quality Assurance of Chemometric Methods and Pathology: Selected Topics

1 The Preanalytical Phase in Quality Assurance 

Giuseppe Lippi and Gian Cesare Guidi

2 Quality Assurance of Point-of-Care and On-Site Drug Testing 

James H. Nichols

3 Quality Assurance of Identification with Chromatographic–Mass Spectrometric Methods 

Maciej J. Bogusz

4 Quality Assurance of Quantification Using Chromatographic Methods with Linear Relation between Dose and Detector Response 

Georg Schmitt and Rolf Aderjan

Part II
Quality Assurance Aspects of Newly Emerging Methods in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

5 Pharmacogenomics, Personalized Medicine, and Personalized Justice Influencing the Quality and Practice of Forensic Science 

Steven H.Y. Wong

6 Quality Aspects in Autopsy versus Virtopsy  

Michael J. Thali and Stephan A. Bolliger

Part III
Accreditation, Standards, and Education: Their Role in Maintaining Quality

7 Role of Accreditation Procedures in Maintaining Quality 

Maciej J. Bogusz and Huda Hassan

8 Role of Governmental and Professional Organizations in Setting Quality Standards in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Related Areas 

Maciej J. Bogusz

9 Education and Training in the Changing Environment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Gian Cesare Guidi and Giuseppe Lippi

10 Quality Assurance Aspects of Interpretation of Results in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology 

Katrin M. Kirschbaum and Frank Musshoff

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