Approaching accreditation of a PGD centre
ESHRE Campus symposium
London, United Kingdom
22-23 March 2010
Speaker handouts
Organisation of a PGD Centre - Joyce Harper (United Kingdom)
Introduction to QMS - Els Dequeker (Belgium)
Where to start – writing SOPs and risk assessments - Jan Traeger – Synodinos (Greece)
Writing a quality policy, quality manual and the role of the quality manager - Alan Thornhill (United Kingdom)
Laboratory equipment, information systems and consumables - Seema Dhanjal (United Kingdom)
Evaluation and quality assurance - Katerina Vesela (Czech Republic)
Reporting - Francesco Fiorentino (Italy)
Internal Proficiency Testing - Gary Harton (U.S.A.)
Types of audits - Edith Coonen (The Netherlands)
How to conduct an audit - Els Dequeker (Belgium)
Key indications of quality in PGD - Katerina Vesela (Czech Republic)
Personnel and their records - Joyce Harper (United Kingdom)
Staff training in PGD - Sioban SenGupta (United Kingdom)
Following up spare embryos and how this can help guide your laboratory practices - Gary Harton (U.S.A.)
QM in FISH - Leeanda Wilton (Australia)
FISH EQA - Ros Hastings (United Kingdom)
Update on clinical use of FISH – is there a future? - Catherine Staessens (Belgium)
QM in PCR - Sioban SenGupta (United Kingdom)
PCR EQA - Zandra Deans (United Kingdom)
Update on clinical use of PCR and the future - Francesco Fiorentino (Italy)
The accreditation inspection - Darren Edwards (United Kingdom)
Lessons learnt and mistakes made in accrediting a genetics laboratory - Michael Morris (Switzerland)
The role of the PGD Consortium - Joyce Harper (United Kingdom)
Emerging technologies in PGD - Leeanda Wilton (Australia)