Making the right decisions requires the right input data and therefore confidence in the measurement data. It is the role of metrology to provide a methodology that ensures this confidence.
Thus, metrology has become central to medical laboratories and analytical laboratories. The standards applicable to these fields testify to this: ISO 15189:2012 and the latest version of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard.
The diagnosis is based on the examination result, which is itself dependent on the measurement data and finally on the measurement quantity which must be metrologically valid. There are several conditions for this: mastering traceability, metrological confirmation, estimation of uncertainties and the application of methods adapted to the management of one's instruments. At the same time, it is essential to master the good practices for the use of common measuring instruments such as pipettes, scales, pH meters, thermostatic chambers, thermocyclers and centrifuges.
The Collège Français de Métrologie (CFM) has published a new technical guide that summarizes previous guides on the subject (Guide de métrologie à l'usage des laboratoires de biologie médicale and Mise en œuvre de la métrologie dans les laboratoires de biologie médicale, both published by Afnor Éditions), with updates to provide the most complete view possible and to extend the scope to include analytical laboratories, particularly pH metrology.
"This work was carried out in collaboration with and under the technical supervision of Benoît Boudier of LDAR02 and several experts in the various fields of measurement contributed to this document. We would like to thank the following people for their involvement in the realization of this document: Benoît Savanier (Cetiat), Christophe Delzongle (Sartorius), Tarik Kenzari and Martin Pereyron (Manumesure), Christopher Geneville (Biorad), Stéphane Hubert (Hettich Lab), Eric Lalaurie (Becton Dickinson), Benoît Boudier (LDAR02) and Stéphane Laudrel (Métrique Consulting) as well as Raphaël Paulin and Marc Priel "The MRC says.
This new technical guide is available in the collection of technical guides of the Collège Français de Métrologie published with Afnor Editions. It is available for sale in paper and web format for a price of 95 euros TTC (including a VAT of 5.5%; discount for the pdf format).
In addition to this technical guide, the CFM is organizing a Technical Day on November 19 on the theme "Metrology of laboratory instruments. During this technical day, specialists in each measuring instrument (pipettes, balances, pH meters, thermocyclers, spectrometers, etc.) will talk about their experiences and remind us of good practices concerning the use of these instruments. This day is aimed at laboratory personnel who manage measuring instruments, whether they are in the field of medical biology, analysis, chemistry, agri-food, etc.
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