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Competency Assessment of Testing Personnel Using a Test System Approach

© APF and ASCP 2013

Competency Assessment of Testing Personnel Using a Test

System Approach

1. Introduction

1.1 Welcome



1.2 Title and Presenters



1.3 ASCP Social Media



1.4 Speaker Disclosure



1.5 Why are we here today?



1.6 Why did this happen?



1.7 Learning Objectives



1.8 Summary of Handouts



1.9 Competency Defined



1.10 Competency Continuum



1.11 Develop a Competency Policy



1.12 Comprehensive Competency Program



1.13 CAP Requirements (GEN.55500)



1.14 CAP Competency Elements



1.15 CAP Competency Requirements (GEN.57000)



1.16 Ongoing Competency Assessment Process

Ensure 6 Elements are covered for each non-waived test system

Select elements to be assessed for each waived test system

Ensure all TEST Systems are covered

Make sure you have developed supporting documentation

Make sure you have defined acceptability criteria

Retrain/remediate when required



2. Defining Test Systems

2.1 Define Test Systems



2.2 What is a Test System?



2.3 Define Test Systems…..Carefully!

Rapid Strep Kit

Pregnancy Test Kit

Multiple-like Hematology Analyzers

Multiple-like Chemistry Analyzers

Microbiology: Bacterial Identification

Molecular Diagnostics: RT-PCR



2.4 Knowledge Check

“Correct” Screen



3. Identifying Test Systems

3.1 Identifying Test Systems



3.2 Test System: What do I do with this? (Hematology)



3.3 Test System: What do I do with this? (Hematology cntd.)



3.4 Test System: What do I do with this? (Coagulation)



3.5 Test System: What do I do with this? (Coagulation cntd.)



3.6 Test System: What do I do with this? (Chemistry)



3.7 Test System: What do I do with this? (Chemistry cntd.)



3.8 Test System: What do I do with this? (Bloodbank)



3.9 Test System: What do I do with this? (Bloodbank cntd.)



3.10 Test System: What do I do with this? (Mycology)



3.11 Test System: What do I do with this? (Mycology cntd.)



4. Competency Plan

4.1 Competency Plan



4.2 Handouts - Example Competency Plan Chemistry (1-9)



4.3 Handouts - Example Competency Plan Microbiology (10-13)



4.4 Competency Assessment Testing Personnel (CATP)



4.5 Handouts - CATP: Chemistry Example (14-21)



4.6 CATP: Documentation of Competency



4.7 Competency Verification Methods



4.8 Verifying Competency



4.9 Competency-Examples of Action



4.10 Knowledge Check

Correct Choice

Direct observation of test performance/PM Observation checklist

Monitoring test result recording & performing Review of records, patient charts, test reports,

analyzer records, etc.

Review of worksheets, QC, PT & maintenance

records

Evidence of daily work (QC, PT & maintenance

records)

Assessment of test performance (PT/blind

samples)

Review of PT scores, comparison of test

results, etc.

Assessment of Problem Solving Skills Quizzes, review of problem logs, non-

conforming events and incidents, etc.



5. Conclusion

5.1 Review/Assessment



5.2 Competency Reminders



5.3 Handouts - Documentation of Employee Retraining (25-26)



5.4 Contact Information



5.5 Congratulations!

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