Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis

10.1520/e3255 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Forensic Science ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Standard Practice ◽  
Science Service

scholarly journals Accreditation of forensic science service providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 143-145
Author(s):  
Carole McCartney ◽  
Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Science Service

scholarly journals Quality assurance in a rehabilitation service

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Myezwa ◽  
V. R. P. M'kumbuzi ◽  
F. Mhuri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Clinical Documentation ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Midlands Province ◽  
One Year

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a Quality Assurance (QA) programme for use by nine rehabilitation departments in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe.Methodology: A participatory methodology was implemented to:1. Define and implement the parameters of quality for a rehabilitation service.2. Design standardised assessment forms for the different conditions managed.3. Develop, pilot and evaluate a QA measuring instrument to use in defining the QA profile of a rehabilitation service, and4. Determine patient satisfaction with the rehabilitation service. Administering a simple questionnaire, whose design was based on the Zimbabwe Patients Charter, accomplished this.Results: The process of developing, implementing and evaluation of the QA programme took six years. One year after implementation of the QA, all (J00%) patients coming into contact with the service had a rehabilitation record. The QA profile for the Midlands province rose from 55% in 1994 to a record high of 92.1% in 1998, and 89.4% in 1999. The patient satisfaction profile for each indicator also demonstrated a linear increase with areas such as satisfaction with service rising from 86% in 1997 to 100% in 2000, and satisfaction with benefit from the service rising from 76.6% in 1997 to 100% in 2000. Other qualitative benefits not depicted by the QA measuring instrument or the patient satisfaction instrument, but which were observed and expressed by rehabilitation staff as measures of success of the QA programme are discussed.Conclusion: This paper concludes that significant improvements in clinical documentation arising from the QA programme, translated to an overall increase in the service providers’ professional skills and knowledge base, and ultimately rehabilitation outcomes. The success of this process is attributed to its participatory and empowering nature.

scholarly journals The Importance of the Laboratory Quality Management System in the Academic Curriculum in Developing Appropriate Student Competences for Our Current Societal Needs

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Cecilia Arsene ◽  
Simona Maria Cucu Man ◽  
Romeo Iulian Olariu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Analytical Quality ◽  
Analytical Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Curriculum ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Analysis Laboratory

Laboratory quality management system is a concept of utmost importance for industry and other economic sectors. Nowadays, even for university laboratories it is possible to have accredited tests according to standard ISO/IEC 17025. This paper demonstrates a way of evaluating the potential of academic experts to integrate successfully the quality management systems of a chemical analysis laboratory in the teaching process. However, designing an appropriate academic curriculum responding to our current societal needs is still very challenging. In teaching and developing practical competences in analytical quality assurance, training offered to students in aspects related to the validation of an analytical method including performance characteristics such as selectivity and specificity, linear range, sensitivity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, ruggedness, accuracy, precision, etc., are primary steps in the process of a complete understanding of quality management system topics. This contribution presents a compilation of the most important current developments in a university chemical analysis laboratory with good results in developing theoretical and practical skills in analytical quality assurance for students, graduates and postgraduates alike. Teaching students with an interdisciplinary approach allows them to gain knowledge in making connections between disciplines and theories, between practical problems and accumulated knowledge, and between society’s assumptions, expectations, and needs.

Chemical Analysis Tools for Rapid Determination of Postmortem Interval On-Site: Application of Smart City Principles to Forensic Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia E. Ramirez ◽  
Juan Manuel Viveros Paredes ◽  
Edgardo Flores Torales ◽  
Hector Perez Ladron de Guevara ◽  
Jorge Ivan Delgado Saucedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Forensic Science ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Rapid Determination ◽  
Postmortem Interval ◽  
Analysis Tools
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