Back to Basics Training Event - Tuesday 1st October 2024

Join UK NEQAS IIA for this one-day interactive training session, where we will be going back to immunology basics - click here for more details and to register on the Eventbrite page.

Agenda:

09:30 - 10:15

Immunoassay Principles - Measuring Antibodies and Antigens

Dr Ravishankar Sargur, PRU & UK NEQAS IIA, Sheffield
Immunoassay Principles- Measuring Antibodies and Antigens - What do I need to know?

10:15 - 11:00

Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV

Dr Adrian Heaps, Bristol
Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV - what does all this mean and why does it matter?

11:00 - 11:15

REFRESHMENTS

11:15 - 12:30

Designing and Understanding the performance characteristics of your assays

Dr Ravishankar Sargur, PRU & UK NEQAS IIA Sheffield

Dr Adrian Heaps, Bristol
Interactive Exercise/ Q&A/ Discussion - Designing and Understanding the performance characteristics of your assays

12:30 - 13:15

LUNCH

13:15 - 14:00

IQC - What’s this all about and is it really needed?

Dr Kristen Lilly, PRU, Sheffield

14:00 - 14:45

EQA report interpretation and troubleshooting

Dina Patel, UK NEQAS IIA, Sheffield

14:45 - 15:45

How to have confidence in quality assuring your assays

Dr Kristen Lilly, PRU, Sheffield

Dina Patel, UK NEQAS IIA, Sheffield
Interactive Exercise/ Q&A/ Discussion - How to have confidence in quality assuring your assays

15:45 - 16:00

Closing Comments and Depart