Preliminary Announcement

EQUAL Training Course Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)

This is the last EQUAL course this year and still open for participants.
Attention: The date has changed from Oct 27-28 to November 25-26.

A two days meeting which includes practical activities in the laboratory (revision of the EQUAL-quant programme) and lectures on:

Quality Assessment in Molecular Biology Techniques –
Molecular Techniques in Microbiology and Virology

University Park Jiráskovy sady    

Venue

Scientific sessions
Charles University, School of Medicine, University Hospital
University Hospital, Sokolska
CZ-50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Practical activities
Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics
University Hospital
Sokolska, CZ-50005 Hradec Králové, CZ
Date November 25-26, 2005 (changed)
Coordinators Scientific Coordinator
Prof. Vladimir Palicka, Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, Charles University, School of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Coordinator of Practical Activities
Dr. Martin Beranek, Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, Charles University, School of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
General Information of the Training Course The programme will include lectures on clinical molecular diagnostics addressed to the use of molecular biology techniques in clinical microbiology, virology and parasitology. Practical activities in laboratory will be based on the experiences of the EQUAL-quant programme.
Scientific topics

The formal sessions of the course will address primary the following topics:

  1. Principles of molecular biology techniques in clinical medicine
  2. Methodological approaches for the detection of extra-human NA in human biological fluids and tissues
  3. Potential advantages and limits of the application of results in the clinical setting
  4. The importance of qualitative and quantitative techniques in clinical microbiology and virology
  5. Genotyping
  6. Quality Control Programs in Molecular biology techniques
Practical activities The main aim of the EQUAL Training Course in Hradec Králové is the improvement of the knowledge, theoretical and practical applications of molecular biology testing in clinical medicine, primary in clinical microbiology and virology. Theoretical part will be focused on the advantages and disadvantages of molecular biology testing in clinical microbiology and interpretation of the results.
Quality assessment techniques and method validation will be discussed during theoretical part, with specific focus on the EQUAL-quant Programme and the discussion of the results of this survey.
Practical Part of the Training Course will be dedicated to laboratory activities. The methodological skills required to improve analytical performance of the EQUAL-quant Programme will be reviewed during the Course and then tested allowing the participants to perform the Programme for the second time.
Comparison of the results after training will be used to judge the efficacy of the Course.
A specifically defined questionnaire will be also distributed to the participants at the end of the Course.
Scientific Programme
Thursday 24 November 2005
 
Arrival, Get-to-gether
Friday 25 November 2005
 
9.00 - 13:00
 Lectures
 
Lunch
 
14.15 - 17.00
 Practical activities
Saturday 26 November 2005
 
9.00 – 13:00
 Lectures
 
Lunch
  14:15 – 16:15 Practical Activities

Data Analysis of the EQUAL-QUANT Survey from participants

Questionnaire

Closing Remarks
Registration Form
(no registration fee)

EQUAL participant: Do you want to register? click here
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Contact us Prof. Vladimir Palicka
Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics
School of Medicine, University Hospital
Sokolska
CZ-500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
e-mail: palicka@lfhk.cuni.cz

Dr. Martin Beranek
Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics
School of Medicine, University Hospital
Sokolska
CZ-500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
e-mail: beranek@lfhk.cuni.cz