Title: A Comedy of Laboratory Errors: Cases Highlighting the Impact of Errors Rooted in Laboratory Medicine

Presenter: Joe M. El-Khoury

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe how reference intervals for a new test are derived in laboratory medicine
• Identify the impact of not accounting for biological and seasonal variation in reference intervals on clinical practice
• Recognize the limitations of instructions provided in product inserts for FDA-cleared tests

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TRANSCRIPT
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