Back Module: SLS101

Competency: 4

This is a compentency for the module "Immunity and the Principles and Practice of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics".

Competency information

Details

Use automated methods, techniques and instrumentation to include at least four of the following:

  • Immunoassay
  • Electrophoresis
  • Immunoflourescence
  • Microscopy
  • Flow cytometry
  • X map technology
  • Complement dependent cytotoxicity
  • PCR

Considerations

  • Capabilities and limitations of methods, techniques and equipment.
  • Use, care, monitoring, calibration and routine maintenance of clinical immunology laboratory equipment to include (relevant to automated methods available) from the following list:
    • Pipettes
    • Balances
    • Centrifuges
    • Refrigerators
    • Water baths
    • Incubators
    • pH meters
    • freezers
    • automated analysers
    • flow cytometer
    • thermal cycler

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 3 Outcome Perform a range of laboratory techniques used in the workplace in H&I.
# 5 Outcome Apply the principles of internal quality control and external quality assessment and draw appropriate conclusions about assay performance.
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