Competency information
Details
Produce reports using validated results on common virology investigations.
Considerations
- The preparation of reports and the reporting process for patients being investigated for possible viral infection.
- Essential information to be included in a report.
- The appropriate use of interpretive comments and limits of responsibility in the authorisation and issue of reports.
- Critical action limits that may require urgent action and how to instigate such action.
- Limits of responsibility in the authorisation and issue of interpretative reports.
- Clinical conditions that may require urgent action and how to instigate such action.
- Normal and abnormal results and their significance to clinical question or condition.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 | Outcome Apply the principles of internal quality control and external quality assessment and draw conclusions about assay performance. |
| # 4 | Outcome Report the results of commonly performed investigations of viral infection. |
| # 5 | Outcome Use laboratory IT systems for handling, processing and storage of patient data. |