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Indicators and specifications of the quality in the Clinical Laboratory

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1. Health services research and patient safety:
   1. Clinical laboratory reference values.
   2. Biological variability.
   3. Analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and possible reorganisation strategies in case of emergencies.
   4. Management of critical laboratory test results.
   5. Development and use of new tools for data analysis.
       
2. Clinical laboratory quality indicators and specifications:
   1. Design and analysis of the best process and performance indicators for clinical laboratories.
   2. Proposal of opportunities for improvement.
       
3. Analysis of the causes of error in clinical laboratories and preventive measures:
   1. Impact of training activities for sample collection and extraction professionals on patient safety.
       
4. Adequacy of analytical demand:
   1. Strategies in analytical demand management.
   2. Study of the impact of Covid-19 and other situations on analytical demand.
       
5. Cross-sectional clinical research:
   1. Influence of SARS-COV-2 infection in atherosclerosis development. "El Bus de la salut" with the Vascular and Renal Transactional Research Group (VRTR).
   2. The group collaborates with other research groups at IRBLleida and other centres.