Setting up a structured laboratory mentoring programme

Setting up a structured laboratory mentoring programme

INTRODUCTION Laboratory mentoring programmes can be an important vehicle to establish and solidify quality management systems and help laboratories achieve accreditation goals. Different mentoring approaches have been used with varying levels of success. The authors provide a guide to implementing a structured laboratory mentorship programme based on their practical field experience. METHOD T...

Setting up a PCR laboratory.

INTRODUCTIONDevelopment of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a basic component of the molecular biology laboratory has occurred very rapidly from its inception in 1985. As PCR became more widely used, scientists rapidly learned more about it and, as a result, learned that PCR had its strong points and its deficiencies. Very quickly, PCR demonstrated its power to amplify very small amounts ...

Setting up a pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

Setting up an electronic evidence forensics laboratory

Associate Professor, Computer Forensics & Security, Information Science Dept., Otago School of Business, University of Otago, Corner of Clyde & Union Streets, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Tel: +64 3 479-8141 Fax: +64 3 479-8311 Email: hwolfe@infoscience. otago.ac.nz In our last column we took a look at being an expert witness and giving forensic evidence testimony. An added word of cautionar...

Guidelines for setting up a low vision programme for children.

Blindness and low vision are major causes of morbidity and have profound effects on the quality of life for many people. They inhibit mobility and economic well-being of the individuals affected as well as their families. Childhood blindness (CBL) is one of the challenges faced by the world generally and developing countries in particular. In industrialised countries, certain mechanisms for nor...