2007 Pipetting Olympics

Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 22:00

(ARTEL, Maine) -- ARTEL’s 2007 Pipetting Olympics will happen during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 22–28, 2007.

In the health care industry, pipetting affects test results and patient diagnoses. The mission of the Pipetting Olympics is to improve pipetting technique.

From results submitted by participating laboratories, individual medals and team prizes will be awarded based on coefficient of variation data, which measure deviation of results from the target volume.

“Proper pipetting technique is imperative to generating accurate and precise data in all laboratories, but especially in clinical laboratories,” says Kirby Pilcher, ARTEL president. “ARTEL created the Pipetting Olympics to educate the marketplace about the importance of pipetting technique, and provide a fun and exciting training exercise. Over 500 people participated in our 2006 Lab Week Pipetting Olympics, and we are anticipating an even greater turnout in 2007.”

“We entered last year’s competition to see how our pipetting skills compared with other laboratories, and are looking forward to defending our title in 2007,” says Karen Nelson, quality assurance/quality control technologist at Pathology Associates, the 2006 team winner.

The Pipetting Olympics Program kit includes posters about proper technique, as well as training documents. For training and technique assessment, technicians use the ARTEL PCS (Pipette Calibration System), which provides real-time measurement feedback. Laboratories can get a free PCS loaner system to use for the contest.

Laboratories can register during CLMA Think Lab, March 24–27 in Houston, Texas, or online at www.artel-usa.com/LabWeek2007.

For more information, visit www.artel-usa.com/news/2007olympics.htm.

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