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Explore 45 articles I’ve written for Pathology in Practice on measurement uncertainty, statistical quality control, method comparison, risk management and practical laboratory statistics. The articles are grouped by series so you can follow a topic in order or go straight to the article you need. Each link takes you to the Pathology in Practice website, where you’ll need a free account to read the full article.

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Measurement uncertainty fundamentals (2017–2018)

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Measurand: the first step to measurement uncertainty evaluation2 February 2017Read on Pathology in Practice
Assay modelling: the next step in measurement uncertainty evaluation5 May 2017Read on Pathology in Practice
Standard uncertainty, the building block of measurement uncertainty9 August 2017Read on Pathology in Practice
Internal quality control as the means of determining measurement uncertainty4 November 2017Read on Pathology in Practice
Expression of uncertainty in measurement: combining standard uncertainties6 February 2018Read on Pathology in Practice
Expression of uncertainty in measurement: more budget topics9 April 2018Read on Pathology in Practice
Putting it all together, building the measurement uncertainty budget4 June 2018Read on Pathology in Practice

Statistical quality control (2018–2020)

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Statistical quality control: overview of applications in the clinical laboratory9 October 2018Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: a look at process design – the materials involved29 November 2018Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: a look at process design – setting IQC targets12 February 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: defining goals by measuring performance9 April 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: error identification and control procedure complexity5 June 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: an overview of monitoring process with rules10 August 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: an initial assessment of common QC charting3 October 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: further assessment of more-complex QC charting26 November 2019Read on Pathology in Practice
Statistical quality control: IQC management and troubleshooting errors11 February 2020Read on Pathology in Practice

Method comparison studies (2020–2021)

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Method comparison studies in biomedical science: an introduction5 October 2020Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparisons: the importance of study design and requirements17 November 2020Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparison studies: an introduction to acceptability criteria28 January 2021Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparisons with quantitative data I: a look at basic summaries23 March 2021Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparisons with quantitative data II: a look at statistics28 April 2021Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparisons with quantitative data III: difference plots5 May 2021Read on Pathology in Practice
Qualitative method comparisons: examining a binary transformation8 June 2021Read on Pathology in Practice
Method comparison studies: a review of the process and report1 September 2021Read on Pathology in Practice

Measurement uncertainty update (2024)

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Evaluation of measurement uncertainty: Where we were and where we are going16 January 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Metrological traceability: examining the way to give our results meaning25 March 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Setting measurement uncertainty limits: a brief introduction to the issues23 April 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Intermediate imprecision: challenges and benefits using a simpler method13 May 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Bias and measurement uncertainty: a duo rarely handled correctly30 July 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Measurement uncertainty in results with no numbers: an overview10 September 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Reviewing and reporting measurement uncertainty in medical laboratories23 September 2024Read on Pathology in Practice
Unseen risks: how MU affects much more than just assays26 November 2024Read on Pathology in Practice

Risk management in laboratory medicine (2025–2026)

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Introduction to risk management frameworks in clinical laboratories1 April 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Process mapping, FMEA and FTA: practical approaches to risk assessment6 May 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Risk-based validation and verification in medical laboratories: an overview10 June 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Risk-based quality control: planning, defining, linking and evaluating5 August 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Risk-based turnaround time management: a look at some important issues19 August 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Monitoring of lot changes, delta checks, critical results and reference range22 September 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Risk-based audit schedules and periodic review of examinations27 October 2025Read on Pathology in Practice
Management of risk: an action plan for pulling everything together20 January 2026Read on Pathology in Practice

Practical statistics in laboratory medicine (2026)

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Distributions, outliers and confidence intervals in laboratory data25 May 2026Read on Pathology in Practice
Practical statistics: hypothesis testing – t-tests, ANOVA, and others27 July 2026Read on Pathology in Practice
Precision studies: common mistakes, limitations and points of caution31 August 2026Read on Pathology in Practice
Linearity and measuring interval: a practical guide for biomedical scientists21 September 2026Read on Pathology in Practice
Detection capability at the low end: three related but different limits2 November 2026Read on Pathology in Practice

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