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Staff competence assistance
HABI - LCR Cytology (HCLCR)
Expert Biologists - Programme Coordinators :
Cécile DUMAS, Philippe JOLY and Laetitia SELMAN
Programme performed since 2019
Number of analytical sites registered in 2026: 19

1 - Programme overview

This staff competence assistance programme (biologist, technician, medical biology resident) is useful for an initial competence assessment, competence maintenance or inter-operator comparability concerning CSF cytology.

ProBioQual offers you a nominative evaluation programme of your staff for the realization of a formula of nucleated elements on series of digital cytocentrifuge slides, count of pathological cells, qualitative comments and diagnostic hypotheses.

ProBioQual leaves the laboratory to choose the criteria for the qualification of its personnel based on the information and results we have provided.

panneau attention For this programme, one registration = 15 entries (15 different users)

2 - Staff assessment frequency

Number of cytocentrifugation slides scanned over the year: 6 (available all year round)

3 – List of analytes assessed

  • Nucleated cell differential
  • Diagnostic hypothesis

4 – Description of the control samples

Virtual material: Cytocentrifugation slides stained with MGG or Wright Giemsa and digitised

5 - Clinical Cases

The clinical context and the biological results associated with the submitted slide are provided.

6 - Computer Prerequisites

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Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended for better performance
Resolution: 1280 x 768 minimum, 1920 x 1080 recommended
Browser: Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari, recent version
Bandwidth: 10 Mbits/s minimum (check on https://testdebit.info/ )
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