A feasibility study on the effects of Triton X-100 for the in vitro inactivation of Ebola virus on haematological assays.

Aims: The aim of this study was to check the effect of Triton X-100 on various, commonly used haematology test parameters.

Methods: Anonymised blood samples were treated with 10 µL of 10% Triton X-100 per 1 mL of blood. Treated and untreated samples were tested in parallel for blood film morphology, complete blood counts (CBCs), flow cytometry, blood grouping and antibody screens.

Comparison of approaches and measurement of continuing professional development for specialists in laboratory medicine within four European countries.

Background: This study investigated approaches to continuing professional development (CPD) for specialists in laboratory medicine within four European countries: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Malta and the UK.

Methods: The research questions focussed on ascertaining if continued registration/licence was linked to CPD and if so, were there requirements for certain amounts and types of CPD and for CPD activities to meet specified accreditation criteria. The Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) model of CPD measurement was applied to each country's registration/licencing body's CPD requirements.