From 23rd to 25th January, CIMA LAB Diagnostics together with association Española de Técnicos de laboratory (AETEL) held the course graduate: "Tecnología aplicable en un laboratory de diagnóstico genético y de citometría de flujo". For three days, the facilities of the CIMA (research center Médica Aplicada) hosted approximately thirty people from different areas of Spain, who attended lectures and practical workshops given by our team of professionals.

The course covered topics such as molecularGenetics analysis, basics of flow cytometry, calibration, compensation and use of flow cytometers, sample preparation and marking, and quality systems in a diagnostic laboratory . Each theoretical part was accompanied by a corresponding part internship, where participants acquired knowledge to be able to put it into internship in their laboratories.

Our colleague, laboratory technician, Idoia Rodríguez Serrano, AETEL delegate in Navarra, explains that CIMA LAB Diagnostics has very advanced technology in the fields of molecular biology and flow cytometry. Many techniques are not available in other laboratories and centres, and she believes that it is essential for a laboratory technician who wants to opt for a work in any of these fields, to have the possibility of acquiring training through events like this.

Idoia insists that there are different profiles of technicians at laboratory. Courses such as the one recently organised by AETEL, at partnership with CIMA LAB Diagnostics, provide some of the necessary tools to complement the training of many technicians working in other areas.

Next course

Given the good reception of this course and the positive feedback from the participants, it is expected that a second edition will be organised to deal with more specific topics in depth, such as cytogenetic techniques, FISH and karyotyping.