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JTCB. 2020 Aug 1; 18 (2) : 070-076

Quality Management Process in Forensic Toxicological Analysis according to Occupational

1 Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya, İstanbul, Türkiye
2 Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Enstitüsü, İstanbul, Türkiye

Abstract

Aim: The entire analytical process in forensic toxicology is defined in medical laboratory regulation, standarts and guidances. The aim of this study is to evaluate the suitability of forensic toxicological analysis to the quality management process according to different occupational groups.

Materials and Methods: The questionnaires applied to 141 institution personel from different occupational were divided into 3 groups according to their tasks. In analyze of the data was used to SPSS 16.0. Mean of the groups were compared with Kruskal-Wallis test and ANOVA.

Results: In the questionnaires, the knowledge level of the institution personnel about forensic toxicological analysis was found the lowest in the other group. According to the task of the personnel of the institution, knowledge level competencies could not be calculated in all occupational groups. Of this analysis in the quality management process no communication problems between institution personnel in the hospital, continuous reporting of developments in business and processes and adequacy of related to perception levelsapplied the in-service training were found to be highest in other groupConclusion:Institutional personnel with different occupational specialties take part in forensic toxicological analysis. The knowledge level of the institution personnel about forensic toxicological analysis was found the lowest in the other group. Since the workplace expectations of the other group are lower than the institutional personel with occupational expertise, the perception levels about of the quality management practices were higher.

Citation

Doğan, Nazife, and Gökhan Ersoy. 2020. “Quality Management Process in Forensic Toxicological Analysis According to Occupational”. Journal of Turkish Clinical Biochemistry 18 (2):070-076. https://turkclinbiochem.org/index.php/pub/article/view/365.

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