Quality checkpoints: Recommendations - Revision history

Isabelle at 07:18, 20 April 2021

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-The Quality checkpoints are part of the implementation process of the EQIPD Quality System in CFs. When setting up the quality system with the provided tools (i.e. Planning Tool) CF leaders can include the "[https://eqipd-toolbox.paasp.net/wiki/NEED#EQIPD_for_Core_Facilities EQIPD NEED]" in their system.
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		+	The Quality checkpoints are part of the implementation process of the EQIPD Quality System in CFs. When setting up the quality system with the provided tools (i.e. Planning Tool) CF leaders can include the "[https://eqipd-toolbox.paasp.net/wiki/NEED#EQIPD_for_Core_Facilities EQIPD NEED]" in their system.

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-Define which steps should be checked before proceeding to the next one in order to ensure result quality without wasting resources. Find the balance that works in your facility to maximize the output quality while keeping it manageable (timewise and cost-wise).
+To find a balance between quality and cost, define which steps of the experimental procedure should be checked before proceeding to the next one in order to maximize data quality while keeping the procedure manageable (timewise and cost-wise).
-Implement check points at strategic places so that they are most effective at monitoring quality in order to achieve rigorous and reproducible results.
+Implement checkpoints at strategic steps of the experiment so that they are most effective at monitoring quality in order to achieve rigorous and reproducible results.
-The following [[:File:Quality_checkpoints.docx|'''checkpoints''']] are especially important. At the stages, the process should be checked (by the core facility or PI or another scientist, depending on the discussed [[:File:Responsibility distribution.docx|responsibility distribution]]) and can only proceed if it passes quality control.
+The following [[:File:Quality_checkpoints.docx|'''checkpoints''']] are especially important. At these steps, the process should be checked (by the core facility or PI or another scientist, depending on the discussed [[:File:Responsibility distribution.docx|responsibility distribution]]) and can only proceed if it passes quality control.

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-| CFs should provide information and advice on the experimental design and encourage their users to follow good research practices. Experimental design should be checked by the CF or PI or another scientist before proceeding further to ensure the results will be meaningful and to avoid waste of money and resources.
+| CFs should provide information and advice on the experimental design and encourage their users to follow good research practices. Experimental design should be checked by the CF or PI or another scientist before proceeding further to ensure the results will be meaningful and to avoid waste of money and resources. Ill-designed projects should be rejected.
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 | Experimental design
-| CFs should provide information and advice on the experimental design and encourage their users to follow good research practices. They should check the experimental design and reject any ill-designed project.
+| CFs should provide information and advice on the experimental design and encourage their users to follow good research practices. Experimental design should be checked by the CF or PI or another scientist before proceeding further to ensure the results will be meaningful and to avoid waste of money and resources.
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 | Sample quality
-| CFs should control sample quality before starting the experiment and reject poor samples. In case of limiting or rare samples, CFs should discuss with their users what consequences the sample quality will have on data interpretation and if the experiment should continue.
+| CFs or PI or another scientist should control sample quality before starting data acquisition and reject poor samples. Were the samples prepared optimally? Are all relevant controls included?
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-|Data analysis
+| Data analysis
-|CFs and PIs should decide who will be responsible for checking the correctness of data analysis.
+| CFs and PIs should decide who will be responsible for checking the correctness of data analysis to avoid misinterpretation and bias.
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-|Publication
+| Publication
-|CFs should be informed before the data produced at the CF are submitted for publication to have a last possibility to check them if they wish to.
+| CFs should be informed before the data produced at the CF are submitted for publication to have a last possibility to check them if they wish to. The CF should have the right to check and validate the relevant figures before publication.
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	The following [[:File:Quality_checkpoints.docx\|'''checkpoints''']] are especially important. At the stages, the process should be checked (by the core facility or PI or another scientist, depending on the discussed [[:File:Responsibility distribution.docx\|responsibility distribution]]) and can only proceed if it passes quality control.		The following [[:File:Quality_checkpoints.docx\|'''checkpoints''']] are especially important. At the stages, the process should be checked (by the core facility or PI or another scientist, depending on the discussed [[:File:Responsibility distribution.docx\|responsibility distribution]]) and can only proceed if it passes quality control.
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