Microbiome in Clinical Diagnostics & FMT QA — Hands-on

Learn how microbiome and metagenomic workflows are implemented in clinical diagnostics and fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) programs. This module covers assay design, pre analytical variables, sequencing and bioinformatics pipelines, report generation, donor screening, stool banking and quality assurance aligned with clinical microbiology and regulatory expectations.

Microbiome in Clinical Diagnostics & FMT QA

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Session Index

Session 1 — Clinical Microbiome & Diagnostic Foundations Session 2 — Clinical Microbiome Workflows & QA Session 3 — FMT, Donor Screening & Stool Banking QA Session 4 — Mini Capstone: Sample to Clinical Style Report

Session 1

Fee: Rs 8800

Clinical Microbiome & Diagnostic Foundations

Role of the microbiome in clinical diagnostics

gut, oral, vaginal and skin microbiome assays indications in gastroenterology and infection screening, prognosis and therapy monitoring

Sample types, collection and transport in clinics

stool, swabs and biopsy samples stabilisation kits and cold chain options labeling, barcoding and data capture

Clinical interpretation basics for microbiome reports

reference ranges and healthy comparators dysbiosis concepts and caveats linking findings to symptoms and history

Session 2

Fee: Rs 11800

Clinical Microbiome Workflows & QA

Wet lab workflows for clinical microbiome tests

DNA extraction and inhibitor management amplicon versus shotgun assay choices controls, replicates and contamination minimisation

Clinical grade sequencing and bioinformatics pipelines

QC thresholds for reads and libraries validated taxonomic and functional profiling steps version control and change management

Quality assurance and proficiency testing concepts

internal QC charts and run acceptance rules participation in inter laboratory comparisons documentation aligned with clinical lab standards

Session 3

Fee: Rs 14800

FMT, Donor Screening & Stool Banking QA

FMT programs and clinical microbiome use cases

recurrent C diff and related indications trial versus routine care settings risk benefit framing for stakeholders

Donor screening, eligibility and risk mitigation

questionnaires and clinical examination infectious disease and AMR screening panels interval re screening and deferral rules

Stool banking operations and documentation for QA

processing, aliquoting and storage conditions chain of custody and traceability records, batch release and deviation handling

Session 4

Fee: Rs 18800

Mini Capstone: Sample to Clinical Style Report

End to end clinical microbiome workflow on example cases

theory plus guided practical with anonymised data

Transforming analytic outputs into clinician facing reports

summary tables and traffic light style flags clear comments and caution statements storing outputs for audit and re analysis

Deliverables: workflow sketch, templates and example report

simple process flow or SOP outline example result tables and graphs PDF or HTML clinical style microbiome report

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Microbiome in Clinical Diagnostics & FMT QA Training | Clinical Microbiome Workflows & Quality Assurance

Microbiome in Clinical Diagnostics & FMT QA — Hands-on