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External Quality Assessment (EQA) Resources
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bullet Inventory of EQA Programs - View/Sort, Print Version (PDF)
 
bullet  List of EQA Program Web Sites 
 
bullet European Committee for External Quality Assessment Programmes in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM)
 
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International Conference on Proficiency Testing for Medical Laboratories
 

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Welcome and Challenge to Participants

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Keynote Address:  

  • PT: Across Borders and Disciplines - PDF
    Robert Rej, PhD
    Wadsworth Center,
    New York State Department of Health, United States of America
      bullet Plenary Session: 
  • Developing EQA Programs in Resource-Limited Countries - PDF, PowerPoint
    Dr. Jane Carter, MBBS, FRCP (c)
    Head of Laboratory Services
    African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF), Kenya
     
  • Advances in PT for Microbiology - PDF, PowerPoint
    Michael Noble, MD
    Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing Program
    University of British Columbia, Canada
     
  • Applications of the Internet to PT - PDF, PowerPoint
    David Seccombe, MD, PhD
    Canadian External Quality Assessment Laboratory, Canada
     bullet Workgroup Reports
 
1. Role of PT in Laboratory Quality Management

Chair: Jean-Claude Libeer, DrPharm, PhD
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Belgium 

2. Alternatives to Traditional PT

Chair: Harry Richardson, MD
Quality Management Program - Laboratory Services (QMP-LS), Canada 

3. International Aspects of PT Programs

Chair: David Bullock, PhD
NEQAS, United Kingdom
 
Daniel Mazziotta, MD
Programma de Evaluación de Calidad, Argentina



4. Quality Management of PT Programs

Chair: Claus Heuck, PhD
World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland

5. How to Assess Laboratory Performance

Chair: Daniel Tholen, MS
Statistical Consulting, United States of America

6. Developing and Funding PT for Resource-Limited Countries and Regions

Chair: Robert Martin, DrPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States of America

     bullet Plenary Session
  • International PT: Opportunities, Experience and Challenges - PDF, PowerPoint
    Henry Travers, MD
    College of American Pathologists (CAP) International, United States of America
      
  • Advances in PT for Genetic Laboratory Sciences
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    Bradley Popovitch, PhD
    Xenon Genetics, Canada
      
  • Advances in PT for Cytology - PDF, PowerPoint 
    Timothy O'Leary, MD, PhD
    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, United States of America
      
     bullet Summary and Adjournment

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