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Implementation of the External Quality Assessment Program in Brazil [PDF]

Biochemia Medica, 2017
The External Quality Assessment (EQA) in Brazil is performed by the National Health Ministry for diseases that are under supervision of Public Health Department. In addition to the government program, the Brazilian Society of Clinical Analysis and the Brazilian Society of Medical Pathology are allowed to provide their programs under the Supervision of ...
Kneip Fleury, Marcos, Menezes, Maria Elizabeth, Abol Correa, José   +2 more
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Formation and Evaluation of Complete Blood Count Proficiency Testing Program

Hematology Reports, 2022
Introduction: The haematology external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is the most commonly used service of quality assurance. The provision of complete blood count (CBC) materials must meet the quality requirements at a reasonable cost.
Huy Quang Vu, Oanh Hoang Le, Duan Cong Truong, Dung Ngoc Nguyen, Triet Hy Van, Van Thi Kieu Le, Linh Thi Truc Vang   +6 more
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Designing the structure and accreditation process of educational programs of medical universities [PDF]

مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی, 2022
Introduction: Accreditation is a powerful quality assurance instrument. In the higher health education system, since 2005, the issue of accreditation in four domains of institutions, programs, hospitals, and continuing education programs has been ...
Fariba Jokar, Maryam Avijegan, Tahereh Changiz, Nikoo Yamani   +3 more
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External Quality Assessment Program for Next-Generation Sequencing-Based HIV Drug Resistance Testing: Logistical Considerations

Viruses, 2020
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is likely to become the new standard method for HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) genotyping. Despite the significant advances in the development of wet-lab protocols and bioinformatic data processing pipelines, one often ...
Hezhao Ji, Neil Parkin, Feng Gao, Thomas Denny, Cheryl Jennings, Paul Sandstrom, Rami Kantor   +6 more
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HIV Ag-Abdetection by ELISA: a retrospective analysis

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To conduct a retrospective analysis of HIV Ag-Ab detection by ELISA in our blood center, so as to provide reference for continuous improvement.
Liangxue WEN, Ling WANG, Li SU, Mingfen WANG   +3 more
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External quality assessment of glycated hemoglobin in Iran: Comparison of five different commercial methods with two different total allowable errors [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2018
Background: Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measuring has a critical role in the monitoring and diagnosis of diabetes. So, the analytical performance of its measuring method must be acceptable.
Atabi Fereshteh, Mohammadi Reza
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Data connectivity: A critical tool for external quality assessment

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
Point-of-care (POC) tests have been useful in increasing access to testing and treatment monitoring for HIV. Decentralising testing from laboratories to hundreds of sites around a country presents tremendous challenges in training and quality assurance.
Ben Cheng, Brad Cunningham, Debrah I. Boeras, Patron Mafaune, Raiva Simbi, Rosanna W. Peeling   +5 more
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Challenges in next generation sequencing of homology recombination repair genomic variants in prostate cancer: A nationwide survey and calibration project in China

Prostate International, 2022
Background: Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) is the most reliable and important signaling pathway for repairing DNA damage. We initiated a calibration project to better understand the NGS landscape for HRR gene testing in China, provide indications ...
Huanwen Wu, Liqun Zhou, Xiaoyan Zhou, Qiang Wei, Nengtai Ouyang, Jianyong Shao, Jian Huang, Zhiyong Liang   +7 more
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External quality assessment in resource–limited countries [PDF]

Biochemia Medica, 2017
Health laboratory services are a critical component of national health systems but face major operational challenges in resource-limited (RL) settings. New funding for health systems strengthening in RL countries has increased the demand for diagnostics and provided opportunities to address these constraints.
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Inter‐rater agreement of HER2‐low scores between expert breast pathologists and the Visiopharm digital image analysis application (HER2 APP, CE2797)

The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research
Inter‐observer concordance data for the HER2 category as assessed by a group of 16 specialist breast pathologists on 50 diagnostic core biopsies was compared with that produced by digital image analysis (DIA) using the HER2 APP, CE2797 (VP APP ...
Suzanne Parry, Lila Zabaglo, Abeer M Shaaban, Andrew Dodson   +3 more
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