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Behind the scenes of EQA–characteristics, capabilities, benefits and assets of external quality assessment (EQA): Part IV – Benefits for participant laboratories [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract The main stakeholders in external quality assessment (EQA) programs are the participants, in whose interests these challenges are ultimately organised. EQA schemes in the medical field contribute to improving the quality of patient care by evaluating the analytical and diagnostic quality of laboratory and point-of-care tests ...
Patricia Kaiser, Paola Pezzati, Marc Thelen   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

Behind the scenes of EQA – characteristics, capabilities, benefits and assets of external quality assessment (EQA): Part V – Benefits for stakeholders other than participants [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract External quality assessment (EQA) enhances patient safety through the evaluation of the quality of laboratory-based and point of care testing. Regulatory agencies and accreditation organizations utilize the results and the laboratory’s response to them as part of assessing the laboratory’s fitness to practice. In addition, where
Paola Pezzati, Marc Thelen, Cas Weykamp   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

The WHO AFRO external quality assessment programme (EQAP): Linking laboratory networks through EQA programmes [PDF]

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
External Quality Assessment (EQA) surveys performed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) revealed the need for the strengthening of publichealth microbiology laboratories, particularly for testing of epidemic-prone ...
Debrah I. Boeras, Rosanna W. Peeling, Philip Onyebujoh, Ali A. Yahaya, Hieronyma N. Gumede-Moeletsi, Jean B. Ndihokubwayo   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Improvement of the quality of BRAF testing in melanomas with nationwide external quality assessment, for the BRAF EQA group [PDF]

BMC Cancer, 2013
Knowledge about tumour gene mutation status is essential for the treatment of increasing numbers of cancer patients, and testing quality has a major impact on treatment response and cost. In 2012, 4,629 tests for BRAF p.V600 were performed in France, in patients with melanomas.Two batches of unstained melanoma sections were sent, in May and November ...
Emile, Jean-François, Tisserand, Julie, Bergougnoux, Loic, Nowak, Frédérique, Faucher, Gladwys, Surel, Sylvie, Lamy, Aude, Lecorre, Delphine, Helias-Rodzewicz, Zofia, Hofman, Paul, Sabourin, Jean-Christophe, Laurent-Puig, Pierre   +11 more
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Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Is the Leading External Quality Assurance Predictor of ISO15189 Compliance for Pathology Laboratories [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2021
Pathology results are central to modern medical practice, informing diagnosis and patient management. To ensure high standards from pathology laboratories, regulators require compliance with international and local standards. In Australia, the monitoring
Brett A. Lidbury, Gus Koerbin, Alice M. Richardson, Tony Badrick   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Data and performances evaluation of the SPIDIA-DNA Pan-European External Quality Assessment: 2nd SPIDIA-DNA laboratory report [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2016
Within the EU-SPIDIA project (www.spidia.eu), the quality parameters of blood genomic DNA were defined [SPIDIA-DNA: an External Quality Assessment for the pre-analytical phase of blood samples used for DNA-based analyses – [1]; Influence of pre ...
Francesca Malentacchi, Sara Pizzamiglio, Hady Ibrahim-Gawel, Mario Pazzagli, Paolo Verderio, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Ralf Wyrich, Stefania Gelmini   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Laboratory diagnosis of the rare anaemias: external quality assessment benefits patient care [PDF]

Thalassemia Reports, 2013
Since its introduction in the 1960s, external quality assessment has developed to become an essential component of the quality management system of the diagnostic laboratory.
Barbara De La Salle, Andrea Mosca, Renata Paleari, Vasileios Rapanakis, Keith Hyde   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Establishing a Neisseria gonorrhoeae whole-genome sequencing external quality assessment for the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network) regional laboratories [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) is classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an urgent threat. Effective surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and strain types through whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is essential to
Jennifer L. Reimche, Amanda C. Smith, Cau D. Pham, Matthew W. Schmerer, John C. Cartee, Carol B. Bolden, Ellen N. Kersh, Kim M. Gernert   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Results of the first pilot external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for anti-SARS-CoV2-antibody testing [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Abstract Objectives Assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection prevalence and immunity is cornerstones in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. For pandemic control, reliable assays for the detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are required.
Mustafa Ozcurumez, Verena Haselmann, Roman Wölfel   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Results of a European-Wide External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme for Serological Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 (CoVimm)-Pitfalls of Routine Application. [PDF]

Viruses, 2022
Kittel M, Eichner R, Aida S, Bode A, Ast V, Kessler A, Neumaier M, Wölfel R, Haselmann V.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources