Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - current challenges and future trends

doi:10.11613/BM.2017.003

Editorial

. 2017 Feb 15;27(1):19-22.

doi: 10.11613/BM.2017.003.

Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - current challenges and future trends

Barbara De la Salle¹, Piet Meijer², Annette Thomas³, Ana-Maria Simundic⁴

Affiliations

¹ UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Haematology, Watford, UK.
² ECAT Foundation, Voorschoten, The Netherlands.
³ WEQAS Quality Laboratory, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Llanishen, Cardiff, UK.
⁴ Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia; Editor-in-Chief, Biochemia Medica, Zagreb, Croatia.

PMID: 28392722
PMCID: PMC5382846
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2017.003

Editorial

Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - current challenges and future trends

Barbara De la Salle et al. Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2017.

. 2017 Feb 15;27(1):19-22.

doi: 10.11613/BM.2017.003.

Authors

Barbara De la Salle¹, Piet Meijer², Annette Thomas³, Ana-Maria Simundic⁴

Affiliations

¹ UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Haematology, Watford, UK.
² ECAT Foundation, Voorschoten, The Netherlands.
³ WEQAS Quality Laboratory, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Llanishen, Cardiff, UK.
⁴ Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia; Editor-in-Chief, Biochemia Medica, Zagreb, Croatia.

PMID: 28392722
PMCID: PMC5382846
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2017.003

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1. Stavelin SA, Albe X, Meijer P, Sarkany E, Finlay MacKenzie F. EQALM: An overview of the European Organization for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM). Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2017;27:30-6. https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.005. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Lewis SM, Burgess BJ. Quality Control in Haematology: Report of interlaboratory trials in Britain. BMJ. 1969;4:253–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.4.5678.253 10.1136/bmj.4.5678.253 - DOI - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Lewis SM, Burgess BJ. Quality Control in Haematology: Report of interlaboratory trials in Britain. BMJ. 1969;4:253–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.4.5678.253 10.1136/bmj.4.5678.253 - DOI - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] James D, Ames D, Lopez B, Still R, Simpson W, Twomey P. External Quality Assessment: Best Practice. J Clin Pathol. 2014;67:651–5. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201621 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201621 - DOI - DOI - PubMed

[4] James D, Ames D, Lopez B, Still R, Simpson W, Twomey P. External Quality Assessment: Best Practice. J Clin Pathol. 2014;67:651–5. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201621 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201621 - DOI - DOI - PubMed

[5] Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI). Using proficiency testing to improve the clinical laboratory: approved guideline - second edition. CLSI document GP27-A2. Wayne, PA: CLSI; 2007.

[6] Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI). Using proficiency testing to improve the clinical laboratory: approved guideline - second edition. CLSI document GP27-A2. Wayne, PA: CLSI; 2007.

[7] WHO manual for organizing a national external quality assessment programme for health laboratories and other testing sites (2016). Available at: www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/en/. Accessed December 21st 2016.

[8] WHO manual for organizing a national external quality assessment programme for health laboratories and other testing sites (2016). Available at: www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/en/. Accessed December 21st 2016.

[9] Stavelin SA, Albe X, Meijer P, Sarkany E, Finlay MacKenzie F. EQALM: An overview of the European Organization for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM). Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2017;27:30-6. https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.005. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Stavelin SA, Albe X, Meijer P, Sarkany E, Finlay MacKenzie F. EQALM: An overview of the European Organization for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM). Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2017;27:30-6. https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.005. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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