7th International Workshop - Proficiency Testing in Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine

Istanbul, Turkey, 3-6 October 2011

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• Keynote lectures
• Short presentations
• Working group summaries
• Posters

Keynote Presentations

• Implementing the Requirements of ISO/IEC 17043 by PT/EQA Providers – Jane Gun-Munro, Canada
• Accrediting PT/EQA Providers to ISO/IEC 17043 – Christian Lehmann, Germany
• Evaluating Participant Performance in Qualitative PT/EQA Schemes – Vivienne James, UK
• Establishing PT/EQA schemes in Developing Countries; Examples from Africa – Kezia Mbwambo, Tanzania
• Establishing Acceptability Criteria in Microbiology PT/EQA Schemes – Tracey Noblett, UK

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Short Presentations

• Update on the Revision of ISO 13528: Statistical Methods for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparison” – Daniel Tholen, USA
• Proficiency Testing in Food Microbiology “AQUA” According to ISO/IEC 17043 and ISO/TS 22117 – Marzia Mancin, Italy

• Evaluating the Interpretation of Clinical Molecular Genetic Results – Outi Kämäräinen, UK
• Needs, Market and Policies for Proficiency Testing in China – Zhai Peijun, China
• Experiences from the PT-WFD Proficiency Tests on Polybrominated Diphenylethers and Alkylphenols – Ulrich Borchers, Germany
• Comparative Test on Soil Sampling at a Closed Fuel Station – Katarina Bjőrklőf, Finland
• Development and Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Schemes Based on Flow and “In Situ” Parameters in Different Matrices – Paula Vaquero-González, Spain
• Determination of Brominated Flame Retardants: A Proficiency Test – Fernando Cordeiro, Belgium
• PT-Providers: Key Partners of European Metrology for Dissemination of Traceability in Analytical Chemistry – Detlef Schiel, Germany
• How Accurate are Measurements in the Energy Emission Trading? – Estimation by Proficiency Test for Calorific Values in Solid Fuels – Mirja Leivuori, Finland

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Working Groups

• WG1: Implementing the Requirements of ISO/IEC 17043 by PT/EQA Providers
• WG2: Accrediting PT/EWQ Providers to ISO/IEC 17043
• WG3: Pre and Post Analytical Aspects in PT/EQA
• WG4: Evaluating Participant Performance in Qualitative PT/EQA Schemes
• WG5: Establishing PT/EQA Schemes in Developing Countries
• WG6: Establishing Acceptability Criteria in Microbiology PT/EQA Schemes

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Poster Presentations

• Determination of the standard deviation for proficiency assessment from past participant’s performances
• Traditional Methods and New Approaches for Proficiency Testing of Wastewater Sampling
• Proficiency testing in Animal Feeds Analysis: A comparison of performance from two independent PT schemes 
• A Proficiency Testing Scheme for Fuel Analysis Laboratories in Turkey: ‘LABKAR’
• Microbiology Proficiency Testing Scheme on “Real” Meat Samples
• Proficiency Tests on Pesticide Residues in olive oil
• Anthelmintics in Bovine Milk and Muscle - Interlaboratory Studies and Quality Assurance in the NRLs of the EU
• Participation in Proficiency Testing Schemes/Inter-Laboratory Comparisons -The Cyprus Experience

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