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Following the
success of previous workshops the EURACHEM Proficiency Testing Working Group organised the 5th Workshop on Proficiency
Testing in Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine. One
hundred and twenty delegates from twenty eight different countries met in
Through a series of lectures and working group
discussions, key topics on proficiency testing were addressed, which included:
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Current practice and future directions of
PT/EQA
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Accreditation of PT/EQA providers
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Performance criteria used in PT/EQA
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PT/EQA and laboratory accreditation
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Comparability of PT/EQA schemes
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PT/EQA and the internet
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Pre and post analytical PT/EQA schemes
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The lectures
and working group discussions were accompanied by over twenty posters
addressing a range of issues concerned with proficiency testing. A well
attended (over 60 delegates) training course on the practical implementation of
uncertainty in PT was also held in conjunction with the workshop.
The lively debate and fruitful
discussions coupled with good positive feedback reflected the benefits of the
workshop. A special issue of Accreditation and Quality Assurance
(Springer Verlag) is being prepared to cover keynote
lectures, working group discussions and poster contributions. The issue is
expected during spring 2006.
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photographs from the event