Workshops

Quality Assurance in Chemical, Medical and Microbiological Laboratories

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Overview

This in-person workshop was intended to give a good overview of the key technical elements in laboratory quality assurance in chemical, medical and microbiological laboratories. Session topics included:

  • Equipment, Software and Method Validation
  • Metrological Traceability and Uncertainty Evaluation
  • Internal Quality Control (IQC)
  • Proficiency Testing (PT) / External Quality Assurance (EQA)

The workshop attracted 52 registered participants in total from 18 different countries, both within and outside Europe. The event featured ten keynote speakers and six contributed talks, as well as panel discussions and poster sessions.

Available presentations will be provided on the 'Programme' tab below in due course.

 

Overview

This in-person workshop was intended to give a good overview of the key technical elements in laboratory quality assurance in chemical, medical and microbiological laboratories. Session topics included:

  • Equipment, Software and Method Validation
  • Metrological Traceability and Uncertainty Evaluation
  • Internal Quality Control (IQC)
  • Proficiency Testing (PT) / External Quality Assurance (EQA)

The workshop attracted 52 registered participants in total from 18 different countries, both within and outside Europe. The event featured ten keynote speakers and six contributed talks, as well as panel discussions and poster sessions.

Available presentations will be provided on the 'Programme' tab below in due course.

 

Information

Workshop information

Date: 13-14 May 2024
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre
Gedimino pr. 44B, 01110 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Format: The workshop is planned as an on-site event only.
Language: The working language of the workshop will be English.
Website: https://www.eurachem.lt/eurachem2024/
Information: First Circular (pdf, 2.6 Mb)
Registration: https://www.eurachem.lt/eurachem2024/registration/

Intended audience

The workshop will be relevant to anyone involved in measurements and testing processes in the chemical, medical or microbiological laboratories, for example: laboratory technicians and managers; measurement instrument manufacturers; representatives of accreditation bodies, metrology institutes and standardisation bodies; technical assessors and customers of laboratory services.

Invited Contributions and Posters

The Scientific Committee of the Workshop invites participants to submit abstracts on related topics. Abstracts presented according to the format available from the website shall be submitted before 7th April 2024. Submitting authors are asked to indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation. Proposed abstracts will be subject to approval as a short oral (contributed talk) or poster presentation by the Scientific Committee (SC).

Programme

Programme

The complete programme is available in PDF format (PDF, 507 kB).

Presentations

Day 1 - 13th May 2024

TimeInformation
9:00 Opening of the Workshop
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome addresses: Evaldas Naujalis (EURACHEM-Lithuania); Isabelle Vercruysse (EURACHEM Chair)
9:20 - 12:00

 

Session 1: Equipment, Software and Method Validation

Session Chair – Eugenia Eftimie Totu
9:20 - 9:50 1.1 The Background to Equipment and System Qualification and the Practical Implications.
Ernst Halder (EURACHEM Analytical Equipment and System Qualification Working Group Chair; EURACHEM-Switzerland)
9:50 - 10:20 1.2 Method validation – how much do I need to do? Incorporating the concept of risk assessment.
Helen Cantwell and Pieter Dehouck (EURACHEM Method Validation Working Group)
10:20 - 11:30 Contributed talks and Panel discussion
11:30 - 12:00 Poster Session
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:30

Session 2: Metrological Traceability and Uncertainty Evaluation

Session Chair – Evaldas Naujalis
13:00 - 13:30 2.1- NORDTEST Approach for the Evaluation of the Measurement Uncertainty. Using of MUkit
Software, Teemu Näykki (SYKE, EURAMET TC-MC Chair)
13:30 - 14:00 2.2 Uncertainty of qualitative analysis: Applications for routine laboratories. Ricardo
Bettencourt da Silva (EURACHEM Qualitative Analysis Working Group Chair, CITAC Vice-Chair)
14:00 - 14:30 Presentation 2.3 Evaluation of Uncertainty in Microbiological Analysis Applied to Medicines.
Felipe Rebello Lourenço (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo)
14:30 - 15:00 Contributed talks
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break and networking
15:30 - 16:30 Contributed talks and Panel discussion
16:30 - 17:00 Poster Session
17:00 Workshop Reception

 

Day 2 - 14th May 2024

TimeInformation
9:00 Opening of the Day 2
9:00 - 9:10 Welcome address: Evaldas Naujalis (EURACHEM-Lithuania)
9:10 - 12:00

Session 3: Internal Quality Control (IQC)

Session Chair – Vicki Barwick
9:10 - 9:40 3.1 Internal Quality Control – Nordtest TR569. Bertil Magnusson (Trollboken, Sweden; Co-Author of Nordtest guides)
9:40 - 10:10 3.2 Identification and control of nonconformities for IQC in the laboratories
10:10 - 11:30 Contributed talks and Panel discussion
11:30 - 12:00 Poster Session
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:00

Session 4: Proficiency Testing (PT) / External Quality Assessment (EQA)

Session Chair – Ernst Halder
13:00 - 13:30 4.1 Current Practice and Future Directions in Proficiency Testing – a reflection on discussions at the 10th EURACHEM PT Workshop. Brian Brookman (EURACHEM PT Working Group Chair)
13:30 - 14:00 4.2 Risk Analysis Approach for PT Participation
14:00 - 14:30 Contributed talks and Panel discussion
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break and networking
15:00 - 16:00 Contributed talks and Panel discussion
16:00 End of the Workshop
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