Two new Information Leaflets on Proficiency Testing
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- Published: Saturday, 25 May 2024 22:26
The Eurachem Proficiency Testing WG has released two new leaflets to help laboratories understand how PT providers generate scores for performance assessment and what some of the statistics mean in PT reports.
The two leaflets are Understanding PT performance assessment and Understanding PT statistics
RM Working group initiates survey on selection and use of Reference materials
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- Published: Saturday, 25 May 2024 22:17
The Eurachem Reference Materials working group is conducting a short, survey aimed to collect experience, opinions and suggestions on the selection and use of both qualitative and quantitative RMs. The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete and will close on the 31st of May 2024.
The responses will be considered in the revision of the Eurachem Guide on selection and use of reference materials.
Participants are welcome to distribute the survey to contacts and on social media.
New Information Leaflet on Interlaboratory Comparisons
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- Published: Wednesday, 10 April 2024 23:27
The joint EEE-PT Working Group has published a new Information Leaflet on "Interlaboratory Comparisons other than Proficiency testing".
The new leaflet explains the three main purposes of interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs) and how the different objectives affect the design of the comparison. This in turn has implications for how laboratories can use different ILCs as evidence of competence in meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.
Read more: New Information Leaflet on Interlaboratory Comparisons
Method Validation Supplements now available in Italian
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- Published: Monday, 08 April 2024 23:30
Thanks to the work of our colleagues at Eurachem Italia, the Method Validation Working Group is pleased to say that our two Supplementary Guides on "Planning and Reporting Method Validation Studies" and "Blanks in method validation" are now available in Italian, in a single volume.
Read more: Method Validation Supplements now available in Italian
Two new translations of Eurachem/CITAC qualitative analysis guide
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- Published: Thursday, 04 April 2024 15:10
Thanks to the work of our Eurachem colleagues in Germany and our CITAC colleagues in Iran, the Eurachem/CITAC joint qualitative analysis working group is pleased to announce the release of two new translations of our guide on "Assessment of performance and uncertainty in qualitative chemical analysis"., which is now additionally available in German and Farsi.
The Guide provides tools to help improve the quality of qualitative analysis and of their interpretation. The new translations are available at no charge from the Eurachem website.
Registration open for May 2024 Workshop
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- Published: Tuesday, 26 March 2024 00:00
Registration is now open for our May 2024 Workshop on "Quality Assurance in Chemical, Medical and Microbiological Laboratories". The event is on 13-14 May 2024, in Vilnius, Lithuania.
For more information and for registration, see the workshop website or the event page on this website.
Eurachem Autum/Winter 2023 Newsletter available for download
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- Published: Monday, 19 February 2024 17:11
The Autum/Winter 2023 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format [6.7 Mb]. Printed copies will also be available through National members.This 41st issue includes news from our working groups, updates on Eurachem guides and leaflets, reports from national Eurachem members, workshop summaries, and news on forthcoming events.
Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.
Registration open for Training Event on Quality Assurance
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- Published: Monday, 29 January 2024 00:00
Registration is now open for our training event "Recent developments in Quality Assurance".
The event is on 12-13 march 2024, in Nicosia, Cyprus.
For more information and for registration forms, see the event page on this website.
Seven 2nd edition PT leaflets now in Italian
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- Published: Monday, 15 January 2024 02:57
Thanks to the work from our colleagues in Italy, the the Eurachem PT working group is pleased to announce that seven of our 2nd Edition information leaflets on aspects of Proficiency Testing are now also available in italian.
Sampling uncertainty guide now available in German
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- Published: Tuesday, 28 November 2023 00:00
Thanks to our colleagues in Germany, our working group on Uncertainty from Sampling are pleased to announce the availability of a German translation of the 2nd edition of the Eurachem/CITAC Guide "Measurement Uncertainty Arising from Sampling".
The Guide describes various methods that can be used to estimate the uncertainties arising from the processes of sampling and the physical preparation of samples. It is intended primarily for specialists such as sampling planners and for analytical chemists who need to estimate the uncertainty associated with their measurement results.