With the rise of emerging diseases and global health challenges, ensuring diagnostic excellence is no longer optional – it is essential, with EQA as a crucial step for all laboratories engaged in QMS, certification or accreditation.
The rising costs of international EQA panels and the challenges of shipping live microorganisms are pushing many countries toward cost-effective national solutions.
A national EQA program for bacteriology, serology, and PCR can ensure high-quality diagnostics, strengthen health systems, and align with global standards, all with reliable simulated specimens and a structured, documented approach.
To this end, IQLS is organizing two trainings in Lyon in September 2025:
📝 National EQA program development workshop
Duration: 15–19 September 2025 (5 days)
Languages: English, French, Russian
Target audience:
- National EQA program scheme managers and staff
- QA division team members
- ISO specialists
- Laboratory coordination specialists
- Technical staff from specialized units involved in EQA sample preparation
- Technical advisors working for funders, NGOs, or institutions involved in EQA
This workshop aims to develop policies and procedures for a national EQA program. The attendees will receive comprehensive documentation, procedures, and guidelines expediting the program implementation and create a roadmap for EQA activities in their country of work.
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🔬 National EQA bench-level training
Duration: 22–26 September 2025 (5 days)
Languages: English
Target audience:
- Microbiologists, laboratory technologists, and technicians
- EQA scheme managers or production staff
This hands-on training will allow participants to prepare various simulated microbiological samples. They will receive all standard operating procedures, produce and ensure quality control on simulated samples such as stools, pus swabs, urine and some serology.
