External Quality Assessment (EQA) is a must for all laboratories engaged in QMS or accreditation. The increasing cost of International EQA has impacted the participation of laboratories. This has led to more countries looking at cost-effective national EQA to align with ISO requirements for clinical laboratories.
Based on the outcomes of the National EQA program development workshop, 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.
During specific sessions, participants will focus on long-term storage of reference and clinical bacterial strains, quality control procedures, biosafety, labeling and packaging of survey samples, and EQA interface demonstrations.
This bench-level training will be organized after a 5-day National EQA program development workshop. Discounts are offered to groups of 3+ people and registrants in both EQA workshop and bench-level training.