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External QA Programs for Clinical (Medical) Laboratories
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Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Parasitology, Bacteriology, Serology, Urine,Coagulation, Instrumental Control, Immunology, Blood Gases, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Endocrinology, Tumor Markers, Newborn Screening, Mycology, HIV Viral Load.
Frequency: Depending on the specialty, from monthly to twice a year.
Participants: 3350 laboratories Public and private hospitals, private laboratories, manufacturer`s laboratories, high and low complexity) at national level.
Fees: Yes
Notes: Participation in International Schemes from WHO through respective specialties in Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Parasitology and Bacteriology. Syphilis scheme from CDC. The Web site is in Spanish but translated link in English is under construction.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology - HIV, HCV, and HTLV Serology , Measles and Rubella serology , Chlamydia trachomatis Microbiology - HIV and HCV nucleic acid testing Molecular Infectious disease
Frequency: 2 - 3 times per year with up to 10 challenges
Participants: Australia
Fees: No
Notes: accredited to ISO Guide 25 and certified to the ISO9001 standards
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry- General, Tox, Endocrine, Gases, Urine, Biogenic Amines, Neonatal Bilirubin, CO-oximetry, IGF 1/C Peptide, Glycohaemoglobin, Near Patient Testing, Porphyrins, Lipids, Drugs and Antibiotics, Tumour Markers, Urine Pregnancy, Alcohol/Ammonia, Vitam
Frequency: 3-24 times per year, depending upon module
Participants: Varies from program to program from 20 to 600 Australia, New Zealand, International
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Chemistry, Immunoassays, Immunohematology, Immunology, Virology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Flow cytometery, Sperm analysis, Allergens Hematology - Coagulation
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology - Virology (nucleotide sequencing)
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: International, open and voluntary
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Cytology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: digital pictures sent+L23 via internet
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, Tox, Urine Hematology- Basic Coagulation Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology Immunology, Immunohematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Anatomic Pathology
Frequency: 4 times per year, send 8 cases by CDROM
Participants: 150
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Urinalysis Cytology Hormones and Liquor, Immunology, Tumor markers and Drugs, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1900 Brazil, Paraguay
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology - Clinical Bacteriology, Gram stain, Mycology, Parasitology, Water Bacteriology
Frequency: 4 send-out per year. Variable number of samples per send-out
Participants: National, some international mandated and voluntary
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Hematology- Basic, Coagulation, Immunohematology
Frequency: 6 - 12 challenges per year depending on specialty
Participants: 239 (public and independent)
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Andrology Chemistry - General, Lipids (lipid reference methods) Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Microscopy, Diagnostic Immunology, Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Andrology Chemistry - General, Lipids (lipid reference methods) Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Microscopy, Diagnostic Immunology, Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 500 - Canada: mandated in 4 provinces, also some US labs
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology - Immunohaematology, Immunology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Czech and Slovak Republics
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemical Exposures- Mandelic acid, Pheno, Tricholoroacetic acid, Methylhippuric acid
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, myocardial markers, blood gases, HbA1C Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 49 - Ireland (over 80% of all Irish hospital labs)
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Academic
Specialties: Chemistry, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Molecular diagnostics
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Approximately 400 laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: Founded in 1997
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Basic, Enzymes, Lipids, Endocrine, Tox, Maternal Serum Screening, POCT Immunology Immunohematology Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology Genetics - Molecular, Cytogenetics
Frequency: 2 to 4 times per year, varies by specialty and subspecialty
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Chemistry - Basic, Enzymes, Lipids, Dry Chemistry, Endocrine, Caredic markers, Tumor markers, Special Protein, Neonatal Screening, Urinalysis Hematology- Basic, Coagulation, Flow Cytometry, Microbiology
Frequency: 2 to 3 times per year, varies by specialty and subspecialty
Participants: National, open voluntary
Fees: Yes
Notes: accredited to ISO Guide 25
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology - Infectious disease, inborn metabolic disease, Immunoassays
Frequency: Monthly (Quantitative assays 2 controls and Qualitative assays 8 controls)
Participants: 116 - National (mandated); some international (voluntary)
Fees: No
Notes: Program started in 1988. Participation in some International Schemes.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: POCT, hematology, selected schemes for clinical chemistry, microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants:
Fees: No
Notes: website is in Danish - DEKS provides essentially all surveys in Denmark, but most of the schemes are purchased abroad (from Dr. Uldall)
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Metabolic disease assays
Frequency: 7 schemes, quantative schemes shipped once per year, qualitative schemes 2-3 times per year
Participants: total of 220 primarily European countries, some offered worldwide
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, Lipids, Hormones, Andrology, Tox, Tumor Markers, Urine Andrology Hematology - General, Coagulation Immunology Instrumentation Microbiology - Bacteriology, Virology, Parasitology Histopathology Cytology- Anatomic Pathology- Genetics- C
Frequency: 1 to 6 times per year
Participants: 2280 labs in 1999 - International (32 countries in 1999)
Fees: Yes
Notes: ISO 9002 certified since 1996
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, Tumor markers, lipids, urine, blood gases, Tox Immunology - Immunohematology Hematology - Coagulation, Molecular Pathology, Photometer control
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, Tox, blood gases, tumor markers, hormones Hematology - General Coag. Immunology- Immunohematology Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Genetics, POCT
Frequency: 6 times per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: Reference Method Values
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Histopathology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Hemoglobin A1c only
Frequency: 2 times per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: Cycles noted for 1999 and 2000, unclear if this is a continuing program
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Chemistry - Immunoassays, TORCH, allergen specific and total IgE, prenatal markers Immunology, Immunohematology
Frequency: 4 times per year since 1998 (10 schemes in 2001)
Participants: 540- Open Voluntary- Italy plus San Marino and Vatican City
Fees: No
Notes: Medical Systems S.p.A. established in 1977, is ISO 9002 certified since 1998 Commercial in vitro diagnostic reagents and systems, pre and post sales assistance and training courses for users of the commercialised systems"
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV-1 RNA (quant); HCV (quant); CMV (quant); Parvovirus B19 (quant); HAV (quant); HSV (quant); Chlamydia trachomatis (quant
Frequency: 1X per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: Website in Swedish - needs translation
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Blood alcohol analysis
Frequency: 2 cycles/year (4 PT samples)
Participants: 30 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Blood lead analysis
Frequency: 4 cycles/year
Participants: 70 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Cytopathology
Frequency: Glass slides circulated four times per year
Participants: Maximum 25 participating laboratories
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Cytology, Blood banking, Anatomic Pathology, Microscopy, Clinical Physiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Chemistry: 1900; Hematology: 1900; Immunology: 1800; Microbiology: 1200, Cytology: 1200, Blood Bank: 1200, Anatomic Pathology: 800, Microscopy: 1900, Clinical Physiology: 1400 - Japan
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Chemistry: 310; Hematology: 310; Immunology: 270; Microbiology: 130 Japan - restricted to Registeres Clinical Labs
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Immunohematology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 2600 - Japan
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, TDM, urine, inborn errors of metabolism Hematology, Immunology, Immunohematology, MicrobiologyMolecular biology, Inborn errors of metabolism
Frequency: Range 10-2, Clinical Chemistry(10 trials), Diagnostic hematology(3), Diagnostic Microbiology(3), Diagnostic Immunology(3), Blood Bank(3), Urinalysis and Routine Microscopy(2), TDM(2), Immunoassay(2), Molecular Biology(2), Inborn Error of Metabolism(2)
Participants: 500 - National Voluntary but recommended by the Government
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - PKU only
Frequency: New program to begin pilot testing in second half of 2001
Participants: Pilot test with 10-15 European laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology - HIV, HBsAg and (VDRL/RPR/TPHA) Serology
Frequency: Twice yearly
Participants: 62 Laboratories - ( 29 Government laboratories, 28 Private laboratories 2 Police and Military, 2 Estate clinics,and 1 Project laboratory) National
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology, Medical Virology, Molecular Infectious Disease
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: Testing primarily HIV, but includes other retroviruses and vaccine preventable diseases
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Hematology -Coagulation Genetics - Molecular tests for Thrombosis Molecular biology
Frequency: Coag is 4 times per year and molecular biology 2 times per year
Participants: 325 - (July 2001) Worldwide
Fees: Yes
Notes: This programme started in 1993 as an European EQAS but now operates worldwide. The programme is mainly focused on laboratory tests involved in the screening for thrombophilia.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV Genotyping (resistance)
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Andrology Chemistry - General, blood gases, urine, immunochemistry Hematology - Coagulation Microbiology - Virology
Frequency: 6 times per year
Participants: National Voluntary, some international
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Newborn Screening
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 35 - Primarily Australasia, but open to international participants
Fees: No
Notes: Program offers a variety of analytes on participant collection cards, thus minimizing analytical variations due to paper and spot size and allowing blind testing of entire laboratory process.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: website provides an English overview page - the rest is in Norwegian - needs translation
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 315 - Clinical microbiological laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 200
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: annually
Participants: 260 - National, open voluntary
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Immunology, Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology)
Frequency: Monthly to Biannually depending on Specialty
Participants: 115 - Government Private labs also other African countries (open and voluntary
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry Hematology- Coagulation Immunology
Frequency: four times per year
Participants: 1700 - (1996 data) National & Voluntary for POLs
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Clinical chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, coagulation, Microbiology - bacteriology, virology (Labquality menu)
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 200 - Medical laboratories
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Dry chemistry, Hematology, coagulation, tumor markers Interlaboratory program of internal control: 50 analytes.
Frequency: Chem: 2 per year; Hematology: 1-2 per year; Coagulation: 2 per year; tumor markers: 1-2 per year
Participants: Dry Chem: 40; Hematology: 1350; Coagulation: 1250; Tumor markers: 100; QC material: 80
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry- Urine, Hormones, Hematology- General, Coagulation, Immunology- , Mirobiology - Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Virology, Cytology
Frequency: 1 to 6 times per year
Participants: 5083(in 2001) - Russian Federation, Mandated
Fees: Yes
Notes: Website is in Russian
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry -General, endocrine, proteins, gases, cardiac markers, tumor markers Hematology -General Coagulation Immunology - Infectious disease serology Microbiology - Bacteriology, serology Preanalytical.
Frequency: Monthly and quarterly, depending on survey
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology
Frequency: 3 times per year (four samples per event)
Participants: 108 - International - open to any laboratory, voluntary; participants primarily Swiss labs with a few in Germany and Austria
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology - Mycobacteriology
Frequency: 2 times per year
Participants: 47 - National, some international, voluntary
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Aflatoxin analysis in grain (corn and groundnut)
Frequency: 2 cycles/year
Participants: 25 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV Serology Quality Assurance and Quality Control Program
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 850 - National, some international, voluntary
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: Variable
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Haematology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Immunology, Histopathology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology,Microbiology,Immunology, Immunohematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunolgy, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Hematology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Human serum T3, T4 and TSH analysis
Frequency: 4 cycles/year (four PT samples)
Participants: 30 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Blood Banking, Chemistry, Clinical Microscopy, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 2-3 cycles/year ( usually two PT samples)
Participants: 600-800 participants in Thailand and 16 laboratories in 10 South East Asia Region countries - Government and non-Government laboratories.
Fees: No
Notes: Apply for NATA Approval of Provider of Proficiency Testing Schemes
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Coliform detection in Water
Frequency: 1 cycle/year (6 PT samples)
Participants: 28 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: The assessment of the fuction of Cobalt-60 machine and the caculation of radiation from that machine
Frequency: 1 cycle/year (6 PT samples)
Participants: 25 - Government and non-government labs in Thailand
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Chemistry - Immunosuppressive drugs - cyclosporin, tacrolimus, mycophenolate, sacrolimus
Frequency: Monthly (3 challenges)
Participants: Cylosporin program has 424 participants in 34 countries
Fees: No
Notes: Appears that PT schemes are for diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV-RNA (quantitative) HIV-DNA (qualitative)
Frequency: HIV-RNA bi-monthly; HIV-1 DNA: 2x per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunology
Frequency: 4 times per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Toxicology - trace metals in blood, serum, and urine
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology
Frequency: Four times per year
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Genetics - in 1999, 6 disease specific schemes Molecular genetics
Frequency: 1234
Participants: In 1999, 251 centers participated from 35 countries - Restricted in 1998 to EU countries
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunology - Inf. Mono., Unirne, pregnancy, H. pylori
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: 950 - POL's performing CLIA Waived Tests
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Alcohol, Drugs, EP, Lead
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: Laboratories approved to perform testing on the citizens of Pennsylvania
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Andrology, Chemistry, Genetics (Molecular and Cytogenetics), Hematology, Histopathology, Immunology, Leucocyte Immunophenotyping, Microbiology
Frequency: Varies by scheme, range= 2 - 22 times per year
Participants: Varies by scheme, approx. 400-500 in the UK, 100-200 non-UK - Majority of participants are in the UK, others from over 30 countries
Fees: Yes
Notes: Participation in some schemes required for accreditation by Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd. (CPA)
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, Blood gases, Immunoassay, Glycated Hemoglobins, Porphyrins
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Over 500, primarily in UK and Ireland
Fees: Yes
Notes: Performanace in certain schemes required for CPA accreditation
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Andrology Chemistry - Matrix-insensitive/ fresh serum Chem, Lipid, NeoBili, Glycated Hb, Cardiac markers, and TDM; Blood gases, POCT, tumor markers Hematology - Full menu; 3-part and 5-part diffs, ESR, Retic, CO-OX Hb fractions Immunology Microbiology - B
Frequency: 3 shipments X 5 samples
Participants: 2000 - Hospital labs, Independent labs, reference labs, physician`s office labs
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Genetics -Molecular Diagnostics
Frequency: 2 - 3 times per year with 5 challenges per shipment
Participants: Varies with challenge - International - open to any laboratory performing HIV-1 resistance mutation testing
Fees: Yes
Notes: This program meets CLIA requirements of 42 CFR sec 493.1709b. Additional molecular diagnostic challenges will be available in 2002.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - General, TDM, Immunoassay, Point of Care Hematology - General, Flow cytometry, Practioner-performed microscopy, Urinalysis with point of care options Microbiology- Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, AFB Smears, Viral Antigens
Frequency: 3 test events per year
Participants: 10,000 - 90% Physician Office, 10% Hospital
Fees: Yes
Notes: Paperless PT option; Free CME through affiliation with ASCP
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Chemistry - General, TDM, Immunoassay Immunology - specific proteins (immunoassay), tumor markers
Frequency: 12 samples per 6 months: 1 sample tested every 2 weeks. (total 24 times per year)
Participants: Varies by scheme - Worldwide (over 50 countries)
Fees: Yes
Notes: All schemes accredited by Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd. CPA)
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Blood lead, mercury, and cadmium analysis
Frequency: 4 times per year
Participants: Approximately 250 laboratories world wide
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: provides bi-monthly analytical performance challenges to Network members
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 11 CRMLN labs
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Urinary iodine
Frequency: Three times per year
Participants: 43 labs representing 30 countries
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
Frequency: Quarterly
Participants: over 100 laboratories - federally funded and other public health heart-disease epidemiologic and research laboratories.
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV-1 RNA (quantitative); HIV-1 Ab, HIV rapid testintg, Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Nucleic Acid Amplification, Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing
Frequency: 2 times per year
Participants: over 1800 laboratories worldwide
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Immunology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: HIV
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Hematology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunohematology Microbiology - Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; HCV-RNA (quant); HIV-1 RNA (Quant); ID panel: B. burgdorferi, CMV,HSV, HCV genotping, HCV qual, HIV-1 genotyping, HPV, mecA, molecular typing-bacterial, Mtb Cytology- Genetics -
Frequency: 2 to 3 times per year
Participants:
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Routine, Endocrinology, ToxicologyHematology ImmunohematologyImmunologyMicrobiology - Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: approximately 3,000 clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Dried Blood Spot: Newborn Metabolic Screening , Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders, Organic Acid Disorders, Urea Cycle Disorders, HIV, Sickle Cell Disease and other HemoglobinopathiesSubspecialties: Chemistry - T4, TSH. Hematology - hemoglobinopathies. Immun
Frequency: Quartely Sets: five dried -blood specimens
Participants: 398- National and International laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: PT program specifically for dried spots and Newborn Screening
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: ChemistryHematologyImmunohematologyImmunologyMicrobiology
Frequency: 3 times per year/ 2 times per year for Mycobacteriology
Participants: approximately 1,000 New York state clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immunohematology Diagnostic Immunology - Syphilis Serology, General Immunology Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycology
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: Approximately 200 clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Routine, Endocrinology, Toxicology Hematology Diagnostic Immunology - Syphilis Serology, General Immunology Microbiology - Bacteriology, Mycobacteriolgy, Mycology, Parasitology
Frequency: 3 times per year/ 2 times per year for Mycobacteriology
Participants: Approximately 700 clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Routine, Endocrinology, ToxicologyHematology Diagnostic Immunology - Syphilis Serology, General ImmunologyMicrobiology - Bacteriology
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: 500 physician's offices and rural clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: Target physician laboratories for CLIA waived and non-waived testing. HCFA approved. Education oriented.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Routine, Endocrinology, Toxicology Hematology Immunohematology Diagnostic Immunology - Syphilis Serology, General Immunology Microbiology - Bacteriology
Frequency: 3 times per year
Participants: Approximately 500 clinical laboratories: hospitals, independent laboratories, family planning, physician offices, health departments.
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Stem cell technology
Frequency: bi-annually
Participants: International
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry - Routine, Endocrinology, ToxicologyHematology Diagnostic Immunology - Syphilis Serology, General ImmunologyImmunohematologyMicrobiology - Bacteriology, Mycobacteriolgy, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology
Frequency: 3 times per year/ 2 times per year for Mycobacteriology
Participants: Approximately 2,500 clinical laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Bacterial isolates with key antimicrobial resistance phenotypes
Frequency: Set of 2 challenge organisms sent three times a year.
Participants: Approximately 150 participants in 42 countries. Several participants have disseminated challenge organisms to other laboratories in surrounding regions. Results have been received from approximately 400 laboratories - International including one US labora
Fees: No
Notes: Collaboration between WHO and CDC
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Salmonella serotype identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Frequency: Three times per year
Participants: Approximately 400 laboratories world wide
Fees: No
Notes: Collaboration between CDC and WHO
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Histology/Cytology, Immunohematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 90 laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: HIV Immunology
Frequency: 6 Time per year
Participants: Clinical laboratories from the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)/ 50
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: HIV Immunology
Frequency: Twice per year
Participants: Laboratories in 46 countries/ 150
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Over 800 participating laboratories.
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Academic
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology/Serology, Newborn Screening
Frequency: Monthly
Participants: Public and private laboratories in Argentina and other parts of Latin America/ 381
Fees: Yes
Notes: Established in 1979
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Academic
Specialties: Chemistry, Urinalysis, Hematology and Coagulation, Bacteriology, Instrumentation
Frequency: 8/year to 4/year depending on specialty
Participants: 115 Public and private laboratories in Uruguay
Fees: Yes
Notes: First survey established in 1987. Currently offering 23 analytes.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 4 to 12 times per year depending on specialty
Participants: up to 4500 depending on specialty program
Fees: Yes
Notes: Establishe in 1972, ISO certified and accredited, French/German/Italien speaking, WHO collaborating center.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Clinical Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Commercial
Specialties: Specific IgE, Total IgE, Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP)
Frequency: Once a month
Participants: Over 900 hospital, commercial laboratories from more than 30 countries.
Fees: No
Notes: Reporting frequency once a month and a summary report, containing 12 month results, every fourth month.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Hematology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Immununology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Hematology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Immunology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: Other Provincial laboratory locations include: Ngadinegaran, Palembang, Semrang, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Microbiology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Bacteriology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Parasitology
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: Chemistry
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Metabolites and biomarkers of chemical threat agents
Frequency: Quarterly
Participants: 48 State and County Public Health Laboratories
Fees: Yes
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Anti-HIV-1 testing using dried blood spots
Frequency: Quarterly
Participants: 49 Laboratories worldwide
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Bacteriology - Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility testing
Frequency: One to two events per year
Participants: U.S.Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Program (GISP) laboratories and international reference laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Vitamin A, CRP, iron, and Vitamin B
Frequency: Twice per year
Participants: Approximately 30 laboratories world wide
Fees: No
Notes: Program in collaboration with Wageningen University, Netherlands
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Autoantibodies predictive of type I Diabetes
Frequency: 18 months
Participants: Approximately 67 laboratories world wide
Fees: Yes
Notes: Highly characterized reference materials are prepared to serve as a basis for evaluating new methods and technologies for improving the sensitivity and specificity of predicting and diagnosing type I diabetes.
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: Over 800 participating laboratories
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Professional
Specialties: 1234
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: 1234
 
Program Name: jsmith
Affiliation: Government
Specialties: Salmonella serotypes
Frequency: 1234
Participants: 1234
Fees: No
Notes: In collaboration with CDC

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