#eqas - Twitter Hashtag

about 17 hours ago

through a partnership that advances laboratory quality, innovation, & excellence Together, we are strengthening diagnostic confidence & raising the standard of healthcare across Africa #ISNMedical #laboratoryexcellence #eqas #biorad #beckmancoulter #healthcareexcellence #africa

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Dr PARVEEN YOGRAJ

@dr_yograj

about 1 month ago

EQAS ɪɴ Iɴᴅɪᴀ: Tʜᴇ Exᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ Mɪʀʀᴏʀ Tʜᴀᴛ Mᴀᴋᴇs Lᴀʙ Rᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs Tʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ ————————————————— A laboratory report is only as good as the system that checks it. External Quality Assessment Scheme (#EQAS)—also called External Quality Assessment Services or Proficiency Testing—is that independent check. Blinded samples are sent to participating labs; results are compared with peers and assigned values. The lab then sees how close it is to the truth—not how well it thinks it performed. India’s landmark programme began in 1978 at Christian Medical College, Vellore, under the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India. A pilot had shown alarming inter-laboratory variation. What started with about 50–60 labs grew to nearly 14,000 participants in clinical biochemistry by 2024. Most of those labs process fewer than 100 samples a day—proof that EQAS is not only for large corporate chains. CMC later added haemostasis, transfusion medicine, molecular haematology, microbiology, virology and parasitology schemes. Other NABL-accredited proficiency-testing providers now include RML-QAP, Metropolis EQAS, IAMM, Dr Lal PathLabs, Neu-QAP and MAX QAP. Salient features in India • Voluntary but effectively mandatory for NABL #ISO15189 medical accreditation: at least one EQAS cycle per discipline per year. • #NABL accredits the providers under ISO/IEC 17043; it does not mean CMC or any PT provider “certifies” a lab. Using EQAS for advertising is unethical. • Typical CMC biochemistry cycle: 12 lyophilized human-serum (and urine/HbA1c) samples in three batches a year; online result upload; reports with robust mean, %CV, SDI or Z-score. • Confidential, educational, subsidized and designed for small PHC and district labs as well as teaching hospitals. • Reveals method bias, reagent or instrument drift, and training gaps that internal QC alone can miss. • Over decades, Indian labs have shown falling inter-lab %CV and a rising share of acceptable SDI scores—real quality improvement, not paperwork. EQAS does not replace daily internal quality control. It is the periodic external audit that tells a clinician whether a creatinine, TSH or blood group from one lab can be trusted next to another. For patients, that is the difference between a number and a decision. #LaboratoryQuality #PatientSafety #DiagnosticsIndia #QualityAssurance #CMCVellore #ACBI #MedTwitter #ProficiencyTesting #LabMedicine @OffCMCVellore @MoHFW_INDIA @ICMRDELHI @PIB_India @WHO @IhabFathiSulima @ajaykraina @mekarora

dr_yograj's tweet photo. EQAS ɪɴ Iɴᴅɪᴀ: Tʜᴇ Exᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ Mɪʀʀᴏʀ Tʜᴀᴛ Mᴀᴋᴇs Lᴀʙ Rᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs Tʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ
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A laboratory report is only as good as the system that checks it. External Quality Assessment Scheme (#EQAS)—also called External Quality Assessment Services or Proficiency Testing—is that independent check. Blinded samples are sent to participating labs; results are compared with peers and assigned values. The lab then sees how close it is to the truth—not how well it thinks it performed.
India’s landmark programme began in 1978 at Christian Medical College, Vellore, under the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India. A pilot had shown alarming inter-laboratory variation. What started with about 50–60 labs grew to nearly 14,000 participants in clinical biochemistry by 2024. Most of those labs process fewer than 100 samples a day—proof that EQAS is not only for large corporate chains. CMC later added haemostasis, transfusion medicine, molecular haematology, microbiology, virology and parasitology schemes. Other NABL-accredited proficiency-testing providers now include RML-QAP, Metropolis EQAS, IAMM, Dr Lal PathLabs, Neu-QAP and MAX QAP.
Salient features in India
• Voluntary but effectively mandatory for NABL #ISO15189 medical accreditation: at least one EQAS cycle per discipline per year.
• #NABL accredits the providers under ISO/IEC 17043; it does not mean CMC or any PT provider “certifies” a lab. Using EQAS for advertising is unethical.
• Typical CMC biochemistry cycle: 12 lyophilized human-serum (and urine/HbA1c) samples in three batches a year; online result upload; reports with robust mean, %CV, SDI or Z-score.
• Confidential, educational, subsidized and designed for small PHC and district labs as well as teaching hospitals.
• Reveals method bias, reagent or instrument drift, and training gaps that internal QC alone can miss.
• Over decades, Indian labs have shown falling inter-lab %CV and a rising share of acceptable SDI scores—real quality improvement, not paperwork.
EQAS does not replace daily internal quality control. It is the periodic external audit that tells a clinician whether a creatinine, TSH or blood group from one lab can be trusted next to another. For patients, that is the difference between a number and a decision.
#LaboratoryQuality #PatientSafety #DiagnosticsIndia #QualityAssurance #CMCVellore #ACBI #MedTwitter #ProficiencyTesting #LabMedicine
@OffCMCVellore @MoHFW_INDIA @ICMRDELHI @PIB_India @WHO
@IhabFathiSulima @ajaykraina @mekarora

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CoinGeek

@RealCoinGeek

over 1 year ago

Chinese researchers unveiled EQAS, a modular system that boosts information security by separating data storage from verification. How much of a problem is it? Read about it here: https://t.co/NNpK2fM402 #Blockchain #QuantumComputing #EQAChinese researchers unveiled EQAS, a modular system that boosts information security by separating data storage from verification. How much of a problem is it? Read about it here: https://t.co/NNpK2fM402 #Blockchain #QuantumComputing #EQAChinese researchers unveiled EQAS, a modular system that boosts information security by separating data storage from verification. How much of a problem is it? Read about it here: https://t.co/NNpK2fM402 #Blockchain #QuantumComputing #EQAChinese researchers unveiled EQAS, a modular system that boosts information security by separating data storage from verification. How much of a problem is it? Read about it here: https://t.co/NNpK2fM402 #Blockchain #QuantumComputing #EQAS

RealCoinGeek's tweet photo. Chinese researchers unveiled EQAS, a modular system that boosts information security by separating data storage from verification.

How much of a problem is it? Read about it here: https://t.co/NNpK2fM402

#Blockchain #QuantumComputing #EQAS

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UK NEQAS Microbiology @UKNEQASMicro

over 1 year ago

@UKNEQASMicro will be at @ESCMID 2025 from April 11-15, 2025, in Vienna. Come visit us on stand H53 to say hi, ask questions and find out about our new #EQAs. We would love to see you. #ESCMIDGlobal #TeamUKNEQAS #Micro

UKNEQASMicro's tweet photo. @UKNEQASMicro will be at @ESCMID 2025 from April 11-15, 2025, in Vienna. Come visit us on stand H53 to say hi, ask questions and find out about our new #EQAs. We would love to see you. #ESCMIDGlobal #TeamUKNEQAS #Micro https://t.co/LaRevcf9Tn

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Joy Mammen @joy_mammen

almost 2 years ago

National EQAS training Workshop by @DghsIndia #NBTC Supported by @WHOSEARO @CDSCO_INDIA_INF hosted by @OffCMCVellore #safeblood #QualityAssurance #eqas

joy_mammen's tweet photo. National EQAS training Workshop by @DghsIndia #NBTC Supported by @WHOSEARO @CDSCO_INDIA_INF hosted by @OffCMCVellore #safeblood #QualityAssurance #eqas https://t.co/5KP6EqICl8

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INSTAND @INSTAND66

about 4 years ago

Our EQAS program for 2023 is now live and available on our website and in the RV-Online. #INSTAND #EQAS #proficiencytesting https://t.co/QBFSLQSuBe

INSTAND66's tweet photo. Our EQAS program for 2023 is now live and available on our website and in the RV-Online. #INSTAND #EQAS #proficiencytesting

https://t.co/QBFSLQSuBe https://t.co/SETSLV5aNf

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Juha Wahlstedt @LaboratoryEQAS

about 5 years ago

External quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing for laboratories and POCT methods - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #Labmed #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #COVID19

LaboratoryEQAS's tweet photo. External quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing for laboratories and POCT methods - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #Labmed #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #COVID19 https://t.co/PlTrErzMr9

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Juha Wahlstedt @LaboratoryEQAS

about 5 years ago

External quality assessment scheme for SARS-CoV-2 - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

LaboratoryEQAS's tweet photo. External quality assessment scheme for SARS-CoV-2 - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 https://t.co/CH6Wiu1hb7

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Juha Wahlstedt @LaboratoryEQAS

about 5 years ago

Can you identify these particles in human stool? Digital EQA scheme for faecal parasitology - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #Parasitology

LaboratoryEQAS's tweet photo. Can you identify these particles in human stool?
Digital EQA scheme for faecal parasitology - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting #Parasitology https://t.co/j6Mc5Jc2Rl

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Juha Wahlstedt @LaboratoryEQAS

about 5 years ago

Virtual microscopy is a powerful tool in interpretative EQA schemes - Labquality EQAS 2022 https://t.co/TkDMMfYNfg #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting

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Juha Wahlstedt @LaboratoryEQAS

about 5 years ago

Complete EQA program for SARS-CoV-2 - Labquality´s EQAS Programme 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting

LaboratoryEQAS's tweet photo. Complete EQA program for SARS-CoV-2 - Labquality´s EQAS Programme 2022 https://t.co/gIRlINqJ8P #EQAS #EQA #ProficiencyTesting https://t.co/wKNLwEaljB

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INSTAND @INSTAND66

over 5 years ago

Connect with us at #MyMedLab! Meet us in person at the Dubai World Trade Center at our stand Z6.H48 now. We would love the opportunity to meet you in person. #MyMedLab #DWTC #EQAS #INSTAND

INSTAND66's tweet photo. Connect with us at #MyMedLab!

Meet us in person at the Dubai World Trade Center at our stand Z6.H48 now.

We would love the opportunity to meet you in person.
#MyMedLab #DWTC #EQAS #INSTAND https://t.co/OtncMY8JUn

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Motryx @MotryxInc

over 5 years ago

Motryx & @LabqualityGlobl are pleased to announce that 37 hospitals have registered for the first round of our EQA scheme. Motryx is excited to work with these labs as we strive toward creating a new standard for blood sample transport! #EQAS #LabMed https://t.co/BfoJwYzwvZ

MotryxInc's tweet photo. Motryx & @LabqualityGlobl are pleased to announce that 37 hospitals have registered for the first round of our EQA scheme. Motryx is excited to work with these labs as we strive toward creating a new standard for blood sample transport! #EQAS #LabMed

https://t.co/BfoJwYzwvZ https://t.co/SeBJsXV80U

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UKNEQAS @UKNEQAS

over 6 years ago

As many participant meetings have been postponed in 2020, @GenQA are holding monthly #webinars to promote their #educational commitment. The 2nd 'FOCUS ON' instalment is #EQAs for #Molecular #Genetics. To check yourself onto the webinar on 19th June, email [email protected] #EQA

GenQA (Genomics Quality Assessment) @GenQA

over 6 years ago

1/2 The second of our FOCUS ON EQA topics on Molecular Genetics is launched today. We will be holding a webinar on 19th June - send in your questions! For full details go to https://t.co/k9qTg6PI53 #EQA #education @UKNEQAS #genomics

GenQA's tweet photo. 1/2 The second of our FOCUS ON EQA topics on Molecular Genetics is launched today. We will be holding a webinar on 19th June - send in your questions! For full details go to https://t.co/k9qTg6PI53
#EQA #education @UKNEQAS #genomics https://t.co/FvBKkAyu5H

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UKNEQAS @UKNEQAS

over 6 years ago

In the face of #Covid19, & down to the hard work and commitment of staff at @GenQA, they continue to offer >90 #EQAs. #Genomics #TeamUKNEQAS #Quality

GenQA (Genomics Quality Assessment) @GenQA

over 6 years ago

Despite the challenges of COVID-19 GenQA are offering >90 EQAs, across 11 different disciplines, to support laboratories in maintaining their accreditation. Late registration may still be possible at [email protected]! #EQA #genomics #proficiencytesting @UKNEQAS

GenQA's tweet photo. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 GenQA are offering >90 EQAs, across 11 different disciplines, to support laboratories in maintaining their accreditation. Late registration may still be possible at info@genqa.org!
#EQA #genomics #proficiencytesting @UKNEQAS https://t.co/wEZ6Un90Ux

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UKNEQAS @UKNEQAS

over 6 years ago

UPDATE w/c 18th #May 2020: @GenQA is currently reviewing the timetable for 2020-21 & modifying the format of certain #EQAs in recognition of the current changes within #genomic laboratories. Full details will be available over the next few weeks. #Genomics #Covid19 #TeamUKNEQAS

UKNEQAS's tweet photo. UPDATE w/c 18th #May 2020:
@GenQA is currently reviewing the timetable for 2020-21 & modifying the format of certain #EQAs in recognition of the current changes within #genomic laboratories. Full details will be available over the next few weeks.
#Genomics #Covid19 #TeamUKNEQAS https://t.co/rvy3VnqV5h

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UKNEQAS @UKNEQAS

over 6 years ago

@GenQA is currently reviewing the timetable for 2020-21 & modifying the format of certain #EQAs in recognition of the current changes within #genomic laboratories. Full details will be available over the next few weeks. #COVID19 #TeamUKNEQAS #Genomics

UKNEQAS's tweet photo. @GenQA is currently reviewing the timetable for 2020-21 & modifying the format of certain #EQAs in recognition of the current changes within #genomic laboratories. Full details will be available over the next few weeks.
#COVID19 #TeamUKNEQAS #Genomics https://t.co/g4DoyKNY78

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Idealis.Mi @MiIdealis

over 6 years ago

Koruptor bukan untuk dilindungi, melainkan layak dihukum berat >> #MahasiswaBergerakMelawan << #BongkarKorupsiJiwaSrayaAsabri - #HukumBeratParaKoruptor #EQAS @SamuelS83689592

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Arjun Maitra, PhD

@gandiv_arjun

over 6 years ago

Once MCI replied that most MSc/PhD people are unaware of #EQAS & #IQC. This is bigotry of lost MCI. James Westgard is PhD , even those introduced lab quality in India are PhDs. Is it not @NABL_QCI ? James Westgard would never be allowed to be Prof Emeritus in Pathology in India.

gandiv_arjun's tweet photo. Once MCI replied that most MSc/PhD people are unaware of #EQAS & #IQC. This is bigotry of lost MCI.
James Westgard is PhD , even those introduced lab quality in India are PhDs. Is it not @NABL_QCI ?
James Westgard would never be allowed to be Prof Emeritus in Pathology in India. https://t.co/PIznJLc7De

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Labquality Days @LabqualityDays

almost 7 years ago

Harmonization of clinical laboratory measurement procedures - Greg Miller https://t.co/u7dteongT0 #Labmed #EQAS #Harmonization #Standardization

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