External Quality Assurance

Posted On 2020-07-22 01:58:55


This series on “External Quality Assurance” is edited by Dr. Emmanuel J Favaloro, from Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.

Editorial
Novel approaches to ensuring quality in laboratory diagnostics and external quality assessment
Emmanuel J. Favaloro

Consistent accuracy: a goal for thrombosis and hemostasis testing is accomplished using an external quality assurance program
Richard A. Marlar, Piet Meijer, Ian Jennings, John Olson; on behalf of EQATH (External Quality Assurance in Thrombosis and Hemostasis)

Brief Report
External quality assurance in thrombosis and hemostasis: an update
John D. Olson, Richard A. Marlar, Ian Jennings, William L. Nichols

Ongoing improvements in laboratory performance of coagulation factors VIII and IX: recent experience from the RCPAQAP
Sandya Arunachalam, Emmanuel J. Favaloro

Original Article
A review of 10 years of data from an external quality assurance program for antiphospholipid antibodies: no evidence for improved aCL and β2GPI assay standardization
Louise A. Wienholt, Alexander Richardson, Richard C. Wong, Kristie Chapman, Frederick J. Lee

Review Article
Assessing quality in the specialized hemostasis laboratory: review and critique of external quality assurance (EQA) programs in the US
Robert C. Gosselin, Richard A. Marlar, Dorothy M. Adcock

Novel approaches to quality control and external quality assessment for platelet function testing with a focus on the platelet function analyser (PFA-100 and PFA-200)
Emmanuel J. Favaloro

Rethinking internal quality control and external quality assessment for laboratory diagnostics of von Willebrand disease
Emmanuel J. Favaloro

The changing face of activated protein C resistance testing—a 10-year retrospective
Elysse Dean, Emmanuel J. Favaloro

Guideline
Guidance on the establishment, implementation and performance for proficiency testing programs for thrombosis and hemostasis
Richard A. Marlar, Piet Meijer, Ian Jennings, John Olson


Disclosure:
The series “External Quality Assurance” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Blood without any sponsorship or funding. Emmanuel J Favaloro served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.