EQA for Cytogenetic Testing

Objectives

• 1. To work towards harmonizing existing EQA schemes for Cytogenetic Testing in Europe.
  2. To expand opportunities for Cytogenetic testing laboratories in EU25 to participate in EQA.
  3. To provide a pan-European EQA for Cytogenetics
  4. To link Internal Quality Control and EQA through consensus discussions on best practice.

Cytogenetic EQA Scheme Directory

• Constitutional
• Oncology Disease
• Addresses

Cytogenetic Guidelines and Quality Assurance

• E.C.A. Permanent Working Group for Cytogenetics and Society
• E.C.A. Cytogenetic Guidelines and Quality Assurance

List of European National Contacts for Cytogenetics

• List of European National Contacts for Cytogenetics

Current Scope of Cytogenetics EQA Schemes and Key Recommendations for Harmonization of EQA in Europe

• Forum Participants
• 1. Summary
• 2. Cytogenetics as a discipline
• 3. Cytogenetics in Europe
• 4. External Quality Assessment
• 5. Cytogenetics EQA Schemes in Europe 
• 6. Current status of progress towards harmonization of EQA schemes
• 7. Recommendations from the Forum Meetings
• 8. Acknowledgements
• APPENDIX A. Summary of European National EQA Schemes
• APPENDIX B. EQA Scheme Guidelines
• APPENDIX C. Marking criteria for CEQA

Cytogenetic EQA (CEQA) Marking Criteria

• Cytogenetic EQA Marking Criteria

Cytogenetic EQA Report

• Feasibility of an internet-based EQA assessment system in Clinical Cytogenetics that audits the laboratory's analytical and interpretative performance

Events

Date	Name	Location	Country	Type
2007/11/01-02	CEQA Assessors Meeting (WP1.4)	Brussels	Belgium	Expert Meeting
2007/10/31	European EQA Providers Forum - Forum 5 (WP1.4)	Brussels	Belgium	Forum
2007/07/07	First meeting of the National Representatives for Cytogenetics (WP1.4)	Istanbul	Turkey	Expert Meeting
2007/07/07	Introduction to the Eurogentest Network and harmonisation of genetic testing in Europe (WP1.4)	Istanbul	Turkey	Meeting with EUGT Participation
2006/10/02-03	EQA cytogenetics forum 4 (WP1.4)	Berlin	Germany	Forum
2006/05/09-10	EQA cytogenetics forum 3 (WP1.4)	Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Forum
2005/10/10-11	EQA cytogenetics forum 2 (WP1.4)	London	UK	Forum
2005/05/10	EQA cytogenetics forum 1 (WP1.4)	Prague	Czech Republic	Forum

Collaborators

Rosalind Hastings	WP leader	Oxford, GB
Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley	contact person	Oxford, GB

Contacts and Members

Contact information and members of the 'Cytogenetics EQA' work package