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Introduction to Group Work 1. Quality Assurance Programmes. Group Work 1. Plenary - Feedback at 09:45. Current WHO EQAP for detection of influenza A by PCR. Strengths ? Only currently widely available Q/A WHO System. Well organized. Timely Weaknesses ?
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Introduction to Group Work 1 Quality Assurance Programmes
Current WHO EQAP for detection of influenza A by PCR Strengths? • Only currently widely available Q/A WHO System. • Well organized. • Timely Weaknesses? • Timing could be improved to accommodate seasonality. Areas to improve? • Including an influenza virus that is not commonly recognized (H7 and H9). • Build in a challenge to the system (possibly including untypeables).
Other programmes: do you participate in the following? List the labs participating in the following programmes Fee-paying: • QCMD: NCLE (Lao PDR) • NEQAS: • CAP Free: • CDC: Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) Development In Progress (hopefully by end of 2011/early 2012. NCLE will participate in Piloting. Strengths and Weaknesses of the above programmes
Scope of EQAP: Needs to be expanded? • Virus culture NEAR TERM • Antivirals (phenotypic or genotypic) LONG TERM • Sequencing MID TERM • Serology LONG TERM • Others • Which labs/NICs are doing each of the above? NONE! • What methods? • If currently not doing, any plan in the mid-term or long term? • If offered, many NIC’swould be interested. • Priority of launching programme? TOP Priority – Virus Culture.
Preferred features of EQAP? • Number of samples: • current number satisfactory. • Type of samples: • current type satisfactory. • Frequency: Better • accommodate seasonality. • Time to reporting: • current timing satisfactory. • Format of reports: • Better to provide template that can be electronically edited and sent. • Others