Task Force on Global Lab Quality (TF-GLQ)
Task Force GLQ members during their meeting at General Conference 2022 in Brussels. A. Haliassos as the IFCC Treasurer participated in the meeting.
L-R : E. Amann, Co-Chair; A. Haliassos EB Treasurer; S. Cardinale, IFCC Office; Q.Meng, Co-Chair; A. Perret-Liaudet, Member; JM. Giannoli, Member; A. Vassault, Member; K. Cendejas, Corp.Rep. Bio-Rad; J. Lin, Corp.Rep. Abbott; S. Wheeler, Member; R. Bais, Member; P.Dabla, Member
Membership
| Name | Position | Country | Term | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Amann | Co-Chair | DE | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| Q. Meng | Co-Chair | US | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| I. Blasutig | Member & Secretary | CA | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| R. Bais | Member | AU | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| A. Carobene | Member | IT | 1st | 2024 03 - 2026 12 |
| JM. Giannoli | Member | FR | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| A. Perret-Liaudet | Member | FR | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| A. Thomas | Member | UK | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| A. Vassault | Member | FR | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| J. Lin | Corp. Rep./Abbott | US | 2nd | 2024 01 - 2026 12 |
| A. J. Tesser Poloni | Corp. Rep./Controllab | BR | 1st | 2024 05 - 2026 12 |
| G. Henriksen | EQALM Rep. | DK | ||
| P. K. Dabla | Consultant | IN | ||
| A. Haliassos | EB Liaison | GR |
Scope & Mandate
iQC Program:
- Identify vendors capable of providing quality control materials and associated software for on-going monitoring.
- Develop training program for participating laboratories.
- Form scientific support teams to train and support staff on-site at participating laboratories.
- Plan for maintenance and monitoring of the iQC program by the IFCC.
EQA Program:
- Through a call for applications to participate, select countries for the pilot program, and in collaboration with the respective member societies, select candidate participating laboratories within each country. A formal call for participation by developing countries will be issued soon by the IFCC office.
- Through on-site visits, evaluate the preparedness of the participating laboratories for subscription to the EQA program and identify gaps that must be addressed.
- Retain a vendor through an open bidding process to provide the EQA material and software for the EQA program.
- Develop detailed written guidelines for the participating laboratories.
- Dispatch scientific support teams to help initiate the EQA program at the participating labs. Expert teams will be formed by the taskforce from IFCC membership and will include both senior and young scientists.
- Plan for maintenance and monitoring of the EQA’s progress by the IFCC.
- Develop a plan for expansion of the EQA program in respect of geographical scope and included laboratory tests.
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by National Societies
| Name | Full and Affiliate Member Societies |
|---|---|
| A. Guimarães | Sociedade Brasileira de Analíses Clínicas (SBAC) |
| X. Liu | Chinese Society of Laboratory Medicine (CSLM) |
| C. Hejl | Société Française de Biologie Clinique (SFBC) |
| J. Pelanti | Finnish Society of Clinical Chemistry (SKKY) |
| N. Bakuradze | Laboratory Medicine Association of Georgia (GLMA) |
| S. Pal | Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI) |
| A. Bardoloi | Association of Medical Biochemists of India (AMBI) |
| L. Setiawan | Indonesian Association for Clinical Chemistry (HKKI) |
| L. Shresta | Nepalese Association for Clinical Chemistry (NACC) |
| A. P. Faria | Portuguese Society of Laboratory Medicine (SPML) |
| N. Perera | Association for Clinical Biochemistry Sri Lanka (ACBSL) |
| M. A. Serdar | Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) |
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members
| Name | Corporate Members |
|---|---|
| A. Kessler | Stiftung für Pathobiochemie und Molekulare Diagnostik Referenzinstitut für Bioanalytik (RfB) |
Chairs' contacts
Prof. Dr. Egon Amann
University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
Marker Allee 76-78
59063 Hamm DE
E-Mail: egon.amann@hshl.de
Dr. Qing Meng
Clinical Chemistry
and Special Chemistry Laboratories
Department of Laboratory Medicine
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA
E-mail: QHMeng@mdanderson.org