This biennial event is the JCTLM Members’ and Stakeholders’ meeting and Workshop on ‘EQA schemes elucidating the clinical suitability of laboratory results’ held at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in France. David Ducroq, Head of the Reference Measurement Laboratory at Weqas, has been asked to give a presentation on Tuesday 5th December 2023 entitled ‘Common programme structure – reporting’.

David Ducroq

Head of the Reference Measurement Laboratory

Title: Common programme structure – reporting

Session 3: EQA principles, practice, and practical use
Date: Tuesday 5th December 2023

 
David’s presentation will cover a section of the work being achieved through HALMA to support informed global decisions for the best clinical outcomes, of which he is the chair of the measurand working group. HALMA is a joint task force set up by EQALM (External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine) and the ICHCLR (International Consortium for Harmonization of Clinical Laboratory Results) to monitor harmonization of measurands in laboratory medicine through data aggregation (HALMA).

Also on the 6th December, David will be taking part in the Database Working Group meeting discussing the submissions for the JCTLM database as part of his role as the Team Leader for the ‘Electrolytes and Blood Gases’ Review Team and a member of the ‘Non-Peptide Hormones’ and ‘Metabolites and Substrates’ Review Teams. These reviews are completed by experts in their fields to ensure a robust independent review against agreed-upon standards.