SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
MONDAY 17th May
| 11:00-11:15 | David Milde, Miloslav Suchánek (Eurachem-CZ, Czech Republic) | Opening of the workshop |
| 11:15-11:30 | Vicki Barwick (Eurachem Chair, UK) | Introduction to Eurachem and its activities |
| 11:30-11:55 | Pavel Nosek (Czech Accreditation Institute, CZ) | Experience of the Accreditation Body with the Transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 |
| 11:55-12:20 | Isabelle Vercruysse (Eurachem Vice-Chair, Belgium) | Revised ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – Laboratory view |
| 12:20-12:50 | COFFEE/LUNCH BREAK | |
| 12:50-13:15 | Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva (Qualitative analysis WG Chair, Portugal) | Assessment of qualitative analysis performance and uncertainty |
| 13:15-13:40 | Piotr Robouch (JRC EC, Belgium) | Guides, leaflets and more – online calculation/validation tools |
| 13:40-14:40 | Isabelle Vercruysse (Eurachem Vice-Chair, Belgium) | Breakout session I – Revised ISO/IEC 17025 |
| 13:40-14:40 | Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva (Qualitative analysis WG Chair, Portugal) | Breakout session I – Qualitative Analysis Fitness for Purpose |
| 14:40-15:00 | Conclusions of breakout sessions | |
| 15:00-15:05 | Miloslav Suchánek (Eurachem-CZ, Czechia) | Closing of the day 1 |
TUESDAY 18th May
| 11:00-11:05 | Miloslav Suchánek (Eurachem-CZ, Czechia) | Opening of the day 2 |
| 11:05-11:30 | Kyriacos Tsimillis*, Sappho Michael** (*Division of Quality Assurance PUC, **Ministry of Health, Cyprus) | Ensuring Quality: A key element in analytical and clinical laboratories |
| 11:30-11:55 | Vicki Barwick (Eurachem Chair, UK) | Planning method validation studies |
| 11:55-12:20 | Lorens Sibbesen (Method validation WG Chair, Denmark) | Is the sampling method as valid as the analytical method? |
| 12:20-12:50 | COFFEE/LUNCH BREAK | |
| 12:50-13:15 | Pieter Dehouck (JRC EC, Belgium) | Extent of method validation – how much validation is enough? |
| 13:15-13:40 | Steve Ellison (Meaurement uncertainty and traceability WG Chair, UK) | Detection limits and detection capability |
| 13:40-14:40 | Online poster session | |
| 14:40-15:05 | Mike Ramsey (Sampling uncertainty WG Chair, UK) | What is the uncertainty factor? |
| 15:05-15:10 | Miloslav Suchánek (Eurachem-CZ, Czechia) | Closing of the day 2 |
WEDNESDAY 19th May
| 11:00-11:05 | Miloslav Suchánek (Eurachem-CZ, Czechia) |
Opening of the day 3 |
| 11:05-11:30 | Brian Brookman (Proficiency testing WG Chair) |
Demonstrating the validity of measurement results through reliable proficiency testing |
| 11:30-11:55 | Hana Zelená (Public Health Institute Ostrava, Czech Republic) |
Pros and Cons of the SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests |
| 11:55-12:20 | Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva (Qualitative analysis WG Chair, Portugal) |
Use of in-house validation data in measurement uncertainty evaluation |
| 12:20-12:45 | Bertil Magnusson (Trollboken, Sweden) |
Eurachem Guidance on compliance assessment |
| 12:45-13:15 | COFFEE/LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15-14:15 | Steve Ellison (Meaurement uncertainty and traceability WG Chair, UK) |
Breakout session II – software validation |
| Bertil Magnusson (Trollboken, Sweden) |
Brekout session II – compliance assessment | |
| 14:15-14:35 | Conclusions of breakout sessions | |
| 14:35-14:45 | Miloslav Suchánek, David Milde (Eurachem-CZ, Czechia) |
Closing of the workshop |
