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Workshop on Strategies for Assuring Quality Testing in Countries Fighting an
HIV/AIDS Epidemic
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Goals:
- share experiences and discuss options for overcoming barriers to implementing PT programs
- understand how to use PT data to measure and improve laboratory performance
- use the references provided to tailor a checklist for planning, implementing, and evaluating a national PT program
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Objectives:
- identify technical needs and infrastructure requirements for a PT program
- explain how to evaluate a quality PT program
- describe how to use PT data to evaluate and improve laboratory performance
- describe approaches for monitoring and measuring test performance
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Presentations:
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Country Experiences:
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An Overview of Laboratory Support for the Global AIDS
Program
(Dr. Austin Demby) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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Developing an External Quality Assessment (EQA) Program
(Dr. Thomas Hearn) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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Essential Elements of a PT Program: An Overview
(Dr.
Michael Noble) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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PT Samples
(Dr. Chris Hamilton) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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PT Information Management-Scoring, Analysis, and
Reporting
(Dr. Harry Richardson) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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EQA for HIV Rapid Tests using Dried Blood Spots
(Dr.
Joanne Mei) - PDF, PowerPoint
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Dried blood spots: A preliminary model
(Mr. Kyle Bond) - PDF, PowerPoint
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EQA Program for AFB Microscopy: An International
Collaboration
(Dr. John Ridderhof)
- PDF,
PowerPoint
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Assuring the Quality of Your PT Program
(Dr. Chris
Hamilton) - PDF, PowerPoint
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PT Data - Now What?
(Dr. Harry Richardson) - PDF,
PowerPoint
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