• Quality Assurance and Fungal Diagnostics
• MICROBE What can we do for you?
• NRL Hepatitis B serology scheme results
• WHO IBVPD EQA

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2016 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• Rapid Diagnostics: Bacteriology & Mycology

• LabQuality – Post analytical challenges in Microbiology
• NCI Workshop – Impact of the introduction of the International Standards
• ECCMID CAESAR EQA results 2014
• UKCMN UK NEQAS Benefits of an EQA Performance in the Last Decade
• HIV1 RNA quantification

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2015 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• Invasive Aspergillosis: EQA of Galactomannan as an Indicator of Disease
• Update on Virology, Molecular and Serology schemes
• Faecal Transwab
• Update on the UKNEQAS Interpretative Comments scheme in Microbiology
• Species and agents supported (or not) by EUCAST breakpoints and methodology
• New for old: Selection, validation and verification under ISO 15189:2012
• Rapid Diagnostics to support Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Antimicrobial Pipeline and Drug Development
  

• Roche Diagnostics Molecular Days – An Overview of NEQAS functions
  
• What is HTLV?
• ECCMID CAESAR Results for AMR EQA 2013
• Abbot Forum: Infeksjonsimmunologi – Update on UK NEQAS Serology schemes

• EQALM Finding the “Bugs” through EQA

 

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2013 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• General Bacteriology distribution report update
• Development of a UK NEQAS specimen for an EQA scheme for Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing
• UK NEQAS for Microbiology new website
• Update on Virology, Molecular and Serology schemes
• How to be a good participant

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2012 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• EUCAST Subcommitee for Detection of Resistance Mechanisms
• EUCAST 2012 and on
• Identifying the misidentification problems
• Implementation of MALDI-TOF MS in a Routine Clinical Laboratory
• The future of parasitology – who needs a microscope

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2011 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• The under estimated burden of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths(Alan Fenwick)
• Joint Working Group EQA Performance Monitoring(Alec J Howat)
• Feedback from the Antibiotic Assay Scheme(Andrew Lovering)
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing issues–lessons from UKNEQAS(Derek Brown)
• UKNEQAS A Critical Clinical Activity(David Bullock)
• Anaerobic Microbiology and NEQAS(David Smith)
• NEQAS Participant Feedback(Eric Martindale)
• EUCAST in Europe(Gunnar Kahlmeter)
• Pathology A Vision for the Future(Dr Ian Barnes)
• Gastroenteric viruses(Jim Gray)
• Introducing an Interpretating EQA scheme in Microbiology(Jane Stockley)
• Badgers & Bovine TB(Dr Margaret Stoddart)
• UK NEQAS for Microbiology Update on schemes and the future(Dr Vivienne James)
  

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2009 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• UK NEQAS Microbiology(Erwin Brown)
• Control of measles in England 1968-2009 and update on post-exposure prophylaxis(Mary Ramsay)
  

 

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2008 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• Molecular Identification of Fungi
• UK Clinical Microbiology Network
• Mycology Identification Scheme Dermatophyte Specimens
• External Quality Assessment in Mycology
• Fungal Update – Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
• A Consensus Method for Molecular Diagnostic Testing
  

UK NEQAS Microbiology 2007 Annual Scientific Conference:

 

• What’s in your Antimicrobial Assay Report?
• Susceptibility testing methods in Europe: Does it make a difference?
• Interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in hospitals
• Keeping score with NEQAS
• Expert rules and their impact on interpretation