The RCPAQAP one-day symposium on Chemical Pathology and External Quality Assurance (EQA) will bring together world-renowned experts who will provide valuable insights into reducing patient risk in the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical testing phases.

We welcome international guest speaker Professor Sverre Sandberg, Specialist in Clinical Chemistry and founder and Director of The Norwegian Organisation for Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (NOKLUS), Norway. He will be joined by our Australian experts, including Graham Jones, Chris Farrell and Tony Badrick.

The symposium includes engaging discussions where delegates can share their understanding and ideas about the challenges and opportunities in EQA. The aim of the program is to provide valuable interactive and collaborative opportunities for Clinical Chemists, Chemical Pathologists, Quality Managers, and Laboratorians interested in EQA.

Program:

9:00 - 9:10	Welcome	Tony Badrick
9:10 - 9:40	Pre-analytical error – Key Incident Monitoring and Managing System (KIMMS)	Michael Whiley
9:40 - 10:10	Serum Indicies, what have we learnt?	Peter Graham
10:10 - 10:30	Discussion – pre-analytical	Tony Badrick
10:30 - 11:00	MORNING TEA
11:00 - 11:30	Analytics	John Sioufi
11:30 - 12:00	Analytical Performance Specifications	Sverre Sandberg
12:00 - 12:30	Liquid Serum Chemistry analysis	Graham Jones + Chris Farrell
12:30 - 1:30	LUNCH
1:30 - 2:00	Improving the quality of clinical commentary	Samantha Shepherd
2:00 - 2:30	External Quality Assurance for patient medians	Sverre Sandberg
2:30 - 3:00	Dashboards	Derek Holzhauser
3:00 - 3:30	AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 - 4:00	Discussion	Graham Jones + Chris Farrell

Speakers:

Sverre Sandberg	Director of The Norwegian Organisation for Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (NOKLUS), Norway
Tony Badrick	Chief Executive Officer - RCPAQAP, NSW
Derek Holzhauser	Chief Information Officer - RCPAQAP, NSW
John Sioufi	Manager - User Experience, RCPAQAP, NSW
Graham Jones	Chemical Pathologist- SydPath, St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW
Chris Farrell	Chemical Pathologist- NSW Health Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney
Michael Whiley	Chair KIMMS Advisory Committee, Chief Pathologist and Director of Medical Services, NSW Health Pathology
Samantha Shepherd	Senior Scientist - Chemical Pathology, RCPAQAP, NSW
Peter Graham	Manager - Blood Disciplines, RCPAQAP, NSW