EQA Participation
 
CMPT's Provincial, National, and International Committee Participation 
  British Columbia Water Laboratory Approval Committee.
  Canadian External Quality Assessment Advisory Group on Antibiotic Resistance (CEQA-AGAR).
  National Committee for Medical Laboratory Quality Systems: CSA International.
  Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Observer), Atlanta, Georgia.
  International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 212; Quality Management for Medical Laboratories; Narita, Japan and London, England.
  Meetings attended 2005-2006
1. Eurachem-EQALM Conference on External Quality Assessment. Rome, Italy. October 2005.
2. ISO Technical Committee 212 Working Group 1 (Quality Management) Meeting, Padua, Italy. January 2006.
3. 13th Interprovincial Conference on Microbiology Laboratory Proficiency and Accreditation. Quality Management. Victoria, BC. March 2006.
4. International Laboratory Accrediation Cooperation (ILAC) Proficiency Testing Consultation Group. Madrid, Spain. April 2006.
5. ISO Technical Committee 212. Plenary Meeting. Berlin, Germany. May 2006.
6.  The Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (EMA), the national accreditation body of Mexico, has committed the country to meeting international standards for all aspects of laboratory service. May 2006. See last paragraph Annual Report 2006 pdf-file
  Meetings attended 2004-2005
1. ISO Technical Committee 212 Tenth Plenary Session. Utrecht, Netherlands. June 2004.
2. Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) Microbiology Advisory Committee. Port of Spain, Trinidad. December 2004.
3. ISO Technical Committee 212 Working Group 1 Annual Interim Meeting. Mexico City, Mexico. January 2005.
4. The Quality Institute 2005. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conference on Patient Safety, Medical Error, and the Laboratory (Organizing Committee). Atlanta, Georgia. April 2005.
  Meetings attended 2003-2004
1. The Quality Institute 2003. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conference on Patient Safety, Medical Error, and the Laboratory (Organizing Committee). Atlanta, Georgia. April 2003.
2. Eleventh Interprovincial Conference on Microbiology Laboratory Proficiency and Accreditation. Montreal, Quebec. November 2003.
3. The Quality Institute 2005. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conference on Patient Safety, Medical Error, and the Laboratory (Organizing Committee: Conference to be held April 2005.)
4. Canadian Association for Environmental Analytic Laboratories. Workshop on Proficiency Testing. Vancouver, BC. July 2004.
top Revised: 04 may 2007 Canadian laboratories participating in CMPT EQA Program are listed in each Annual Report. See Clinical Bacteriology Program by Province.