The Division of Quality Assurance of the Pancyprian Union of Chemists (PUC) and ETWG have organised a successful series of training workshops in Cyprus. Following these, a 5th event will be organised by PUC and ETWG in Nicosia, on 12-13 March 2025.

The programme will include presentations on various aspects such as practical approaches to documenting metrological traceability, risk scenarios, uncertainty arising from sampling, use of uncertainty in conformity assessment, practical use of precision and trueness data for uncertainty evaluation, personnel qualification in a testing laboratory, QA in the academic and research laboratories; last but not least, an overview of recent publications on quality assurance, with an emphasis on recent revisions of Eurachem guides.

The event will also include presentations and practical workshop sessions. Participants are invited to submit posters and share their practical experience of quality assurance and accreditation in short presentations.

The training is oriented to personnel of accredited laboratories as well as those being prepared for their accreditation; lead assessors/assessors/technical experts; personnel of competent authorities; consultants. Colleagues from neighbouring countries and Europe are welcome!

The Division of Quality Assurance of the Pancyprian Union of Chemists (PUC) and ETWG have organised a successful series of training workshops in Cyprus. Following these, a 5th event will be organised by PUC and ETWG in Nicosia, on 12-13 March 2025.

The programme will include presentations on various aspects such as practical approaches to documenting metrological traceability, risk scenarios, uncertainty arising from sampling, use of uncertainty in conformity assessment, practical use of precision and trueness data for uncertainty evaluation, personnel qualification in a testing laboratory, QA in the academic and research laboratories; last but not least, an overview of recent publications on quality assurance, with an emphasis on recent revisions of Eurachem guides.

The event will also include presentations and practical workshop sessions. Participants are invited to submit posters and share their practical experience of quality assurance and accreditation in short presentations.

The training is oriented to personnel of accredited laboratories as well as those being prepared for their accreditation; lead assessors/assessors/technical experts; personnel of competent authorities; consultants. Colleagues from neighbouring countries and Europe are welcome!

Key Information

Workshop information

Date:	12-13 March 2025
Venue:	Nicosia, Cyprus
Invitation:	Invitation and workshop details
Programme:	Workshop programme
Registration:	Download the registration form (.docx)

Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday 12 March 2025

Welcome and Introductions

• Welcome address by Eurachem Chair
  • Eugenia Eftimie Totu
• Welcome from the Pancyprian Union of Chemists (PUC)
  • Leontios Philotheou
• Introduction to the Eurachem Education & Training Working Group (ETWG)
  • Vicki Barwick
• Introduction to the Division of Quality Assurance of PUC
  • Kyriacos Tsimillis, Despina Charalambous
• Presentation of the tutors and the participants
• Introduction – Scope and expectations of the training

Technical programme

• An overview of the new issues addressed in the standards
  • Despina Charalambous
• Risk-based philosophy (ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189) – Examples of risk scenarios
  • Alice Mosca
• Risk assessment: The views of the laboratories – The practice of National Accreditation Bodies
  • Discussion – led by Alice Mosca

Break

• Measurement uncertainty arising from sampling; working examples on ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 15189 requirements
  • Mike Ramsey
• Exercise 1: Measurement uncertainty arising from sampling
  • Mike Ramsey

Lunch

• Feedback on Exercise 1
• Practical use of precision and trueness data for uncertainty evaluation
  • Steve Ellison

Break

• Reference materials selection and use (ISO 33403) – The progress of the Eurachem Guide
  • Marina Patriarca

Posters Session

• Short oral presentations

 

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Day 2 - Thursday 13 March 2025

Technical programme (Continued)

•  QA in the academic and research laboratories – Is there a need for a revised Eurachem Guide on R&D
  • Eugenia Eftimie Totu
• Interpretation of the metrological traceability statements in the certificates, according to ISO/TR 16476
  • Marina Patriarca
• Validation of Measurement Procedure that includes Sampling (VaMPIS): New Eurachem Supplementary Guidance
  • Mike Ramsey

Break

• Use of uncertainty in conformity assessment
  • Steve Ellison
• Exercise 2: Use of uncertainty in conformity assessment
  • Steve Ellison

Lunch

• Feedback on Exercise 2
• Quality assurance issues in the university syllabus
  • Kyriacos Tsimillis and Despina Charalambous

Break

• Update on Eurachem guidance
  - Revision of the Guide to Quality in Analytical Chemistry
  - Revision of the Guide to the Fitness for Purpose of Analytical Methods
  - The Eurachem Reading List
  • Vicki Barwick
• How can the Accreditation for Microbiological Laboratories (AML) Guide help microbiological and medical laboratories?
  • Despina Charalambous

Presentation of participants’ experiences

• Posters (short oral presentations)

Concluding remarks and presentation of certificates

• Close of course

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