scholarly journals WHO Global Salm-Surv External Quality Assurance System for Serotyping of Salmonella Isolates from 2000 to 2007

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 2729-2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Hendriksen ◽  
M. Mikoleit ◽  
V. P. Carlson ◽  
S. Karlsmose ◽  
A. R. Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Assurance System

External quality assurance system (EQAS) for identification of mastitis pathogens in Denmark from 2006 to 2011

2013 ◽  
Vol 109 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Karlsmose ◽  
L. Kunstmann ◽  
C.F. Rundsten ◽  
K. Krogh ◽  
H.K.D. Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Mastitis Pathogens

scholarly journals Proficiency of WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network External Quality Assurance System participants in the identification and susceptibility testing of thermo-tolerant Campylobacter spp. from 2003-2012

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Karlsmose Pedersen ◽  
Jaap A. Wagenaar ◽  
Håkan Vigre ◽  
Louise Roer ◽  
Matthew Mikoleit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
And Control ◽  
Foodborne Infections

AbstractCampylobacter spp. are food- and water borne pathogens. While rather accurate estimates for these pathogens are available in industrialized countries, a lack of diagnostic capacity in developing countries limits accurate assessments of prevalence in many regions. Proficiency in the identification and susceptibility testing of these organisms is critical for surveillance and control efforts. The aim of the study was to assess performance for identification and susceptibility testing of thermo-tolerant Campylobacter among laboratories participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN) External Quality Assurance System (EQAS) over a nine year period.Participants (primarily national level laboratories) were encouraged to self-evaluate performance as part of continuous quality improvement.The ability to correctly identify Campylobacter spp. varied by year and ranged from 61.9 % (2008) to 90.7 % (2012), and the ability to correctly perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for Campylobacter spp. appeared to steadily increase from 91.4 % to 93.6 % in the test period (2009-2012).Poorest performance (60.0 % correct identification and 86.8 % correct AST results) was observed in African laboratories.Overall, approximately 10 % of laboratories reported either an incorrect identification or antibiogramme. As most participants were (supra)-national reference laboratories, these data raise significant concerns regarding capacity and proficiency at the local, clinical level. Addressing these diagnostic challenges is critical for both patient level management and broader surveillance and control efforts.

scholarly journals Proficiency of WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network External Quality Assurance System Participants in Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. from 2003 to 2012

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Karlsmose Pedersen ◽  
Jaap A. Wagenaar ◽  
Håkan Vigre ◽  
Louise Roer ◽  
Matthew Mikoleit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
And Control ◽  
Foodborne Infections

ABSTRACT Campylobacter spp. are foodborne and waterborne pathogens. While rather accurate estimates for these pathogens are available in industrialized countries, a lack of diagnostic capacity in developing countries limits accurate assessments of prevalence in many regions. Proficiency in the identification and susceptibility testing of these organisms is critical for surveillance and control efforts. The aim of the study was to assess performance for identification and susceptibility testing of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. among laboratories participating in the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN) External Quality Assurance System (EQAS) over a 9-year period. Participants (primarily national-level laboratories) were encouraged to self-evaluate their performance as part of continuous quality improvement. The ability to correctly identify Campylobacter spp. varied by year and ranged from 61.9% (2008) to 90.7% (2012), and the ability to correctly perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for Campylobacter spp. appeared to steadily increase from 91.4% to 93.6% in the test period (2009 to 2012). The poorest performance (60.0% correct identification and 86.8% correct AST results) was observed in African laboratories. Overall, approximately 10% of laboratories reported either an incorrect identification or antibiogram. As most participants were supranational reference laboratories, these data raise significant concerns regarding capacity and proficiency at the local clinical level. Addressing these diagnostic challenges is critical for both patient-level management and broader surveillance and control efforts.

scholarly journals Sistem Penjaminan Mutu Pendidikan Tinggi di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-175
Author(s):  
Andi Arif Rifa'i
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
The Government

Quality assurance is an important part of the higher education system which ensures that the effort to achieve quality is in accordance with the quality standards set by the government. The problem of the low quality of human resources of a nation is a manifestation of the inability of the quality assurance system to work effectively. Application of a model that is less effective in quality assurance, will have an impact on achieving the quality of Education. In Indonesia, various changes in the regulation of the quality assurance system began in 2006 - until now, basically both conceptually but not optimally in implementation. Internal and external quality assurance of higher education (HE) institutions has not produced satisfactory results, with the still low competitiveness of HE graduates and the competitiveness of the nation's human resources.

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