The 2025 Weqas Annual Laboratory Conference will take place at the Glamorgan Cricket Ground, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

This one-day event will focus on EQA interpretation, case studies, getting the best out of your EQA data for ISO 15189:2022 compliance as well as what’s new and what are the hot topics.

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Laboratory EQA & Management – Preliminary Programme

Tuesday 17th June 2025

Please Note: The times and schedule are a guide only and are subject to change.

Meet and greet / Registration – 9:00am – 9:50am

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Introduction / Welcome – 9:50am – 10:00am

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Speaker: Gareth Davies & Samantha Jones Weqas Title: EQA Interpretation of Laboratory results 10:00am – 11:00am

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Break – 11:00am – 11:20am

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Speaker: Gareth Davies & Samantha Jones Weqas Title: Case Studies Workshop 11:20am – 12:00pm

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Speaker: Sally Benton Royal Surrey County NHSFT Title: Are our FIT assays good enough and what is the symptomatic threshold? 12:00pm – 12:45pm

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Speaker: David Housley & Emma English Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS FT | University of Cambridge Title: Are our HbA1c assays good enough? 12:45pm – 1:25pm

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Lunch – 1:25pm – 2:25pm

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Speaker: David Ducroq Weqas Title: Understanding Measurement Traceability and Uncertainty 2:25pm – 2:55pm

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Speaker: Annette Thomas & Gareth Davies Weqas Title: Getting the best out of your EQA data for ISO 15189:2022 compliance 2:55pm – 3:25pm

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Industry Session & Refreshments – 3:25pm – 3:40pm

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Speaker: Ceri Parfitt Weqas Title: How are we ensuring the accuracy of our calculated parameters? 3:40pm – 4:10pm

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Speaker: Gordon Avery Abbott Title: TBI markers – the new kid(s) on the block. 4:10pm – 4:45pm

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Tea, Coffee & Close – 4:45pm