This series on “External Quality Assurance” is edited by Dr. Emmanuel J Favaloro, from Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Editorial
Novel approaches to ensuring quality in laboratory diagnostics and external quality assessment
Consistent accuracy: a goal for thrombosis and hemostasis testing is accomplished using an external quality assurance program
Brief Report
External quality assurance in thrombosis and hemostasis: an update
Ongoing improvements in laboratory performance of coagulation factors VIII and IX: recent experience from the RCPAQAP
Original Article
A review of 10 years of data from an external quality assurance program for antiphospholipid antibodies: no evidence for improved aCL and β2GPI assay standardization
Review Article
Assessing quality in the specialized hemostasis laboratory: review and critique of external quality assurance (EQA) programs in the US
Novel approaches to quality control and external quality assessment for platelet function testing with a focus on the platelet function analyser (PFA-100 and PFA-200)
Rethinking internal quality control and external quality assessment for laboratory diagnostics of von Willebrand disease
The changing face of activated protein C resistance testing—a 10-year retrospective
Guideline
Guidance on the establishment, implementation and performance for proficiency testing programs for thrombosis and hemostasis
Disclosure:
The series “External Quality Assurance” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Blood without any sponsorship or funding. Emmanuel J Favaloro served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.