AQuAS INFORMATION

About AQuAS

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Overview
AQuAS Program is a external proficiency testing program in which 134 Labs from 14 Asian countries are now participating. The purposes of this program is to establish the quality assurance survey program in all fields of clinical pathology and subsequently to improve and standardize the quality of clinical laboratory tests and help to remove inter-laboratory disparities, and finally improve the human health.
Number of Survey
  • times per year in Coagulation, Chemistry, and Urinalysis
  • Suspended in Hematology
  • in preparation in Immuno-Serology, Molecular Genetics
Fields Items
Coagulation PT (sec, %, ratio, INR) aPTT (sec, ratio)
Chemistry Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, BUN, Cr, protein, albumin, Bil, glucose, uric acid, cholesterol, TG, AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, GGT
Urinalysis pH, Pro, Glu, Ketone, Bil, Blood, UBG, Nitrite, Leukocyte esterase, SG
Hematology WBC, RBC, Hb, Hct, PLT
Immuno-Serology ( in preparation )
Molecular Genetics ( in preparation )

Accuracy-Based Profi ciency Testing has been introduced once in 2011.

About Us

Asian Network for Clinical Laboratory Standardization and Harmonization

Our Contacts

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, hung-Ang University College of Medicine, 102, Heukseokro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea 06973

82-2-6299-2720