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INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL for STANDARDIZATION in HAEMATOLOGY
NEW ICSH Publication
Chris Gardiner · Akbar Dorgalaleh · Marión Echenagucia · Robert C. Gosselin · Teruto Hashiguchi · Mingting Peng · Alan Neal · Steve Kitchen
Laboratory developed tests (LDTs) are widely used in clinical hemostasis laboratories. An LDT may be defined as an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test that is designed, manufactured, and used within a single laboratory. As with all other clinical laboratory tests, LDTs must....go to ICSH Publications - here
ICSH News
2025 SYMPOSIUM IN PERTH
The ICSH is pleased to announce REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our 3-day international educational Haematology Morphology Symposium, taking place in Perth...
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Two NEW Publications
DECEMBER 2024
Emina Emilia Torlakovic · Katherine R. Calvo · Tracy George · Elizabeth Hyjek · Szu-Hee Lee· Anna Porwit · Elena Sabattini · Leonie Saft · Xiaoge Zhou · Alexandar Tzankov
Investigation of bone marrow (BM) trephine biopsies and/or clot sections by CD34 immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing has been used by pathologists for several decades, and its clinical value....go to ICSH Publications - here
Andrea Mosca · Cristian Arsene · Renata Paleari · Patricia Kaiser · Kees Harteveld · Yvonne Daniel · Chie Amano · Atsushi Murakami · Guy Auclair - on behalf of the IFCC-ICSH Joint Working Group for the Standardization of HbA2 and of the IFCC Working Group for the Standardization of HbF
The establishment of reference systems for the standardization of hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) and fetal hemoglobin (HbF), both critical for improving diagnostic accuracy in conditions such as β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease, are described. Efforts were led by.....go to ICSH Publications - here
ICSH News
Successful 2024 General Assembly
The ICSH General Assembly was held in Montpellier over 2 days (8-9 October 2024) and attended by over 60 members and invited guests....
NEW ICSH Guidance
12 JANUARY 2024
ICSH review of internal quality control policy for blood cell counters
Richard McCafferty | George Cembrowski | Barbara de la Salle | Mingting Peng | Eloisa Urrechaga
This paper is a report of an ICSH review of policies and practices for internal quality control (IQC) policy for haematology cell counters among regulatory bodies, cell counter manufacturers and diagnostic laboratories. The ICSH is pleased to announce it is available online - here
NEW ICSH Guidance
08 JANUARY 2024
ICSH guidance for internal quality control policy for blood cell counters
Richard McCafferty | George Cembrowski | Barbara de la Salle | Mingting Peng | Eloisa Urrechaga
The International Council for Standardization in Haematology set out to review practices for internal quality control (IQC) of blood cell counters worldwide and to issue a consensus guidance. The ICSH is pleased to announce it is available online - here
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