ECAT EQA Survey schedule 2023

You can download the schedule here as pdf:  “ECAT Survey schedule 2023“

MAIN PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – M1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – M2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – M3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – M4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

LUPUS PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – L1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – L2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – L3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – L4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

D-DIMER PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – D1	Beginning of March 2023	27 March	4 April	14 April
2023 – D2		12 June	20 June	30 June
2023 – D3		11 September	19  September	29 September
2023 – D4		20 November	28 November	8 December

SCREEN PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – S1	Beginning of March 2023	27 March	31 March	10 April
2023 – S2		8 May	12 May	22 May
2023 – S3		26 June	30 June	10 July
2023 – S4		7 August	11 August	21 August
2023 – S5		18 September	22 September	2 October
2023 – S6		30 October	3 November	13 November
2023 – S7		11 December	15 December	27 December
2023 – S8		22 January 2024	26 January 2024	5 February 2024

APTT / PT MIXING TEST PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – MIX1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – MIX2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – MIX3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – MIX4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

HAEMOPHILIA PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – H1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – H2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – H3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – H4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

ANTICOAGULATION PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – A1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – A2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – A3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – A4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – T1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – T2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – T3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October
2023 – T4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

THROMBIN GENERATION PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – TG2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – TG4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

PFA PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – P2	23 May	30 May	27 June	11 August
2023 – P4	7 November	14 November	12 December	23 January 2024

HIT PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – HIT1	7 March	14 March	13 April	9 May
2023 – HIT3	29 August	5 September	3 October	31 October

ACT PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – ACT1	4 April	11 April	19 April	17 May
2023 – ACT2	3 October	10 October	18 October	15 November

POCT INR QC PROGRAMME
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end	Survey report available
2023 – Q1	14 February	14 February	31 March	30 April
2023 – Q2	4 April	4 April	30 June	31 July
2023 – Q3	4 July	4 July	30 September	30 October
2023 – Q4	3 October	3 October	31 December	31 January 2024

OTHER SURVEYS
Survey	Period
Post Analytical Platelet Function EQA (electronic survey)	Spring, Autumn (2 surveys per year)
Platelet Dense Granule exercise (electronic survey)	Spring, Autumn (2 surveys per year)
Case study on bleeding disorders	Autumn (1 survey per year)
Case study on anticoagulation bridging	Spring (1 survey per year)
Pre- and post-analytical electronic survey in haemostasis	Autumn (1 survey per year)

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (via SPMD, Germany)
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end
MG1 1/23	8 March	13 March	1 April
MG1 2/23	23 August	28 August	16 September
MG2 1/23	8 March	13 March	1 April
MG2 2/23	23 August	28 August	16 September
SQ 1/23	8 March	13 March	8 April
SQ 2/23	23 August	28 August	23 September
DI 1/23	8 March	13 March	8 April
DI 2/23	23 August	28 August	23 September

HOMOCYSTEINE PROGRAMME (via DEKS, Denmark)
Survey	Sample dispatch date	Survey period start	Survey period end
2023 – 01	end of February 2023	13 March	27 March
2023 – 02		22 May	5 June
2023 – 03		28 August	11 September
2023 – 04		6 November	20 November