Scientific Posters

Artificial intelligence determined reference value (“rAIght value”) included in virtual histopathology EQA scheme: Comparison of participating pathologists and a trained image analysis algorithm

Jonna Pelanti¹*, Pia Eloranta¹, Juuso Juhila²**, Anniina Wester², Marita Laurila³, Heidi Berghäll¹

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Aiforia Technologies, Helsinki, Finland (**at time of this research project)
3. Department of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland

Methods used for lipemia evaluation require more attention and quality control processes

Jonna Pelanti¹, Heidi Berghäll¹, Dalius Vitkus¹,²

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Presented at the EQALM 2024 Symposium.

New EQA Scheme for Improving Pipetting Quality

Kristel Virtanen¹, Riitta Viertola¹, Solveig Mo², Marit Sverresdotter Sylte², Jonna Pelanti¹, Heidi Berghäll¹

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Presented at the NFKK 2024 congress.

External quality assessment reveals lack of harmonization in the pneumatic tube systems and hemolysis index cutoffs

Iida Silvo¹, Heidi Berghäll¹, Kristel Virtanen¹, Niva Sabeshan^², Janne Cadamuro³, Jonna Pelanti¹

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Motryx, Halifax, Canada
3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Presented at the NFKK 2024 congress.

Mycoplasma genitalium, Drug Resistance, Nucleic Acid Detection; Introducing a New External Quality Assessment Scheme

Kati Luiro¹, Kristel Virtanen¹, Sydney Rivers², Pavel Zhelev², Jieran Li², Amer Alagic², Jonna Pelanti¹, Heidi Berghäll¹

^{1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Microbix Biosystem, Mississauga, ON, Canada}

Presented at the ESCMID 2024 congress.

Educational Preanalytical Cases Support
End-to-end EQA in Bacteriology Laboratories

Kristel Virtanen, Elina Tuovinen, Yvonne Björkman, Jonna Pelanti, Heidi Berghäll

^{Labquality, Helsinki, Finland}

Presented at the ESCMID 2024 congress.

Educational Pee-analytical Cases in Urine Culture EQA Keep Labs Happy

Elina Tuovinen¹, Yvonne Björkman¹, Kristel Virtanen¹, Päivi Suomala², Jonna Pelanti¹, Heidi Berghäll¹

Presented at the EQALM Symposium 2023.

Laboratories benefit from directly integrating their LIS to EQA platform

Kristel Virtanen¹, Heidi Berghäll¹, Jonna Pelanti¹

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland

Presented at the Euromedlab 2023 congress and EQALM Symposium 2023.

Performance notifications decrease reaction times to EQA reports

Jonna Pelanti¹, Heidi Berghäll¹, Kristel Virtanen¹

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland

Presented at the Euromedlab 2023 congress.

EQA scheme highlights needs for continuous monitoring and recommendations for sample transportation using Pneumatic Tube Systems

Heidi Berghäll¹, Iida Silvo¹, Kristel Virtanen¹, Sunga Park², Niva Sabeshan², Jonna Pelanti¹, Janne Cadamuro³

1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Motryx, Halifax, Canada
3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Presented at the Euromedlab 2023 congress.

Thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine reference intervals for children and the elderly with Siemens Atellica based on patient data

Jonna Pelanti¹,², Outi Itkonen¹, Mikko Anttonen¹

1 Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
2 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland

Presented at the Euromedlab 2023 congress.

Pilot study introducing a new EQA scheme for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance

Kristel Virtanen¹, Heidi Berghäll¹, Jaana Paakkanen¹, Silja Mentula², Jonna Pelanti¹

^{1 Labquality, Helsinki, Finland
2 Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Dept. Health Security, Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland}

Presented at the ECCMID 2023 congress.