NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME (NEQAS) FOR BACTERIOLOGY, PARASITOLOGY & MYCOBACTERIOLOGY

Below is the 2011 schedule for the National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS) for Bacteriology, Parasitology, and Mycobacteriology.

Enrollment (EN) is all year round.  Sending of analytes for the proficiency testing (PT)  will be four (4) times in a year except for TB Culture Program (TBC) which will be sent twice a year only.

Batch cut-off (BCO) will be every 30th of scheduled month or 100 labs, whichever comes first.  Labs with incomplete documents before BCOs will not be included in the proceeding PT,  however, these labs will instead be included in the next scheduled PT.

January	EN
	Batch cutoff: 30th of Jan. or 100 labs, whichever comes first
February	EN
	PT
	TBC
March	EN
April	EN
	Batch cutoff: 30th of Jan. or 100 labs, whichever comes first
May	EN
	PT
June	EN
July	EN
	Batch cutoff: 30th of Jan. or 100 labs, whichever comes first
August	EN
	PT
	TBC
September	EN
October	EN
	Batch cutoff: 30th of Jan. or 100 labs, whichever comes first
November	EN
	PT
December	EN

Enrollment Procedure:

1. Fill-up the Enrollment Form correctly and sign
2. Refer to the box below for the amount to be paid or contact the NEQAS office for clarification
3. Send Enrollment Form and Payment to the NEQAS Office for payment evaluation and processing (enrollment will not be accepted without the enrollment form and payment as well as PAYMENTS WITH INCORRECT AMOUNT)
4. The Official Receipt and a notice on when you will expect to receive your Proficiency Test Panels will be sent through registered mail (for enrollments made through courier only) 

NEQAS Office:

NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME
Department of Microbiology
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
FILINVEST, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Programs	Amount
Bacteriology, Parasitology, TB	P 7,500.00
Bacteriology with/without Parasitology or TB	P 7,500.00
Parasitology and TB	P 4,200.00
Parasitology or TB	P 4,200.00

Note: Please download the updated enrollment form and see the new payment scheme here >>ritm.gov.ph>>




NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME (NEQAS) FOR BACTERIOLOGY, PARASITOLOGY & MYCOBACTERIOLOGY ENROLLMENT FORM

Disclaimer: This is for information purpose only.  For complete details and clarifications please contact the RITM NEQAS office with telefax number:  (02) 850-1949 or visit www.ritm.gov.ph