Book description
"Over the last decades, major progress has been made in quality
assurance of hemostatic laboratory assays. This book will be an
indispensable part of every hemostasis laboratory, where, given its
hands-on nature, it will rarely sit to get dusty on the shelves."
-Frits R. Rosendaal, Leiden University Medical Center
The hemostasis laboratory has a vital role in the diagnosis and
management of patients with familial and acquired hemorrhagic and
thrombotic disorders. Its role in the monitoring traditional
anticoagulant therapy as well as therapy using new anticoagulants
presents new challenges to the laboratory. Quality in Laboratory
Hemostasis and Thrombosis not only addresses these important
issues, but also covers international guidelines for testing, the
development of international standard materials, management of
hemostasis testing from the laboratory to the point of care as well as
molecular genetic testing.
Designed as a guide for all those working in hemostasis laboratories,
this book details a quality program that, when put into place, will
help to improve standards in testing. All of the authors are
internationally recognised for their work in hemostasis and
thrombosis. Using their experience, they provide information on
standards, equipment and methods that will guide the development of a
quality program to support all activities in the hemostasis
laboratory.
Eric Preston MD, FRCP, FRCPath
Professor Preston is Emeritus Professor of Haematology at the
University of Sheffield since 2000, having been Professor of
Haematology in the same University from 1986 - 2000. He was Director
of the Sheffield Haemostasis and Thrombosis Centre from 1973 - 2000.
He is a past President of the British Society for Haematology and also
the British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis. During the period
1992 - 2005 he was Director of the UK National External Quality
Assessment Scheme (UKNEQAS) for Blood Coagulation. He continues as
Director of the WHO International External Quality Assessment Program
for Blood Coagulation testing for Developing Countries and also as
Director of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Blood Coagulation
EQA program. Professor Preston has been a co-author on more than 250
publications in peer reviewed journals in the field of hemostasis and
thrombosis. He is currently vice chairman of the newly formed
international group devoted to EQA in hemostasis and thrombosis EQATH).
Steve Kitchen PhD
Dr Steve Kitchen is currently the Scientific Director of the UK
National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation and
is the Head Scientist for the WHO and World Federation of Haemophilia
EQA programmes . He is the head scientist at the Sheffield Haemostasis
and Thrombosis Centre. He has 25 years experience in the field of
laboratory testing in haemostasis with a long standing interest in
standardisation and has been involved in drawing up guidelines for a
number of National and International bodies in the field.
John D. Olson, MD, PhD
Dr Olson is Professor of Pathology at the University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio and Director of Clinical
Laboratories for the University Health Systems. He has had a
continuing interest in haemostasis and thrombosis that has spanned his
career of more than 30 years. Recently, he was the Chair of the
Coagulation Resource Committee (1999 to 2004) of the College of
American Pathologists. This committee a the largest external quality
assurance program in haemostasis in North America. He has spoken at
national and international meetings on the topic of quality in
haemostasis. He is currently the chair of a newly formed international
group of programs devoted to external quality assurance in haemostasis
and thrombosis (EQATH).
