May 18, 2025
Euromedlab 2025
The 26th IFCC-EFLM EUROMEDLAB Congress on Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine will take place from May 18 to 22, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. INSTAND will be exhibiting again this year.
We promote quality in medical laboratories by offering a wide range of external quality control and continuous education.
NEWS
THE HETEROGENEITY AND COMPLEXITY IN THE DETERMINATION OF HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION IN SOME HEMATOLOGY EQA SCHEMES OF INSTAND e.V.
April 14, 2025
An article by INSTAND EQA Scheme Expert Dr. med. Benedikt Lohr: The determination of the CBC is one of the most common laboratory medical examinations. The Hb concentration included in the CBC is the product of the erythrocyte count and the Hb content of the erythrocytes. The hemoglobin content per unit of blood volume is measured, so the result depends on the plasma volume.
INSTAND AT A GLANCE
INSTAND promotes quality assurance in medical laboratories. As an interdisciplinary, non-profit, and scientific-medical professional society, our focus is on improving laboratory analyses' quality as the basis for optimal patient care. INSTAND is appointed by the German Medical Association as a reference institution and has been performing interlaboratory comparisons worldwide in all areas of in vitro diagnostics since 1970.