Lecture on Trace Element Analysis, with a view towards CRMs and Proficiency Testing virtual classroom clock:

 speaker:

Mr. Lars Jorhem - Senior Chemist – National Food Administration/Sweden

place: Techincal Group on Food Safety – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

date:

July 20, 2009 (Monday)

time:

13:30 a 15:00 hs (time reference “virtual classroom clock”) see upper right

duration:

1.5 hours

languaje:

English (no translation into Spanish nor Portuguese)

participants:  Officers from member laboratories of INFAL and its associated National Networks

mode:

Live virtual conference, audio & video, questions and answers
content: Trace element analysis is a demanding task, with numerous possibilities of making errors. The use of CRMs (Certified Reference Materials) and PT (Proficiency Testing) are often used to safeguard the reliability of the results. But does that mean that such results can always be trusted?

certificates: Alter completion evaluation form each participant will be able to download participation certificate

registration:

Up to July 17, 2009

test:

Daily during the previous days there will be carried out emissions at the same time, so that participants can verify configuration of the PC and access to Internet is appropriate in order to follow the transmission in live mode.
The importance of carrying out this verification is emphasized
(duration estimated: 4 minutes).

coordination:

Jorge Torroba – PAHO/WHO

support:

Alberto Mendía – PAHO/WHO