Background
The European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN) started in October 1998 after a successful pilot trial. From January 1999 to March 2002, the network was supported by a grant from the European Commission under the Standards Measurement and Testing Programme (contract number SMT4-CT98-7515). From April 2002, the network is supported by subscriptions from it users.
- External Quality Assessment (EQA): There are 17 EQA schemes being offered in 2006. To participate you must be a registered member of the network. For more information on EQA schemes, click the link here.
- Best Practice: EMQN is actively promoting 'best practice' meetings on individual diseases. To assist in this process, EMQN will be organising best practice meetings. To participate you must be a registered member of the network. Following the meeting, draft best practice guidelines are produced and publised on this and other related websites, for example, the web site of the UK Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS). To find out more about best practice click here.
- Administration: The EMQN is based at the National Genetics Reference Laboratory (Manchester), St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, The United Kingdom. The Network is co-ordinated and administered by Dr's Rob Elles and Simon Patton. A management group is responsible for the activities and direction of the network. National partners in different countries help to disseminate information about the network.
