AMC Presentations

Presentations are available for free download for private study.

The presentations have been donated by the authors, free of charge, usually having been shown at a conference. Those wishing to re-show the presentations, in whole or in part, must first seek the consent of, and give full acknowledgement to, the original authors.

While the material is broadly consistent with the aims and intentions of the AMC, the presentations have not been formally approved by the AMC. The views expressed are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of the AMC in every respect.

Downloadable Files

Big Issues in Analytical Chemistry - the Work of the Analytical Methods Committee

Presented at the Analytical Research Forum, Manchester, 2011 by Michael Thompson, Birkbeck University of London

Statistics and data analysis in proficiency testing

Presentation given by Professor Michael Thomson in Madrid 2007

Consent form for posting a presentation on the RSC website

A copy of this form must be signed by one of the authors and returned by post to Dr Shirley Wood

The Wiley Award Address and the presentations from the Wiley Award Symposium

Held at Anaheim, CA on 17 September 2007

Wiley Award Address: Optimised Scoring in Proficiency Tests

The AOAC International Wiley Award was given to Professor Michael Thompson this year. He gave the presentation at the AOAC Annual International meeting.

His presentation was followed by the Wiley Award Symposium in which there were short addresses by speakers concerned with proficiency testing from the point of view of the provider, accreditation agency, consultant, major manufacturer buying in analytical services and the consultant laboratory.

This was followed by an extensive round-table where issues such as the change in role of proficiency testing from being a mechanism to help analytical laboratories to becoming a pseudo qualification in its own right were discussed.

Downloadable Files

Optimised Scoring in Proficiency Tests

Proficiency Testing from the Perspective of the Independent Consultant

Proficiency Testing from the point of view of the provider

Did You Get the Correct Results?(Proficiency Testing from the point of view of the Accreditation Agency)

Proficiency Testing in a Global Analytical Environment - Benefits and Challenges

The Role of Proficiency Testing in the Contact Laboratory

Current Issues in Method Validation: Assessing the Performance of Chemical Methods

University of Warwick, 20 June 2006

Method validation is recognised as an essential part of good measurement practice. It cannot be guaranteed that analytical data will be fit-for-purpose unless the performance of the test method has been studied and demonstrated to be adequate. Quality standards such as ISO/IEC 17025, ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’, place considerable emphasis on the validation of test methods. Laboratories often spend a substantial amount of time and effort on method validation but it is not always a straightforward activity. The seminar discussed a range of topics relating to the assessment of the performance of chemical methods, in particular addressing issues that can cause problems during method validation.

The seminar was organised by LGC and Eurachem-UK with support from the Department of Trade and Industry as part of the National Measurement System Valid Analytical Measurement (VAM) programme. Eurachem-UK is a sub-committee of the AMC and is the UK branch of Eurachem, which provides a focus for analytical chemistry and quality related issues in Europe. To find out more about the VAM programme and Eurachem-UK visit their website.