About
EQASRM was established in Australia as a pilot scheme in 1997. Established by Dr Phillip Matson with guidance from the Fertility Society of Australia, it was the first program of its kind in this country, specifically designed for IVF units and pathology laboratories performing fertility related tests.
Although, at the time, only a handful of IVF and andrology units participated it was well received by all. Slowly it has expanded and we now provide an international service with over 300 participating laboratories including 35 units based overseas. EQASRM is now run by a committed and experienced team set on providing an invaluable service to laboratories in this field. Our staff include highly skilled scientists with extensive experience in the field of Reproductive Medicine and a dedicated IT team.
EQASRM believes that in order for labs to receive maximum benefit from the use of an External QAP, the samples themselves must appear “true to life”. That is why we supply “real” samples wherever possible and high quality digital samples when “live” sample shipping is not appropriate.
Our internet site allows you to register, submit results and download current and past summaries online. Enrol in one or more of our 8 schemes and use them to monitor and compare your laboratories performance on a world wide scale.
You can also incorporate our schemes into your own Internal QC and staff training protocols and keep our sperm / embryo DVD’s or videos and stained morphology slides as training tools.
Uncertainty of Measurement (MU)
EQASRM, with the assistance of NATA, has created a new 'Uncertainty of Measurement (MU)' feature for the website. Members can use this section to gain an understanding of MU, its relevance and application to semen analysis. An 'MU Calculator' allows members to use their own in-house QC data together with their EQA bias results to estimate their laboratory's MU values for each semen analysis parameter. This addition to our website will be a valuable tool for labs in the completion of their accreditation requirements.
Find out more and let us help you monitor and improve your performance and maintain a high standard of service to your patients.
The Team
Emily Zuvela BSc
Emily is Managing Director of EQASRM. Emily graduated with a Science degree form the University of Western Australia in 1994. Emily has over 12 years experience in various fields of Reproductive Medicine. She is a qualified Embryologist having worked at several IVF units in Australia and overseas. She has extensive experience in all aspects of IVF and Andrology laboratory procedures.
Emily is a member of SIRT (Scientists in Reproductive Technology) and the FSA (Fertility Society of Australia).
Dr Stephen Junk BSc PhD
Dr Junk is the Scientific Consultant for EQASRM. Dr Junk is also the Scientific Director of Fertility Specialists of WA. He graduated with a Science degree from the University of Western Australia in 1981. Dr Junk has worked at a senior level in a number of IVF centres world-wide and completed his PhD in the area of "in vitro oocyte maturation" in 2002.
He has held the position of Chair of SIRT (Scientists in Reproductive Technology), and is currently Deputy Member of the Reproductive Technology Council (RTC) of Western Australia, member of the Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Committee for the RTC, a member of the NH&MRC Embryo Research Licensing Committee, and will commence shortly as a SIRT representative to the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC).
Dennis Zuvela CNE MCP CCA
Dennis is a Director of EQASRM. Dennis is also the IT Manager of Orion Pharmaceuticals. He graduated from CPTI in 1993 with a Associate Dip in Business Programming. Dennis has gained 14 years IT management experience in various industries including mining, banking, legal and pharmaceutical.