| BRIPPA | RCPA AP QAP | SPP | IAP-GD | Comprehensive EQA6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Circulations/year | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
No. slides/year | 30 | 10 | 15 | 50 5 | 30 |
Membership Required 1 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pediatric Pathology Required | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Open to Overseas participants | Yes 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CPA accreditation (UK or similar accrediting bodies in other countries) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CPD/CME certificates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CPD/CME credits | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
Slides Discussion Meeting | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Fixed Organizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Annual Report Issue | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Improvement/Changes Meeting Discussion | Yes | Yes 4 | Yes | No | Yes |
Digital Images option | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Substandard Performance Letter | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Minimum Levels of Participation | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Anonymous Responses 2 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Participant's option to reject EQA cases where inappropriate for the EQA requiring actually expert opinion | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Participant's option to reject EQA cases due to lack of sufficient information | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Participant's option to reject EQA cases due to poor staining quality | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |