Details Please be aware that on Monday, August 10 the RCPAQAP Informatics Team will conduct planned maintenance on our network firewalls. The outage is expected to last for up to 2 hours from 7:00 PM AEST. Services impacted: Classic result entry and virtual microscopy image viewing What is not impacted? Report viewing and review, result entry, and services other than virtual microscopy in the new myQAP portal. Impact: Customers will not be able to enter results in the classic portal or view virtual microscopy images. Questions? For more information, please log a request with our Customer Service team.
Scientific Posters
Serology
Inconsistencies in Reporting
Anti-Streptolysin O: A Five Year Review
Microbiology
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) screening quality assurance program: a five-year review of methods and performance
Haematology
Ongoing improvements in laboratory
performance of coagulation factors VIII and IX: Recent experience from the RCPAQAP
Anatomical Pathology
The challenges of implementing a PD-L1 proficiency testing program
Haematology
Malaria Parasite Proficiency Testing - 11 year Review
Molecular Genetics
High rates of variation in HLA-DQ2/DQ8 diagnostic testing: Results from an RCPAQAP coeliac disease pilot program
Cytopathology
Quest for Quality in Digital Cytopathology
Haematology
Review of Factor XIII Screen Versus Assay: Results from the RCPAQAP
KIMMS
2nd KIMMS workshop. Where to now?
Chemical Pathology
Introduction of a Body Fluids External Quality Assurance Program
Chemical Pathology
Stability of Lyophilised General Serum Chemistry QAP Materia
Molecular Genetics
A Five-year Review: External Quality Assurance of Hereditary Haemochromatosis Testing
Chemical Pathology
Icterus Assessment in an external quality assurance program
Chemical Pathology
Total Pathway to Method Validation
Cytopathology
External quality assurance within the
renewed National Cervical Screening
Program – a preliminary analysis
Haematology
External Quality Assurance In Malarial Parasite Density Counts
Molecular Genetics
Evaluation of diagnostic testing for IDH1 and IDH2 gene variants in acute myeloid leukaemia
Informatics
Informatics External Quality Assurance (IEQA) Down Under: Evaluation of a pilot implementation
Business Development
From Compliance to Excellence – the RCPAQAP and the Australian Business Excellence Framework (ABEF)
Environmental Management System Committee
Achieving Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) Certification at the RCPAQAP
Haematology
Unfractionated Heparin monitoring with Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time – RCPAQAP Questionnaire review
Serology
RCPAQAP Pilot Program for Strongyloides Detection
KIMMS
Risk in Pathology as measured by KIMMS
Synovial Fluid
Preservation of Synovial Fluid with Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
Chemical Pathology
Investigating the Effects of Lyophilisation on General Serum Chemistry EQA Material for Routine Measurands
KIMMS
A KIMMS survey on high risk results handover
Chemical Pathology
Anti-Müllerian Hormone: Results from the RCPAQAP Pilot Program
Chemical Pathology
Establishment of a real-time
external quality assurance program
Chemical Pathology
Introduction of a calibrator category to differentiate new Troponin reagent releases
Haematology
The Changing Face of Activated
Protein C Resistance Testing –
A 10 Year Review
Serology
Evaluating a Strongyloides EQA Program: Outcomes of a two-year pilot study
Chemical Pathology
Fresh Whole Blood Immunosuppressants Program Review
Haematology
The Royal College of Pathologists
of Australasia Quality Assurance
Programs 10 year review of INR
Business Development
Challenges of producing a new external quality assurance program
Haematology
Malarial Parasite Rapid Diagnostic Testing – A Performance Review
Haematology
Bone Marrow Morphology
Proficiency Testing – A Virtual Experience
Immunology
Evaluation of a virtual ANA External Quality Assurance Challenge
Haematology
Neutralisation of Rivaroxaban
Induced Interference by DOAC
Stop and Andexanet Alfa
Haematology
Highlighting the need for harmonisation of G6PD reporting following the introduction of new antimalarials
Chemical Pathology
Challenging the robustness of plasma free metanephrine methods – Are laboratories hydrolyzing samples?
Haematology
Single vs Dual platform: CD34+ External Quality Assurance Program, a fi ve year review
Immunology
High variation in reporting of CD21lo B cell population during a pilot external Quality Assurance Program
