The Department of Chemical Pathology participates in a number of accreditation and quality control programs in order to ensure that our diagnostic tests conform to Australian and international standards.
The Department has been NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) accredited.
The following is a list of Quality Assurance Programs in which the Department participates.
Quality Assurance Program
For these tests RCPA-AACB* Endocrine Quality Assurance Program AFP,LH,FSH,GH,TSH,prolatin,fT4,Hcg,17(OH) Progesterone RCPA-AACB* Porphyrin Quality Assurance Program Porphyrins RCPA-AACB* Urine Toxicology Quality Assurance Program Urine drugs RCPA-AACB* Sweat Test Quality Assurance Program Sweat Tests RCPA-AACB* Vitamin Quality Assurance Program Vitamins A & E RCPA-AACB* Alcohol/Ammonia Quality Assurance Program Ethanol, ammonia ASIEM** Australian Quality Assurance Program Urine metabolic screening, amino acids, organic acids, mucopolysaccharides ERNDIM European Quality Assurance Program Quantitative amino acids, organic acids, homocysteine, phenylananine, orotate, pyruvate, acetotate, ketones, carnitine Quality Control Technologies Quality Assurance Program Blood lead, urine lead/copper, plasma copper/zinc/selenium/aluminium Pennsylvania Department of Health Blood Lead UK NE Quality Assurance Program Blood Lead, unconjugated estriol, alphafetoprotein, free beta Hcg, PAPP-A CDC Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program Neonatal screening tests HGSA Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program Neonatal screening tests Immunoreactive Trypsin International Quality Assurance Program Blood spot trypsinogen International TSD Testing Quality Control and Data Collection Tay-Sachs carrier testing European Cystic Fibrosis Scheme Cystic Fibrosis mutations *Royal College of Pathologists Australia – Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists
** Australian Society of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
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