Royal College of Pathologist of Australasia – Quality Assurance Program
(RCPA-QAP)
It has been common practice in all Gribbles Pathology (M) S/B laboratories to have stringent internal quality control procedures & practices.
Gribbles Pathology (M) S/B also has extensive and active participation in external Quality Assurance Programs mainly from the RCPA-QAP (Royal College of Pathologist of Australasia – Quality Assurance Program) as well as other schemes from Australia and the UK.
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[ Anatomical Pathology | Chemical Pathology |
Cytopathology | Haematology | Microbiology | Serology |Serology MD | Immunology | Transfusion ]
External Quality Assurance Programs
| SECTION | PROGRAMME | FREQUENCY |
| Bacteriology | RCPA Urine RCPA Skin RCPA Throat RCPA Faeces RCPA Respiratory RCPA Genital RCPA Wound / Pus (aerobic) RCPA Wound / Pus (anaerobic) RCPA Mycobacteriology RCPA Difficult / Blood RCPA Susceptibility testing RCPA Mycology RCPA Parasitology RCPA Urine Pregnancy |
8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly 8x yearly Quarterly Quarterly Monthly |
| Biochemistry | RCPA General Chemistry & Therapeutic Drugs RCPA Urine Toxicology RCPA Special Drugs RCPA IGF-CPP RCPA Basic Urine Chemistry RCPA Neonatal Bilirubin RCPA Endocrine RCPA Tumour Markers RCPA Special Lipids RCPA Alcohol RCPA Immunology (Immunoglobulins, RHE & CRP) |
Fortnightly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly |
| Cytology | RCPA Gynaecological Module RCPA Liquid Based Gynaecological Module RCPA General Cytopathology Module RCPA FNA Module |
Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly |
| Haematology | RCPA FBC RCPA Manual Differential RCPA Auto Differential RCPA Morphology RCPA Routine Haemostasis RCPA Special Haemostasis RCPA G6PD LABQAS Malaria Parasite Testing RCPA Blood grouping & transfusion RCPA Infectious Mononucleosis RCPA HbA1c |
Monthly Monthly 2x yearly Quarterly 5x yearly 2x yearly 2x yearly Quarterly 6x yearly 6x yearly Monthly |
| Histopathology | RCPA Diagnostic Modules RCPA Breast Module RCPA Immunohistochemistry RCPA Laboratory Techniques |
5x yearly 5x yearly 2x yearly 3x yearly |
| Immunology | RCPA AN Program (Anti-nuclear Antibodies) RCPA TA Program (Mitochondrial Ab, Parietal Cell Ab, Smooth Muscle Ab, Thyroglobulin Ab, Thyroid Microsome Ab) RCPA EN Program (ENA, anti-DNA, anti-phospholipid) |
Monthly 8x yearly 8x yearly |
| Molecular | RCPA M. tuberculosis RCPA Chlamydia/N. gonorrhoeae RCPA Human Papillomavirus DNA RCPA HBV (Viral load), HIV (Viral load), HCV (Viral load) RCPA HCV Genotyping |
2x yearly 2x yearly 3x yearly 4x yearly 4x yearly |
| Serology | RCPA Antenatal Serology (Rubella, RPR, TPHA, HBsAg) RCPA Bacterial Serology (H. pylori, Mycoplasma, Streptococcus) RCPA Hepatitis Serology (A, B, C) RCPA Lymphadenopathy Serology (Toxoplasma, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus) RCPA Retrovirus Serology (HIV, HTLV) RCPA Viral Serology (Herpes Simplex) NEQAS (IMR) HIV |
Quarterly 2x yearly 6x yearly Quarterly 6x yearly 2x yearly 2x yearly |
Abbreviations:
| RCPA | Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs |
| NEQAS(IMR) | National External Quality Assurance Scheme (Institute for Medical Research) |
| EQAS (NRL) | External Quality Assessment Schemes for Nucleic Acid Testing (National Serology Reference Laboratory) |
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