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The RCPA Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA) and associated information models and terminology reference sets were officially endorsed by the RCPA Board of Directors as policy in January 2017, following internal and public review and endorsement from all of the main stakeholders. Please see the table below for the most recent version for each document. For previous versions, click here.

The main standards document is now known as 'Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA)', as the document now covers much wider standards for pathology informatics. It supersedes and incorporates the Australian Pathology Units and Terminology Standards and Guidelines (APUTS).

The RCPA SPIA information models and terminology reference set resources are available in a convenient zip file, to access the RCPA resources go to the 'ACCESS’ page on the NCTS website, and click on 'RCPA' on the left hand side menu. The zip file contains the most recent version of the pathology information models and terminology reference sets listed below, along with a release note and terms of use.

Note: To access or download the RCPA SPIA information models and terminology reference set resources you will need to register as an individual or organisation on the NCTS website and accept the Registration Terms of Use, the SNOMED CT Affiliate and Australian National Terminology Licence Agreements and optionally other licences.

The PITUS 18-20 Project in collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has transformed all published RCPA SPIA information models and terminology reference sets into FHIR^R Resources, making it easier for implementation and ongoing maintenance. FHIR^R is a healthcare interoperability standard used to describe data formats and elements published by Health Level 7 (HL7).

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Name	Combined	Terminology	Other
Standards and Guidelines	SPIA (APUTS) Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia v3.0 (3 MB) Jan 2017	RCPA-SPIA Preferred Units table v1.2
Requesting Pathology	SPIA Requesting Pathology v3.0 (2.3 MB) Jan 2017	RCPA-SPIA Requesting Allergens Terminology Reference v1.1 (41 kB) Oct 2020 RCPA-SPIA Requesting Pathology Terminology Reference v3.2 (121 kB) Oct 2020
Anatomical Pathology	SPIA Anatomical Pathology v3.0 (2.8 MB) Jan 2017	Colorectal Cancer Report Information Model Terminology v1.1 Gastric Cancer Report Information Model Terminology v2.0 Prostate Cancer Radical Report Information Model Terminology v1.0 Surgical Pathology Report Information Model Terminology  v3.0 (22 kB) Jan 2017	Colorectal Cancer Report Information Model v1.1 (45 kB) Oct 2020 Gastric Cancer Report Information Model v2.0 (91 kB) Jan 2017 Prostate Cancer Radical Report Information Model v1.0 (69 kB) Jan 2017 Surgical Pathology Report Information Model v3.0 (39 kB) Jan 2017
Chemical Pathology	SPIA Chemical Pathology v3.0 (1.8 MB) Jan 2017	RCPA SPIA Chemical Pathology Blood Gas Terminology Reference Set v1.2 (80 kB) Oct 2020 RCPA-SPIA Chemical Pathology Terminology Reference Set v3.1	RCPA-SPIA Chemical Pathology Harmonised Reference Intervals tables v2.1 RCPA-SPIA Chemical Pathology Harmonised Reference Intervals v2.1
Cytopathology	SPIA Cytopathology  v3.0 (822 kB) Jan 2017	Cytopathology Report Information Model Terminology v3.1	Gynaecological Cytology Reporting Information Model v1.0 (42 kB) Feb 2013 Thyroid Cytology Reporting Information Model v1.1 (18.7 kB) Nov 2014
Genetic Pathology	SPIA Genetic Pathology  v3.0 (523 kB) Jan 2017	SPIA Genetic Pathology Report Information Model Terminology v3.1 (28 kB) Oct 2020	Genetic Pathology Reporting Information Model v1.0 (17.2 kB) Feb 2013
Haematology	SPIA Haematology v3.0 (973 kB) Jan 2017	RCPA SPIA Haematology Terminology Reference Set v3.1
Immunopathology	SPIA Immunopathology v3.0 (1.2 MB) Jan 2017	RCPA SPIA Immunopathology Terminology Reference Set v3.1
Microbiology, Serology and Molecular Biology	SPIA Microbiology v3.0 (6.1 MB) Jan 2017	SPIA Microbiology Report Information Model Terminology v3.1 (35 kB) Oct 2020 RCPA-SPIA Microbiology Serology Molecular Pathology Terminology Reference Set 3.1 RCPA-SPIA Microbiology Subset of Organisms mapped to SNOMED CT v3.1	Salmonella Information workflow v1.0 (364 kB) Nov 2014 Salmonella Reporting Information Model v1.0 (24 kB) Nov 2014 Urine Microbiology Reporting Information Model v1.0 (34 kB) Feb 2013