Media Releases

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) is pleased to announce Associate Professor Bruce Latham as its new President, replacing Dr Michael Harrison who has completed his two year tenure in the role. In addition, Dr Michael Dray takes the position of the RCPA’s Vice President.

Today, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has released a new position statement on best-practice guidelines on the use of iron studies, Ferritin and other tests of iron status. The new statement aims to assist clinicians, pathologists and pathology laboratories on the appropriate requesting of tests and testing strategies. It is designed to improve usability of pathology reporting, improve decision support, and provide standardised reports on iron studies.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) would like to clarify its formal policy on non-medical and nurse practitioner requesting of pathology, as approved in February 2013. The RCPA does not endorse or have any partnership or alliance with any programs in relation to the non-medical requesting of pathology tests.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has today released a new position statement and comprehensive checklist which outlines patients’ expectations of pathologists and the pathology profession. The checklist was developed in close collaboration with the RCPA’s dedicated Lay Advisory Committee, and will be utilised to develop and revise future curricula for the training of new pathologists. The collaborative approach of the RCPA and the Lay Advisory Committee is the first of its kind and has identified consumers’ expectations of pathologists, which is a completely new approach.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has today released a new position statement, detailing its guidelines for a defined list of pathology tests that are required to monitor diabetes effectively. The RCPA recommends an annual monitoring care set for adult stable diabetes which includes tests for the following: Creatinine, cholesterol, triglycerides; HDL cholesterol; Microalbumin; and HbA1c. Diabetes prevention programs such as this, aims to assist in limiting the number of potentially preventable hospitalisations for chronic conditions linked to diabetes. By defining guidelines for the healthcare profession to monitor adult stable diabetes, the RCPA hopes to improve patient care and lead to better controls and lower complication rates.