Australian Pathology Units and Terminology (APUTS) Standards and Guidelines Category Standard Organisation RCPA Type Standard Version 1.5 Access Open Status Superseded Created 2013 This document provides guidance for implementing standardised terminology and units across the domains of pathology.
Best Practice Guideline Category Guideline Organisation RCPA Type Standard Access Open Status Active Created Mar-21 This document sets out best-practice guidelines for the grouping of selected tests on rendered pathology reports in the areas of chemical pathology, anatomical pathology, genetic pathology, haematology, immunopathology and microbiology.
Guidelines for Digital Microscopy in Anatomical Pathology and Cytology Category Guideline Organisation RCPA Type Standard Version 2 Access Open Status Active Created Feb-20 This document describes the guidelines for the safe implementation of digital microscopy into diagnostic laboratories in Australia. It also provides an understanding of the potential factors to be considered when implementing digital microscopy systems for diagnostic use in anatomical pathology and cytology.
Iron Studies Standardised Reporting Protocol Category Standard Organisation RCPA Type Standard Version Second edition Access Open Status Active Created Nov-21 This protocol contains recommendations and guidelines for pathologists and pathology laboratories for preparing structured reports for iron studies.
Point of Care Testing: Elements of a Quality Framework Category Guideline Organisation RCPA Type Standard Access Open Status Active Created Jun-14 This document presents a quality framework to support organisations intending to provide point-of-care testing (POCT). The framework also addresses accreditation requirements and provides a structured approach to creating and maintaining processes and procedures for implementing a quality system in a POCT service.
RCPA Manual – Clinical Presentations and Diagnoses Category Supplementary Resource Organisation RCPA Type Standard Access Open Status Active This resource presents pathology tests in the context of patient presentations and suspect diagnoses which give rise to the need for diagnostic information.
RCPA Manual – Pathology Tests Category Supplementary Resource Organisation RCPA Type Standard Access Open Status Active This resource lists most routinely requested pathology tests available to clinicians.
Standardised Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA) Guidelines v4.1 Category Guideline Organisation RCPA Type Standard Version 4.1 Access Open Status Active Created May-24 This document describes the guidelines around terminology, units, and rendering related to pathology requesting and reporting in Australia.