National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Limited
Site
RCPAQAP
Accreditation No.
14863
Site No.
15003
Date of Accreditation
26 May 2003
Address
Suite 201/8 Herbert Street (Level 2), 8 Herbert Street
St Leonards, NSW 2065
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity Assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing (2010)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Proficiency testing scheme for biological composition | Processed plant products | Detection and identification of abrin; Detection and identification of ricin |
ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity Assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing (2010)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Proficiency testing scheme for contamination investigation | Contaminated equipment | Detection of bacteria; Identification of bacteria |
ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity Assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing (2010)
Human Pathology
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Proficiency testing scheme for chemical pathology | Blood; Blood products; Body products | Amine metabolites; Biochemical compounds; Biochemical elements; Blood gases; Carbohydrates; Electrolytes; Enzymes; Haem pigments; Hormones; Lipids; Minerals; Organic acids; Proteins; Tumour markers; Vitamins; pH |
Illicit drugs; Therapeutic drugs | ||
Body products | Sweat - Clinical evaluation; Sweat chloride; Sweat conductivity | |
Salivary cortisol; Salivary cortisone; Salivary hormones | ||
Expired air | C14 | |
Proficiency testing scheme for haematology and immunohaematology | Blood; Blood products; Body products; Data files | Automated differential count; Coagulation factors; Coagulation studies; Enzymes; Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR); Full blood count; Haemoglobinopathy; Identification of stem cells; Immunophenotyping; Malaria; Manual differential count; Morphology; Reticulocyte count; Therapeutic metabolites |
Blood; Blood products; Swabs | Antibody quantitation and identification; Antibody titre; Blood group antibody detection; Blood grouping; Feto-maternal haemorrhage (FMH) estimation; Phenotyping; Red blood cell crossmatching; Snake venom detection | |
Proficiency testing scheme for histology and cytology | Body products; Data files; Tissues | Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology; Gynaecological cytology; Non-gynaecological cytology |
Body products; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Frozen sections; Tissues | Brightfield in-situ hybridisation (BRISH); Diagnostic histopathology; Electron microscopy; Fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH); Frozen section histotechnology; Gene translocation testing; General histotechnology; Immunohistochemistry; Mohs diagnostic pathology | |
Proficiency testing scheme for immunology | Blood; Blood products | Allergens; Antibodies; Immune cell subsets; Immune proteins |
Proficiency testing scheme for microbiology - Bacteriology | Blood; Blood products; Body products; Swabs | Antibiotic susceptibility; Cell count; Detection of bacteria; Dipstick chemistry; Identification of bacteria; Ribotyping |
Body products | Artefacts; Crystals; Non-crystalline inclusions | |
Proficiency testing scheme for microbiology - Mycology | Body products | Dermatophytes; Moulds; Yeasts |
Proficiency testing scheme for microbiology - Parasitology | Body products; Stained smears; Wet films | Faecal parasites |
Proficiency testing scheme for molecular diagnostics | Blood; Blood products; Body products | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID); Molecular assessment of viral load; Molecular identification of bacteria; Molecular identification of fungi; Molecular identification of parasites; Molecular identification of viruses; Whole genome sequencing (WGS) |
Blood; Blood products; Body products; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues | Chimerism; Detection of gene variants in familial disorders; Detection of gene variants in solid and haematological malignancies; HLA typing; Maternal cell contamination; Sanger sequencing | |
Proficiency testing scheme for serology | Blood; Blood products; Body products | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID); Bacterial antibodies; Bacterial antigens; Bacterial serotyping; Fungal antibodies; Parasitic antibodies; Parasitic antigens; Viral antibodies; Viral antigens |
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Accreditation No.
14863
Site No.
15003
Print date
08 Oct 2024