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

rcpaqap.com.au

Contact

Ms Jennifer Ross P: +61 (02) 90456000

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
RCPAQAP

ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity Assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing (2010)

Environment

Service Product Determinant
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
Proficiency testing scheme for chemical pathology Blood; Blood products; Body products Illicit drugs; Therapeutic drugs
Amine metabolites; Biochemical compounds; Biochemical elements; Blood gases; Carbohydrates; Electrolytes; Enzymes; Haem pigments; Hormones; Lipids; Minerals; Organic acids; Proteins; Tumour markers; Vitamins; pH
Body products Salivary cortisol; Salivary cortisone; Salivary hormones
Sweat - Clinical evaluation; Sweat chloride; Sweat conductivity
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 histopatholgy; 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 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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