The Australasian Society of Diagnostic Genomics Quality Assessment Program (ASDG QAP) is Australasia’s premier provider of proficiency testing and external quality assessments in Clinical Cytogenomics.

We provide a comprehensive program for cytogenomic evaluation of blood, prenatal and haematological malignancy samples by G-banded karyotype analysis, Chromosome Microarray Analysis, Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation (FISH) and Formalin-Fixed Paraffin Embedded FISH.

The program assesses aspects of the testing process including technical/image quality, result interpretation, and written reports. Laboratory analytical and interpretive competency is evaluated against national regulatory guidelines.

The ASDG QAP is an accredited Provider of Proficiency Testing and is compliant with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17043: Conformity assessment – General Requirements for Proficiency Testing.

 

 

Committee Members:                                                                                                     

Chair Nicole Chia PhD, FHGSA, FFSc   ASDG QAP Executive  
Deputy Chair Angela Brown B.Sc, FHGSA, FFSc   Nicole Chia Chair, Qld, Australia
Previous Chair Karen Dun B.Sc, FHGSA   Angela Brown Deputy Chair, New Zealand
Scheme Facilitator Jillian Cross B.App.Sc, MHGSA   Karen Dun Former Chair, Assessor, Vic, Australia
Support Officer Sharon Bain B.Sc, MComm, FHGSA   Nicole Bain Assessor, NSW, Australia
        Amanda Dixon-McIver Assessor, New Zealand
Assessors Nicole Bain B.Biomed.Sc (Hons), FHGSA, FFSc   Louise Carey Assessor, HGSA Board Member, NSW, Australia
  Karen Dun B.App.Sc, FHGSA      
  Nandini Adayapalam PhD, FHGSA   Ancillary Staff to Executive  
  Sarbjit Riyat PhD, FHGSA   Jillian Cross Scheme Facilitator, NSW, Australia
  Angela Brown BSc,FHGSA,FFSc   Sharon Bain Support Officer, SA, Australia
  Helen Wilkin B.Sc (Hons), M.Med.Sc, MHGSA      
  Amanda Dixon-McIver BMLSc, MSc, PhD      
  Dariusz Ladon PhD, MSc      
  Monica Armstrong B.Med.Sci, M.Pub.Hlth, MHGSA      
  Tina Lillis B.Sc, MHGSA      
  Louise Carey B.App.Sc, FHGSA      
           
Associate Assessors Vanessa McLaughlin B.Sc, MGHSA      
  Jodie Fitness B.AppSc, MHGSA      
  Farida Zabih B.Med.Sc, MHGSA      
  David Finch B.Biomed.Sc, MHGSA      
  Nisha Singh MSc,PhD,MHGSA      
  Emilie Parkes B.MedLabSc, MHGSA      
  Crisoula Batzios B.AppSc(MedLab Sc), MHGSA      
  Krystle Standen BSc(Biomed), MHGSA      
  Jillian Nicholl PhD, BAppSc, MHGSA      
  Pina D'Achille BSc, MHGSA      
  Rachel Hollins BAppSc, MHGSA      
  Stephanie Greenidge BAppSc(Biomed), MHGSA