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.
Schedule of Proficiency Testing Modules for 2026
| Module | Module ID | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | Jan 19th | Mar 6th | |
| Case Audits | Blood | Jan 19th | Mar 6th |
| Haematological Malignancy | Jan 19th | Mar 6th | |
| Prenatal / POC | Jan 19th | Mar 6th | |
| Microarray | Jan 19th | Mar 6th | |
| FFPE FISH | Jan 19th | Mar 6th | |
| ISCN (2024) | Constitutional G-Bands | Feb 20th | Mar 20th |
| Constitutional FISH | Feb 20th | Mar 20th | |
| Constitutional Microarray | Feb 20th | Mar 20th | |
| Neoplasia G-Bands | Feb 20th | Mar 20th | |
| Neoplasia FISH | Feb 20th | Mar 20th | |
| Neoplasia Microarray | Feb 20th | Mar 20th | |
| Image Analysis G-Bands | Blood PT1 | Feb 28th | Mar 28th |
| Blood PT2 | April 15th | May 15th | |
| Bone Marrow PT1 | Feb 28th | Mar 28th | |
| Bone Marrow PT2 | Aug 19th | Sept 19th | |
| Prenatal / POC PT1 | April 15th | May 15th | |
| Prenatal / POC PT2 | Aug 19th | Sept 19th | |
| Image Analysis FISH | Constitutional PT1 | Feb 28th | Mar 28th |
| Constitutional PT2 | April 15th | Mar 15th | |
| Haematological Malignancy PT1 | Feb 28th | Mar 28th | |
| Haematological Malignancy PT2 | Aug 19th | Sept 19th | |
| FFPE PT1 | April 15th | May 15th | |
| FFPE PT2 | Aug 19th | Sept 19th | |
| Microarray | Blood | TBA | |
| Prenatal / POC | TBA | ||
| Haematological Malignancy | TBA | ||
| Tumour | TBA |
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 |