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 |
| Deputy Chair | Christopher Joy | B.App.Sc, FHGSA, ARCPA |
| Previous Chair | Karen Dun | B.Sc, FHGSA |
| Scheme Facilitator | Jillian Cross | B.App.Sc, MHGSA |
| Support Officer | Sharon Bain | B.Sc, MComm, FHGSA |
| Assessors | Nicole Bain | B.Biomed.Sc (Hons), FHGSA, FFSc |
| Karen Dun | B.App.Sc, FHGSA | |
| Nandini Adayapalam | PhD, FHGSA | |
| Sarbjit Riyat | PhD, FHGSA | |
| Angela Brown | BSc,FHGSA,FFSc | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |