Pathology Focus
2023

In this Genetics MBS Update Special Edition of Pathology Focus, our National Director of Molecular Genetics, Associate Professor Mirette Saad, will take you through our Genetic Carrier Screening, Somatic Mutation, and EndoPredict tests, highlighting Medicare rebates that will come into effect on the 1st of November 2023. The issue concludes with an article by Associate Professor Chris Barnes on Choosing Between Vitamin B12 and Active B12 Testing.

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In this special edition of Pathology Focus, two of our microbiology experts, Dr Sudha Pottumarthy-Boddu and Dr Linda Dreyer, shed light on the critical healthcare issue of Antimicrobial Resistance. Associate Professor Chris Barnes outlines a series of pathology tests that can be useful for monitoring patients exhibiting symptoms of hypophosphatemia. Associate Professor Mirrette Saad discusses the clinical utility of MET exon 14 skipping mutation testing in lung cancer, along with its inclusion in the MBS. The edition concludes with a reminder from Dr David Deam on why winter is the ideal time to test patients at risk of vitamin D deficiency.

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In our first edition of Pathology Focus for 2023, Associate Professor Chris Barnes provides an article on Long COVID and presents a series of targeted investigations for supporting patient management. These investigations are available as test profiles through Clinical Labs eOrders. Dr Eric Chu also shares the benefits of utilising faecal multiplex PCR testing for investigating the cause of gastroenteritis in patients with co-morbidities or severe illness.

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