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PathWest Star of the Future - Daniel White 04 April 2022 Daniel White, Medical Scientist, Biochemistry, is one of the successful recipients of the Chief Pathologist Early Career Research Awards that were awarded at the PathWestConsultant Pathologists' Symposium inFebruary 2022. Daniel's research project will be investigating “Utilising Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) at patient triage will provide superior rate of detection of alcohol-induced injury than direct alcohol measurements alone”. Daniel explains his project as, “Detecting dangerous alcohol consumption can be quite difficult because current laboratory testing methods can only detect heavy drinking in the past 12-18 or so hours, or after damage has already been inflicted on the body from alcohol exposure. Clinicians also rely on patient testimony to establish the amount and duration of alcohol consumption, which can be unreliable. In the Emergency Department in particular,... -
Your chance to be a part of important COVID-19 Research 24 March 2022 Have you and/or your child tested positive to COVID-19 recently and wish to participate in a COVID-19 Immunity biobank study? Researchers at PathWest and WA Health are providing adults and children who have tested positive to COVID-19 with the opportunity to participate in innovative research. This study will help us understand; · COVID-19 immunity, · how immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus develops, · how long it lasts, · and to develop diagnostic laboratory tests to demonstrate whether someone is immune to COVID-19. If you and/or your child would like to take part, you will be asked to provide blood and saliva samples at one of our participating sites over a period of two years. To register your interest, please visit https://redcap.link/WACICBiobank More information on the Western Australian COVID-19 Immunity Collaborative (WACIC) Biobank study is ... -
FISH testing - a PathWest collaboration 17 March 2022 Diagnostic Genomics at PathWest recently featured in relation to the ongoing collaboration with Genetic Services of WA in the context of diagnosis of rare diseases. Another important collaboration within PathWest is an inter-departmental one with Diagnostic Genomics (DG) and Anatomical Pathology (AP) in the area of FISH testing on oncology samples. FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation) is a technique that uses DNA probes, which have different coloured fluorescent molecules attached to them, to target specific areas of the genome. FISH tests are routinely used in the diagnosis, subclassification and prognostication of a variety of tumours, including; lymphomas soft tissue malignancies lung cancers mesotheliomas brain tumours salivary gland cancers melanomas tumours of childhood, and more. Confirmation of certain abnormalities e.g. ALK, ROS1 and NTRK... -
Dr David Speers talks RATs on ABC radio 14 March 2022 The roll out of the free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for all WA households continues. But have you ever thought about the do's and don'ts of RATs, and how to ensure the most accurate result. Our very own Dr David Speers, Clinical Microbiologistshared his expertise in this area on ABC radio on Friday 11 March and you can listen to the interview here. -
Congratulations to our first Employee of the Season 14 March 2022 Congratulations to Dayle Hunt,Technical Assistant at Broome PathWest– our first Employee of the Season(Bunuru). Dayle has been with PathWest for many years and is an integral part of the Broome Lab. She has developed professional long-standing relationships with health professionals, and of course our patients in the Kimberley. Dayle supports the Medical Scientist in Charge through taking on a leadership role with the LA's and TA's of the Broome Lab. Dayle has a genuine caring nature encompassing the PathWest value of caring for her community and staff. Dayle’s nominator said, “Dayle always makes the time to listen and support people through tough times. She is a truly empathetic person by nature”. Dayle is accountable for her actions by working transparently. She nurtures relationships with new staff in Broome and takes the time to explain what she is doing so...
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20/05/2025