Welcome to the July issue of Pathway, a monthly magazine designed for anyone interested in their health and wellbeing and in the integral role that pathology plays in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases.
This month’s issue of Pathway looks at the following:
New MBS items will support the management of individuals of reproductive age and their reproductive partners who are at risk of being genetic carriers of alpha thalassaemia.
Australia’s first known clinical microbiologist of Aboriginal descent
Originally from a town of less than 200, Dr Benjamin Armstrong describes his journey into pathology and becoming Australia’s first known clinical microbiologist of Aboriginal descent.
Genetic testing for myeloproliferative neoplasms expanded on MBS
Effective 1 July 2022, individuals with suspected classical myeloproliferative neoplasms are now able to access genetic testing, aligning with current WHO clinical guidelines.
As an Anatomical Pathologist, you get to see lots of different things every day, from a little skin biopsy for a rash to complex pelvic exenterations for locally aggressive malignancy.
