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Friday, June 22, 2012

New independent pathology database

labtestsonline.org.au is a free, non-commercial website providing independent information about pathology testing. It attracts about 88,000 visits a month from the public, medical professionals and students.  Information is prepared by pathologists and scientists working in pathology laboratories and reviewed by an editorial board.

Topics include: pathology tests, diseases and clinical conditions, appropriate screening for disease, and specimen collection and processing, as well a general overview of pathology laboratories, the way they work and the people who work in them. 

The website has been developed by the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) with support from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) to address a perceived paucity of trustworthy, impartial internet information on pathology suitable for a general audience. It has been funded under the Quality Use of Pathology Program of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

An app is under development and due for release in the second half of 2012.

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