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A diagnostic success solves 20 year puzzle 22 February 2022 Rare Disease Day is on Monday 28 February and aims to raise awareness about rare diseases (RD) and their impact on people’s lives. Our team at Diagnostic Genomics work on many rare conditions and as Head of Department Dr Dimitar Azmanov said, “Rare disorders are cumulatively common affecting 6-8% of the global population, including 200,000 people in Western Australia, and the majority have a genetic cause.” Receiving a genetic diagnosis for people living with RD is important as it provides power of knowing and access to appropriate management, including family planning and reproduction, offers the possibility to connect with other people with the same experience, and reduces the need for multiple investigations which may be invasive, time-consuming and costly. Diagnosis of RD has advanced significantly with the current genomic technologies, ending many diagnostic odys... -
Australia Day hours 25 January 2022 Our PathWest collection centres are closed on Wednesday 26 January 2022, the Australia Day public holiday. However please note COVID testing continues - find COVID testing locations here. -
COVID-19 testing for international travellers 17 January 2022 PathWest now offers COVID-19 PCR testing for International Travellers The test results from this convenient test will be securely emailed to you within 24-48 hours for you to print out and take with you to the airport.There is no referral required from your doctor and no appointment needed. Please be aware this service is only available at selected PathWest Collection Centres. No Medicare rebate is availablefor this test and you will have an out-of-pocket fee of $145 to pay at the time of your test (credit card payments only). It is important to check with your airline, or the local embassy of the country you are travelling to, as to how many days before travel you need to be tested, or if there are any other special testing requirements. For all the information regarding this service and where you can get tested please see theCOVID-19 Testing for International Travellers page. -
It's the most wonderful time of the year! 21 December 2021 What fun and festivity PathWest staff have engaged in over the last few weeks working together to create fantastic entries into our PathWest Christmas Decoration Competition! We were overwhelmed with interest and received thirty entries from throughout our sites and services. The judges managed to visit all entries within QEII Medical Centre and Fiona Stanley Hospital on Friday and assessed online entries from other areas that could not be attended on the day. Everyone went above and beyond and created visual and sometimes interactive spectacles that quite honestly overawed our panel of judges. Our judges rated each entry on originality/creativity, presentation and effort/participation. Without further ado the winners are: 1st place - FSH: Core Biochemistry (Santa’s Workshop) – received a clear 10 in each judging criteria – this reward is not only for the scale and t... -
Recognition of Service Awards 2021 30 November 2021 PathWest held their Recognition of Service Awardson Friday 26 November at UWA Club where we honoured our 20, 30, 40 and 50 year long serving staff members. We celebrated 67 staff members who have reached a 20, 30, 40 or 50-year year milestone. This equates to a massive 1510 years of collective service! There are also local 10 year celebrations taking place throughoutthe service with a further 111 recipients amounting to a further 1,110 years of service. This commitment and loyalty to our service helps to build our reputation and deserves to be celebrated and PathWest Board Chair Ms Angie Paskevicius and A/Chief ExecutiveMr Adrian Bautista were on hand to personallycongratulateeach and every staff member from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s club! The work our teams do are not only life changing, they are often lifesaving - from our phlebotomists, specimen collectors and couriers in the communit...
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25/03/2024