Pathology Collection Guide - DHM

1 Pathology Collection GuideFOR DOCTORS | 2019 Copyright 2019 Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology Pty Limited ACN 003 332 858 All rights reserved. Unless permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording without the prior written approval from Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology Pty Collection Guidefor DoctorsJuly 2019 Although all details are correct at time of printing, changes to testing and Collection may visit for up-to-date Colleague,We are pleased to provide you with a copy of our Pathology Collection Guide for Doctors. It is designed to be an easy-to-use reference Guide to the Collection requirements for our tests and we trust that you will find it beneficial in your day-to-day value and welcome your feedback in relation to this publication.

2 If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact one of our pathologists or the staff in our Marketing Hanly Moir Pathology and Barratt & Smith Pathology have a long tradition of offering comprehensive, high quality Pathology services for doctors, private hospitals and nursing are medically led practices, firmly committed to maintaining professional and technical excellence, personalised services and the highest ethical standards. Our pathologists, scientists, managers and other staff are available to assist you and we encourage you to contact us at any my warm regards,Dr Colin GoldschmidtMBBCh, FRCPA, FAICDC hief Executive OfficerDouglass Hanly Moir Pathology and Barratt & Smith Pathology3 ContentsSpecialist Pathologists 4 Laboratory locations 6 Medicare guidelines for repeat testing 8 Non-Medicare rebatable tests 10 Drugs of abuse 16 Pathology tests 17 Specimen storage and reporting Guide 84 Patient instructions 85 Privacy & Pathology 87 Swab Guide 884 Specialist PathologistsChief Executive Officer(02) 9855 5333Dr Colin GoldschmidtMedical Director(02) 9855 5150 Adj.

3 Prof. Annabelle FarnsworthPathologistsBiochemistry/Endoc rinology (02) 9855 5312Dr Grahame Caldwell (Director of Chemical Pathology / Esoteric Testing)Dr Nick Taylor (Director of Chemical Pathology / Automated Laboratory)Dr Joyce WuGenetics (02) 9855 5369 Dr Kym Mina (Director of Genetics)Professor Graeme Suthers (Director of Sonic Genetics Australia)Dr Melanie GaleaHaematology (02) 9855 5312Dr Frances Hanly (Director of Haematology) Dr Elizabeth BernalDr Jonathan BlackwellDr Ming-Celine DubosqDr Grace GiffordDr Claudine HoDr Lye Lin HoDr Ray McKinley Dr Steve MoranDr Vera StoermerHistopathology/Cytopathology (02) 9855 5150 Adj. Prof. Warick Delprado(Director of Histopathology)Assoc. Prof. Fiona Maclean (Deputy Director of Histopathology)Adj. Prof. Annabelle Farnsworth (Director of Cytopathology)Dr Erica AhnDr Alexandra AllendeDr Tina BaillieDr Clare BiroAdj.

4 Prof. Fiona BonarDr Ivan BurchettDr Juliet BurnDr Alison CheahProf. Simon ClarkDr Sophie Corbett-Burns Dr Oana CrainicDr Suzanne DanielettoDr Joanna DingDr Francesca D'SouzaDr Melanie Edwards Dr Stephen Fairy Dr William FelbelDr Maddie GorjiDr Patricia GuzmanDr Geoffrey HallDr Vicki HowardDr Suzanne HyneAdj. Prof. Richard JaworskiDr Debra JensenDr Martin JonesDr Robyn LevingstonDr Cathy LimDr Lisa LinDr Yasmin MatthewsDr Kathleen MerrickDr Denis MoirDr Erin Morris Dr Anita MuljonoDr Esther MyintDr Kambin Nejad Assoc. Prof. Nirmala PathmanathanDr Helen OgleDr Juan OrtizDr Jessamine ReddyDr Jennifer RobertsDr Michael RodriguezDr R is n ReynoldsDr Elizabeth SinclairDr Vallapan ThiruvilangamDr Cate TrebeckDr John TurchiniClin. Assoc. Prof. Jennifer TurnerDr Cristina VargasDr Cherie WongDr Kathleen Young5 Immunology (02) 9855 5312Dr Karl Baumgart (Director of Immunology) Dr Andrew BroadfootDr Jocelyn JiangAssociate Professor John QuinMolecular Biology(02) 9855 5312Dr Ian Chambers (Supervising Pathologist)Microbiology/Immunoserology (02) 9855 5312Dr Ian Chambers (Director of Microbiology /Immunoserology)Dr James NewcombeDr Miriam PaulDr Michael WehrhahnRegional PathologistsDubbo (02) 6826 5455Dr Greg RhodesGosford (02) 4337 3555Dr Joanna DingDr Richard HaskellDr Robert LaingDr Desmond ReddyMildura (03) 5055 0400Dr Marcella RomanOrange/Bathurst (02) 6393 9700Dr Greg Rhodes (Laboratory Director)Dr Renn MontgomeryDr Ana Varallo-Nunez Penrith (02) 4734 6500Dr Marcella Roman (Laboratory Director)Dr Theresa HarveyDr Irene NguPort Macquarie, Newcastle & Taree(02)

5 4904 9600Dr Simon Palfreeman (Laboratory Director)Dr Lawrence MokgwathiWagga Wagga(02) 6932 6700Dr Kirstin Johnson6 Laboratory locationsDouglass Hanly Moir Pathology14 Giffnock Avenue,Macquarie Park NSW 2113P: (02) 9855 5222 or T: 1800 222 365 Barratt & Smith Pathology31 Lawson Street,Penrith NSW 2750P: (02) 4734 6500 or T: 1800 048 993 Baulkham HillsLakeview Private HospitalLevel 5, 17-19 Solent Circuit, Baulkham Hills NSWP: (02) 8711 0518 Crows NestThe Mater HospitalLower Ground Floor, Rocklands Road,Crows Nest NSW 2065P: (02) 8913 2200 KogarahSt George Private Hospital & Medical CentreLevel 2, 1 South Street,Kogarah NSW 2217P: (02) 9553 2600 LiverpoolGround Floor,Unit 26, 16-18 Bigge Street,Liverpool NSW 2170P: (02) 8778 1999 Macquarie University HospitalMacquarie University Clinic BuildingSuite 205, Level 2, 2 Technology Place,Macquarie University NSW 2109P: (02) 9812 3655 MirandaSouthside Cancer Care Centre Level 3, 531-533 Kingsway, Miranda NSW 2228P: (02) 9531 2240St LeonardsSuite 2, Ground Floor, 38 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065P: (02) 9439 4014 WestmeadWestmead Private HospitalCnr Mons & Darcy Roads,Westmead NSW 2145P: (02) 8833 2800 Metropolitan LaboratoriesMain Laboratories7 BathurstBathurst Private HospitalGormans Hill Road,Bathurst NSW 2795P: (02) 6333 3900 Dubbo223A Darling Street,Dubbo NSW 2830P: (02) 6826 5455 East MaitlandMaitland Specialist CentreUnit 7/173 Chisholm Road,Ashtonfield NSW 2323P.

6 (02) 4933 2144 Gateshead (Newcastle)Lake Macquarie Specialist Medical Centre Level 1, 6-8 Sydney Street, Gateshead NSW 2290P: (02) 4904 9600 Gosford37 William Street,Gosford NSW 2250P: (02) 4337 3555 Gosford (North)Gosford Private Consulting Suites,Ground Floor, Suites A&B, 12 Jarrett Street,North Gosford NSW 2250P: (02) 4337 3555 Mildura127 Langtree Avenue,Mildura VIC 3500P: (03) 5055 0400 Orange7-9 Dora Street,Orange NSW 2800P: (02) 6393 9700 Port Macquarie87 Lord Street,Port Macquarie NSW 2444P: (02) 6589 2900 Tamworth199 Peel Street,Tamworth NSW 2340P: (02) 5774 9100 Taree1/65 Pulteney Street,Taree NSW 2430P: (02) 6551 5453 Wagga WaggaCalvary HospitalSt Gerard's Wing, Hardy Avenue,Wagga Wagga NSW 2650P: (02) 6932 6700 Regional Laboratories8 Medicare guidelines for repeat testingDrugs entitlement for patient having 6 visits within 6 monthsTest requestedAccepted drug treatment Brand name (generic name)FBC (& if requested ESR)Actemra (Tocilizumab)Adcetris (Brentuximab)Afinitor (Everolimus)AnastrozoleAntineoplastic treatmentAnzatax (Paclitaxel)Arimidex (Anastrozole)Arava/Arabloc (Leflunomide)Aromasin (Exemestane)Atgam (Lymphocyte immune globulin)Aubagio (Teriflunomide)Avastin (Bevacizumab)Azamun (Azathioprine)AzathioprineBetaferon/Rofe ron-A/Rebif (Interferon)Celebrex (Celecoxib)CellCept/Myfortic (Mycophenolate)CetuximabChemotherapyCicl oral/Neoral (Cyclosporin)Cimzia (Certolizumab)Clozaril/Clopine (Clozapine)Cosentyx (Secukinumab)Cosudex (Bicalutamide)CrizotinibCycloblastin (Cyclophosphamide)

7 CyclosporinCytotoxic therapyD-penamine (Penicillamine)DabrafenibEculizumabEnbre l (Etanercept)Erbitux (Cetuximab)EverolimusFaslodex (Fulvestrant)Fludara (Fludarabine)Gilenya (Fingolimod)Glivec (Imatinib)GoldHerceptin (Trastuzumab)Humira (Adalimumab)Hydrea (Hydroxyurea)Ibrance (Palbociclib)Imbruvica (Ibrutinib)Imuran (Azathioprine)InterferonJakavi (Ruxolitinib)Keytruda (Pembrolizumab)Kisqali (Ribociclib)Leukeran (Chlorambucil)Mabthera (Rituximab)Mekinist (Trametinib)Mesasal (Mesalazine)Mesothelioma treatmentMethoblastin (Methotrexate)MethotrexateMitomycinMycop henolateMyleran (Busulfan)Myocrisin (Aurothiomalate)ObinutuzumabOcrelizumabO laparibOpdivo (Nivolumab)Orencia (Abatacept)Panafcort (Prednisone)Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine)Pomalyst (Pomalidomide)PrednisonePurinethol/6MP (Mercaptopurine)Pyralin/Salazopyrin (Sulfasalazine)Rapamune (Sirolimus)RegorafenibRemicade (Infliximab)Revlimid (Lenalidomide )Ridaura (Auranofin)Sandimmun (Cyclosporin)Simponi (Golimumab)Stelara (Ustekinumab)TacrolimusTamoxifenTarceva (Erlotinib)Tecentriq (Atezolizumab)Tecfidera (Dimethyl fumarate)Taxol (Paclitaxel)Temodal (Temozolomide)Thalomid (Thalidomide)Thioprine 50 (Azathioprine)ThiotepaTilodene (Ticlopidine)Tysabri (Natalizumab)Vectibix (Panitumumab)Velcade (Bortezomib) Vidaza (Azacitidine)Votrient (Pazopanib)Xalkori (Crizotinib)Xelabine (Capecitabine) Xeljanz (Tofacitinib)Xeloda (Capecitabine)Xtandi (Enzulatamide)Yervoy (Ipilimumab)Zinbryta (Daclizumab)Zoladex (Goserelin)Zytiga (Abiraterone)9 Drugs entitlement for patient having 6 visits within 6 monthsTest requestedAccepted drug treatment Brand name (generic name)

8 FBC, ESR, CRP, BIO, MBA, EUC, LFT & if requested Gluc, Mg, CK, Chol/TrigMethotrexate, Arava/Arabloc (Leflunomide), Enbrel (Etanercept), Humira (Adalimumab), Cimzia (Certolizumab), Gilenya (Fingolimod), Orencia (Abatacept), Aubagio (Teriflunomide), Actemra (Tocilizumab), Xeljanz (Tofacitinib), Simponi (Golimumab), Olumiant (Baricitinib)EUCD ialysis patients Cyclosporin, Cicloral (Cyclosporin), CisplatinLithiumLithium, QuilonumCalcium (Ca2+), AlbuminVitamin D or Vit D Metabolite/Analogue, Calcitriol/Rocaltrol/Citrihexal/Kosteo/S ical/Calcijex (Calcitriol) for osteoporosis, Xgeva (Denosumab)UEC, Ca, Mg, Phos/PO4 (CMP)Cancer patient receiving biphosphonate infusion Pamisol/Aredia (Pamidronate bisodium), Bondronat (Ibandronate), Zometa/Aclasta (Zolendronic acid)Drugs entitlement for patient having unlimited visits within 6 monthsTest requestedAccepted drug treatmentINRor Prothrombin ratioAnticoagulant therapyClexane (Enoxaparin), Coumadin/Marevan (Warfarin), Dindevin (Phenindione), Coperin/Septrin (Heparin), Orgaran (Danaparoid)10 This is a list of the most frequently requested non-Medicare rebatable tests.

9 Please contact (02) 9855 5400 for clarification of the fee and for details of other infrequently requested non-Medicare rebatable tests not listed here, or refer to specific test for Medicare criteria. Patients are required to pay the amount in full, on receipt of the account (which may be from a provider, other than DHMP).Non-Medicare rebatable testsTe s t14-3-3 protein CSF22q (Genetic test) Please refer to listing for Harmony or NIPTA ctivated protein C resistance (APC) Medicare criteria: History of venous thromboembolism; or First degree relative who has a proven defectAdalimumab level +/- antibodyAdiponectinAlcohol (Chain-of-Custody) Urine randomAlcohol (Medical) Urine randomMedicare criteria: Not for pre-employment, WHS or corporate requestsAlpha-1 antitrypsin genotyping (Genetic test)Alpha thalassaemia (Genetic test)Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH)Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) (Vasopressin)Antithrombin (ATIII)Medicare criteria: History of venous thromboembolism; or First degree relative who has a proven defectApolipoprotein E genotyping (APOE) (Genetic test)Arsenic speciationArylsulphatase AAutoimmune encephalitis panel (incl.)

10 NMDA Ab)BCR-ABL PCR or FISH (Genetic test)Medicare criteria:Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with laboratory evidence of: Acute myeloid leukaemia; or Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; or Acute lymphoid leukaemia; or Chronic myeloid leukaemiaBeacon expanded reproductive carrier screen (incl. more than 400 genes) (Genetic test)Beta thalassaemia (Genetic test)Beta-2 transferrinBlood pressure monitoring (24 -hour)Boron Urine random or 24-hourBrain natriuretic peptide (NT- P roB NP)Medicare criteria: Diagnosis of patient presenting with dyspnoea to a hospital Emergency DepartmentBRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2 (Inherited breast & ovarian cancer) (Genetic test)Non-rebatable where Medicare criteria not met (refer to MBS for criteria)Calprotectin Faeces11 This is a list of the most frequently requested non-Medicare rebatable tests. Please contact (02) 9855 5400 for clarification of the fee and for details of other infrequently requested non-Medicare rebatable tests not listed here, or refer to specific test for Medicare criteria.