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AACB WA Branch
2020 AGM
Tuesday 1st September 2020
Mary Lockett Lecture Theatre,
UWA
Committee Reports
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Minutes of 2019 AGM Tuesday 20th August 2019 Upcoming meetings
Westin Hotel, Perth
2019 saw COVID-19 social distancing and group gathering
Attendees: 70 attendees restrictions in place across Australia. All travelling speakers, face-
Apologies: to-face national meetings and workshops have been cancelled or
Minutes:
postponed until 2021. Local WA meetings have been cancelled to
meet restrictions on non-essential gatherings and to limit the
1. Acceptance of 2018 minutes potential spread of infection among essential laboratory staff.
Accepted: Ken Robertson; Seconded: Dr John Burnett
October
2. All reports were presented as a booklet for attendees. No AACB Annual Scientific Meeting, - 27th – 28th October
questions or discussion were raised. Virtual conference via video link
3. 2019 WA Branch Chair report (Liz Byrnes)
December
4. 2019 WA Branch Treasurers report (Nishevitha Shanmugarajah)
WA Branch Xmas Quiz night – may go ahead – but not confirmed
5. 2019 WA Branch Education Officer report (Christine Mandelt)
6. 2019 WAQAG Report (Liz Byrnes)
7. Nominations for the 2019-2020 committee
Branch Chair: Ms Liz Byrnes
Vice Chair: Mr Bill McConnell
Secretary: Ms Francina Thomas
Treasurer: Ms Nishevitha Shanmugarajah
Website manager: Mr Ramon Lambert,
Education Representative: Ms Christine Mandelt,
Publications Editor: To be decided
AACB WA Branch Christmas Quiz night
Committee members: Dr Chanika Ariyawansa, ‘Golden Pipette”
Mr Kelvin Oh, Ms Gina Hine,
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2020 AGM WA QC Subcommittee Report 2020 WA Branch Chair Report: Liz Byrnes
The WA QC Subcommittee have focused on two main projects this past year, The highlight of our past year would have to be the Chemical Pathology Course
the first being the ongoing development of a Helicobacter Breath Test program in Perth in February. This was a great event with 155 delegates from across
and the second being the development of a broad Macroprolactin study. Australia and our nearby international neighbours. Many of our colleagues
presented sessions and I want to thank the organising committee members for
In December 2019 the WA QC Subcommittee joined the National all their hard work and contributions to help make the week a resounding
Macroprolactin Harmonisation Group and has since been in discussions to success.
harmonise the Macroprolactin method with the rest of Australia/New Zealand.
These discussions sparked interest for us to perform a WA study that COVID19 has certainly brought a change to our world, and the cancellation of
characterises the differences in Macroprolactin methods/procedures between all face to face meetings across Australia has made it difficult to keep in touch
WA Laboratories. Once completed, this information will be presented to the with colleagues and professional contacts.
Macroprolactin Harmonisation Group to provide an evidence based approach
for our harmonisation decisions. We only managed to squeeze in two presentation meetings since the 2019
AGM, and both were well attended – Case Presentations in September by Dr
As well as this our study will focus on the production of Macroprolactin EQA Kalani Kahapola, and conference poster presentations with the 2018 David
material, currently unavailable to Australia/New Zealand. Such material would Curnow Plenary lecture presentation by Dr Andrew St John in October.
be useful to establish the efficacy of harmonisation procedures and ensure labs
are reporting comparable Macroprolactin results. In order to achieve this goal, As always, the Christmas Quiz night was a huge success and well done to the
we have collaborated with the RCPA and taken consultation advice of Lyn QEII Core Biochemistry team for taking out the trophy for 2019 – 2020.
Boscato - who has many years of experience in this field. Over the next year we
plan on producing several publications from our Helicobacter Breath Test and 2019 AACB publications from WA members
Macroprolactin studies. CBR volume 40
Issue 4 Revisiting the Biological Variability of Cardiac Troponin: Implications for
Much of our success as the WA QC Subcommittee is attributed to the Clinical Practice (mini review) – Dr Damon Bell and Dr Nick Lan
collaborative efforts and dedication by the WA laboratory representatives who
form part of the WA QC Subcommittee. Without such collaboration we wouldn’t CBN
be able to complete our various studies. The 2019-2020 period has provided June 2019
some interesting challenges, the most obvious being the ongoing changes due Branch News – Ms Liz Byrnes
to COVID-19. Overall, the effects have been a good learning experience, Journal Club – Ms Gina Hine
increasing our reach into wider audiences via online communication platforms.
December 2019
Travelling Scholarship reports– Mr Edwin Ch’ng and Ms Liz Byrnes
Kalvin Tran Barbara Rabey Omniscience – Dr Chanika Ariyawansa, and Dr Simon Carrivick
AACB WAQCSC Secretary AACB WAQCSC Convenor Omniscience – Dr Michael Page
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2020 – 2021
2020 WA Branch Chair Report (cont.) AACB WA Branch Committee
Change of the Association Name – Our new name is the Australasian No ballot is required to fill the positions of the 2020/2021 WA Branch committee
Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine as we have received only one nomination for each office bearer position.
In the coming year, we are fortunate to continue to enjoy the ongoing support of
The Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory a great team of committee members. This committee includes representatives
Medicine (AACB) is the principal professional association dedicated to from both public and private pathology, scientific and clinical areas.
the advancement of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine in
Australasia.
The 2020 – 2021 AACB WA Branch Committee
Our role is to provide education, training and other professional development
• Chair Dr Chanika Ariyawansa
opportunities for our members - pathologists, medical scientists and technicians • Vice Chair Mr Bill McConnell
working in pathology laboratories in the Australasian region. • Secretary Ms Liz Byrnes
• Treasurer Ms Nishevitha Shanmugarajah
Vision Statement • Education Representative Ms Francina Thomas
• Publications and Website Mr Ramon Lambert
To be the lead Australasian organisation for clinical laboratory medicine, in • Ordinary Members Ms Chris Mandelt
advocacy, education, training and continual professional development. To Mr Kalvin Tran
promote better health outcomes by leading in the setting of standards for best
practice. To promote and enhance effective communication within and between
the pathology community.
The 2020 – 2021 AACB WA QC Subcommittee
New Scholarship available – the Jill Tate Travelling Scholarship. The • Convenor Ms Barbara Rabey
scholarship is to assist young AACB members to further their education by • Secretary Mr Kalvin Tran
working in an institution, within the applicant’s own country or overseas and
thereby enhance the delivery or harmonisation of laboratory medicine in
Australasia.
We congratulate our 2019 MAACB successful exam candidate –Dr Chanika
Ariyawansa, and wish those of you studying for the exams this year and into the
future all the best with your efforts. We would also like to acknowledge the WA
branch student prize recipient for 2019 is Ms Monika Zbrzezna from Curtin
University.
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2020 WA Branch Education Report (cont.) 2019 - 2020 WA Branch Treasurers Report:
Nishevitha Shanmugarajah
As of 30th June 2020, The Western Australian branch currently has 138 active
members, which is an increase from 70 at the same time last year.
Since July 2019, we have hosted 3 monthly scientific meetings, the Roman
Lecture and most importantly, the RCPA/AACB Chemical Pathology Course in
Perth in February 2020, just before COVID-19 became a problem. The Roman
Lecture was a highlight with a good attendance of around 70 registrants for the
event.
The following table shows a summary of the WA Branch Profit/Loss for the
period 1st July 2019 to 1st August 2020. Unfortunately we made a loss this year,
due to an advance deposit for the 2021 Education Day at Perth Zoo. The
branch strives to be cost neutral across all events and all our accounts are
managed by the national office, which provides good transparency and a high
level of audit.
Income
Registrations $3 318.18
Sponsorship $2 418.18
Total $5,736.36
Expenses
University Awards $ NIL yet
Meetings $6 629.24
Total $6 629.24
Profit/Loss Loss $892.88
First notice for the Education Day at Perth Zoo in February
The WA branch enjoys strong support from industry, and this has allowed us to
provide a high standard of meetings and educational events for our
membership while keeping costs for members down as best we can.
We would like to acknowledge the following sponsors who, over the last year,
have made it possible for us to engage our members effectively.
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This year (2019/2020) began well with tutorials in September, October
Thank You to our Sponsors and November.
Event Speaker Sponsor Date 2019 Topic Presenters Venue
August 2019 - Roman Dr Leslie Burnett ThermoFisher 16th Sept CA125 Ramon Lambert FSH
Lecture & AGM Scientific; Abbott;
Fisher Biotec Calcium regulation and
21st Oct Francina Thomas QEII
measurement
September 2019 – Dr Kalani Kahapola Radiometer
Cases Christine
November Liver function tests FSH
Mandelt
November 2019 Poster presentations Roche
from conference and Dr
Andrew St John
presenting the 2018 Unfortunately with the COVID-19 pandemic, all face to face meetings were
David Curnow Plenary cancelled and we had to postpone our tutorial program. We were also
lecture very busy planning the 2020 Chem Path Course in February, which was a
great meeting.
December 2019 – Randox, PM
Xmas Quiz night Separations We had planned to hold an Education Day at Perth Zoo in Spring 2020,
however, that has now been postponed to February 2021 – to be held on
February 2020 – Multiple local speakers Multiple sponsors Saturday February 14.
Chemical Pathology
Course
Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings and events, as well
as travel movement restrictions, we have been unable to hold any monthly
scientific meetings this year.
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AACB WA BRANCH EDUCATION OFFICERS REPORT AGM
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