Clinical Guidelines – Australasian Cytometry Society

ACS Clinical Guidelines

Background

The ACS first developed clinical guidelines in 2006 to support the design and
implementation of both malignant and non-malignant flow cytometric assays. These
consensus-based guidelines are created by subject matter experts from across
Australia and New Zealand and are regularly reviewed to remain current and
relevant to the Australian clinical cytometry community.
The guidelines outline minimum testing requirements to assist laboratories in
establishing new assays, reviewing existing ones, and serving as reference material
for assessments and audits.
Active engagement from ACS members is essential to support the adoption and
ongoing refinement of these guidelines.
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ACS CLINICAL GUIDELINE COMMITTEE

Committee Chair

Susan Wright, (TAS), Senior Scientific Officer, Royal Hobart Hospital

Members

Neil Came, (VIC), Medical Staff Specialist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
William Sewell (NSW), Medical Staff Specialist, Garvan Institute of Med Research
Neil McNamara, (JPN), Senior Scientist (ret)
Michelle Burns, (NZ), Technical Lead, Canterbury Health Laboratories
Vuong Nguyen, (VIC), Lab Manager, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Contact: clinicalguidelines@cytometry.org.au

ACS CLINICAL GUIDELINE WORK GROUPS

Clinical Flow Laboratory Practice

Chair

Neil McNamara, (JPN), Senior Scientist (ret)

Members

Andrea Baker, (NZ), Scientist, Canterbury Health Laboratory
Marian Fernandez, (NSW), Senior Scientist, ICPMR Westmead Hospital
Claire Lloyd, (WA), Senior Scientific Officer, Western Diagnostic Pathology
Kate Marson, (NZ), Technical Specialist, Labplus Auckland City Hospital
Quynhlam Nguyen, (SA), Section Head, SA Pathology

ACS Guideline for Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory Practice

Haematology, Oncology, Immunophenotyping

Chair

Neil Came, (VIC), Medical Staff Specialist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Members

Edward Abadir (NSW), Medical Staff Specialist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Kerrie Clerici, (VIC), Lab Manager, Cell Therapy and Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Na Kang, (QLD), Senior Scientist, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Aruna Kodituwakka, (QLD), Medical Staff Specialist, Pathology Queensland
Jing Liu, (VIC), Senior Scientific Officer, Northern Health Pathology
Kate Marson, (NZ), Technical Specialist, Labplus Auckland Hospital
Eugene Ng, (SA), Scientist, SA Pathology
Tracey Nguyen, (NSW), Senior Scientific Officer, Liverpool Hospital
Kerryn Stoner, (WA), Scientist (FC in Charge), PathWest
Elizabeth Todorova, (VIC), SSO, Eastern Health
Susan Wright, (TAS), Senior Scientific Officer, Royal Hobart Hospital

ACS Guideline for Haematology Oncology Immunophenotyping

Lymphocyte Subset Enumeration

Chair

Paula Keating, (NZ), Senior Scientific Officer, Canterbury Health Laboratory

Members

Monica Kemp, (WA), Scientist in Charge, QE II Immunology, Pathwest
Athanasios Krotiris, (SA), Scientist, SA Pathology
Jing Liu, (VIC), Senior Scientific Officer, Northern Health Pathology
William Sewell (NSW), Medical Staff Specialist, Garvan Institute of Med Research

ACS Guideline For Lymphocyte Subset Immunophenotyping