World Pathology Day

This year we released our Pathology Position Statement highlighting the need for pathology services in Australia to remain high-quality, accessible, and affordable.

Pathology is essential in modern healthcare, providing crucial information for screening, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring — all of which practitioners rely on to ensure their patients get appropriate care.

The AMA position statement emphasises that a properly funded pathology sector is essential for the entire healthcare system to function effectively and notes that investment in high-quality pathology services saves taxpayers from downstream costs in acute and chronic care while improving patient outcomes.

The statement highlights the issue of continued underfunding of pathology services, which is placing additional pressures on a critical part of Australia’s healthcare system. It also focuses on the importance of supporting a high-quality pathologist workforce, the integration of genomic testing into healthcare, and maintaining rigorous quality and safety standards.

Read the AMA’s position statement on pathology services

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) is holding a hybrid event on Wednesday — Zeroing in on lung cancer — to mark International Pathology Day.