NPAAC Draft Document - Complete opposition - Supervision of Pathology Laboratories Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/npaac-draft-document-complete-opposition-supervision-of-pathology-laboratories.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:06 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Bronwyn Underwood [Signature #325] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11152160?utm_medium=rss With 40 years experience in pathology and holding a M.Sc (Hons) I am currently the Laboratory manager (Laboratory Director) of a private pathololgy practice. This document will mean that I Iwill need to be replaced by a pathologist, as I do not hold a PhD. This will make the financial situation in my laboratory non viable as the medical director(pathologist has no business skills, experience or interest in business and both he and I will have to be replaced at considerable expense.

]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:24:41 UTC 11152160 Mrs Angela Whitta [Signature #324] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10016926?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:24:17 UTC 10016926 Mrs Barbara Dunque [Signature #323] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9967175?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:22:08 UTC 9967175 Mrs Karen Kennedy [Signature #322] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9797155?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:14:19 UTC 9797155 Ms Christina Chng [Signature #321] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9787580?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:42:11 UTC 9787580 Mr Kong Soon Yow [Signature #320] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9785521?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:36:45 UTC 9785521 Ms Carolyn Martin [Signature #319] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9666792?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:13:51 UTC 9666792 Ms Emma Huynh [Signature #318] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9652657?utm_medium=rss The more we regulate the our work force, the harder people will believe getting a job and living their dream will be!

]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:04:55 UTC 9652657 Mrs Angela Whitta [Signature #317] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9592280?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:01:42 UTC 9592280 May Chung [Signature #316] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9541347?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Feb 2011 11:05:28 UTC 9541347 Ms Joanne Clarke [Signature #315] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9541203?utm_medium=rss Many of the most experienced senior staff and management staff in pathology are experts at their task due to the wealth of experience in years, rather than a series of letters after their name. They are the best qualified to lead and run their departments based on the quality of their work, their ability to lead and manage and their enormous wealth of knowledge gained by their experience. We don't want to lose this resource. I rigorously oppose this proposal.

]]> Sun, 6 Feb 2011 10:53:33 UTC 9541203 Mr Michael Wise [Signature #314] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9490044?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:37:44 UTC 9490044 Mrs Katrina McIlvride [Signature #313] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9488793?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:06:12 UTC 9488793 Mr Derrick McPhie [Signature #312] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9488430?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Feb 2011 05:14:31 UTC 9488430 Ms Marni Kerseboom [Signature #311] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9488114?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:38:16 UTC 9488114 Ms Claire Prowse [Signature #310] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9487823?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:10:01 UTC 9487823 MS Sue Mahrer [Signature #309] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9473395?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:50:43 UTC 9473395 Miss Anonymous [Signature #308] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9473255?utm_medium=rss Experience is sometimes more valuable than educational achievements

]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2011 07:22:52 UTC 9473255 Mr Cheng Ong [Signature #307] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9472957?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:23:20 UTC 9472957 Mr Matthew Wilson [Signature #306] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9472234?utm_medium=rss The proposed change to pathology supervisory roles severly limits Scientist's career scope, there is much more to supervising a laboratory than having a Dr in front of your name.

]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:51:05 UTC 9472234 Tamara McDonald [Signature #305] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9458989?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:15:56 UTC 9458989 Mr Peter Gambell [Signature #304] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9458954?utm_medium=rss I oppose the proposal to remove the option for a Clinical Scientist to be appointed to Director position within a Pathology department. This is a backward step with no specified justification within the proposed NPAAC document

]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:11:17 UTC 9458954 Mr Glen SYMONS [Signature #303] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9458321?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:19:20 UTC 9458321 Anonymous [Signature #302] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9458235?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:05:41 UTC 9458235 Ms Susan De Lacy [Signature #301] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9448535?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:15:31 UTC 9448535 Ms Gail Hargraves [Signature #300] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9444228?utm_medium=rss A PhD is a research qualification and does not qualify someone to run a pathology laboratory. In addition to the medical science degree, it would be desirable to have business knowledge and Human Resource Management skills.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:39:39 UTC 9444228 Ms Megan O'Gorman [Signature #299] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9441107?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:25:11 UTC 9441107 Ms Janine Grant [Signature #298] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9440994?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:08:30 UTC 9440994 Ms Elizabeth Cottrell [Signature #297] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9440436?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:25:02 UTC 9440436 Mrs Patricia Salt [Signature #296] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9440218?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:49:21 UTC 9440218 Anne-Marie Christensen [Signature #295] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9433796?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:17:21 UTC 9433796 Mr Leslie Schmidt [Signature #294] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9431858?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:38:47 UTC 9431858 ms wendy franics [Signature #293] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9427367?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:02:27 UTC 9427367 Mrs Emma Murphy [Signature #292] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9426903?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:00:12 UTC 9426903 Mr Bruno Sonza [Signature #291] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9422186?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:18:22 UTC 9422186 MRS ROSALYN PUGSLEY [Signature #290] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9420266?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:34:33 UTC 9420266 Dr Peter Ward [Signature #289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9420022?utm_medium=rss 1) My experience is that scientist manage pathology services very well and are not distracted by medical commitments. This is done in conjunction with pathologists.
2) with the shortage of pathologists notified by the PCPA it makes sence to provide career paths for scientists and retain valuable staff who will otherwise leave the profession

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:32:25 UTC 9420022 Mr Trevor Vale [Signature #288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9419690?utm_medium=rss Exclusion of Scientists from being a Laboratory director is a retrograde step.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:24:05 UTC 9419690 Mrs Catherine Filkin [Signature #287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9419120?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:46:25 UTC 9419120 Mr Colin Gordon [Signature #286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9418896?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:00:26 UTC 9418896 Dr John Earl [Signature #285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9418882?utm_medium=rss Younger Scientists will be unwilling to join a profession which imposes a ceiling upon their career path. This means new scientific ideas and technology will no longer be developed, transferred or adapted into Medical Laboratory Science within Australia resulting in a poorer health care system for all Australians.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:58:12 UTC 9418882 Dr Ann Read [Signature #284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9418582?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:18:56 UTC 9418582 Ms Vanessa Thomson [Signature #283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9418491?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:04:38 UTC 9418491 Mrs Narelle Woodland [Signature #282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9418418?utm_medium=rss I support this petition. It would be disappointing to say the least if suitably qualified medical scientists are no longer permitted to be appointed as Directors or Department Heads for category G laboratories. Indeed it would be a major step backwards for science in Australia.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:55:45 UTC 9418418 Mr Mark Donovan [Signature #281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9417793?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:29:27 UTC 9417793 Aimee King [Signature #280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9413434?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:49:25 UTC 9413434 Mr Sam Hegarty [Signature #279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411969?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:16:53 UTC 9411969 Ms Kerri Prain [Signature #278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411883?utm_medium=rss Lets support supervising/senior scientists and scientists for their hard work, knowledge, experience, active participation in the field as opposed to discouraging scientists who are dedicated to contributing to pathology. Education, on-the-job learning, skills and experience can be more valuable than a research qualification in a diagnositic laboratory. Retaining the potential for scientists with proven skills & knowledge to have a career path is important to promoting the field of med science

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:57:47 UTC 9411883 Miss Laura Cartwright [Signature #277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411882?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:57:28 UTC 9411882 Dr Peter Hansen [Signature #276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411658?utm_medium=rss It's desirable to retain the potential for quality senior scientists of proven merit as serve as Laboratory Directors. This is consistent with the scientific underpinning of laboratories, and the partnership between scientists and clinicians in delivering patient care.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:37:53 UTC 9411658 MS Alycia Thornton [Signature #275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411652?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:32:27 UTC 9411652 Anonymous [Signature #274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411480?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:21:03 UTC 9411480 Miss Tiffany Hearest [Signature #273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411447?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:09:41 UTC 9411447 Ms Joanne Langdon [Signature #272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411401?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:43:18 UTC 9411401 Mrs Rebecca Gregory [Signature #271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411392?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:38:29 UTC 9411392 Anonymous [Signature #270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411262?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:43:44 UTC 9411262 Ms Anne PINK [Signature #269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9411108?utm_medium=rss Post graduate qualifications should not be mandatory for Clinical Scientists. However, skills must include people skills and demonstrated, peer recognised skills and experience in the relevant area. In specialised areas, on site workplace diagnostic learning and experience is valued. PhDs are seen more as a research qualification than a valued qualification in a diagnostic laboratory. The AIMS Fellowship does not have a high profile in Immunology. It has a very low profile in Tissue Typing.

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:50:16 UTC 9411108 Catherine McCarthy [Signature #268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9410976?utm_medium=rss This is a retrograde step and will impact negatively on the provision of pathology services within Australia. Senior scientists in supervisory positions have relevant specialised post graduate qualifications which recognize their expertise in their field. Career advancement will be significantly hindered by the proposed changes. For some pathology disciplines and specialties, there is a lack of appropriately qualified pathologists able to run laboratories.

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:07:55 UTC 9410976 mr. curtis hill [Signature #267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9410950?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:56:36 UTC 9410950 Mrs Michelle McPhie [Signature #266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9410787?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:14:15 UTC 9410787 Mrs Sandra Hickman [Signature #265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9410169?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:16:34 UTC 9410169 Mr John Andriolo [Signature #264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9409937?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:31:35 UTC 9409937 Dr Dale Kunde [Signature #263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9409932?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:30:42 UTC 9409932 Mr Christopher Rebeiro [Signature #262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9403526?utm_medium=rss This is a discriminatory ruling at the utmost. The fact the many public & private laboratories headed by Scientific Directors (non pathologists), are run as successful enterprises (judged on Quality, Innovation, Sustainability, patient centered care initiatives and outcomes, efficiency, proficiency standings, research, .....the list goes on), is a testament to their capability. Each health service or business should be free to appoint to this Senior Management role as it deems fit.

]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:33:31 UTC 9403526 Anonymous [Signature #261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9402965?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:59:37 UTC 9402965 Mrs Merrilyn Johnson [Signature #260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9394391?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:53:59 UTC 9394391 A/Prof Tony Woods [Signature #259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9394326?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:40:17 UTC 9394326 Ms Anonymous [Signature #258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9394162?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:07:21 UTC 9394162 Mr Spiro Pazios [Signature #257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9393664?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:04:31 UTC 9393664 Mrs Vana Papasimeon [Signature #256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9393401?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:18:48 UTC 9393401 Mr Ben Fox [Signature #255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9393396?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:17:30 UTC 9393396 A/Prof Wayne Melrose [Signature #254] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9392735?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:40:47 UTC 9392735 Ms Jane Pittaway [Signature #253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9392187?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:40:59 UTC 9392187 MRS CAROLYN WHATLEY TREYVAUD [Signature #252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9391958?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:22:21 UTC 9391958 Ross Brown [Signature #251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9390754?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:58:18 UTC 9390754 Robert Horwood [Signature #250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9383666?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:11:17 UTC 9383666 Mrs Stacey Herring [Signature #249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9382738?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:22:05 UTC 9382738 Mr Haydn Smith [Signature #248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9382056?utm_medium=rss There are presently many perfectly well functioning laboratories where the director is not a pathologist. What then is the reason for choosing to make this a requirement? Have not pathologists got a big enough work load and expectation with their clinical responsibilities without having to require extreme concurent management skills?

]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:26:21 UTC 9382056 Mr Fabio Miranda [Signature #247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9380025?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:15:32 UTC 9380025 Ms Jody Riley [Signature #246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379587?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:15:31 UTC 9379587 Ms Nicole O'Brien [Signature #245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379428?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:07:44 UTC 9379428 Genia Burchall [Signature #244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379391?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:50:54 UTC 9379391 Mr Ronald Ipapo [Signature #243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379293?utm_medium=rss I totally opposed the proposed changes by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council’s (NPAAC) outlined in its recent draft publication.

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:10:39 UTC 9379293 Dr Catriona Halliday [Signature #242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379283?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:07:29 UTC 9379283 Mr dennis cutbush [Signature #241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379249?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:52:23 UTC 9379249 Dr Stephen Tristram [Signature #240] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379214?utm_medium=rss Medical Scientists are now becoming more and more qualified, and certainly able to fulfil the roles of laboratory directors and department heads. We should be seen as a profession that works WITH Pathologists and not FOR Pathologists.

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:37:47 UTC 9379214 Mr Ramon Rodrigues [Signature #239] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379131?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:16:44 UTC 9379131 Mr Wai Jong (Chris) Choo [Signature #238] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379119?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:12:44 UTC 9379119 Mr Ramesh Puttaswamy [Signature #237] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379113?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:10:14 UTC 9379113 Ms Anonymous [Signature #236] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379093?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:04:02 UTC 9379093 Ms Anonymous [Signature #235] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379019?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:39:23 UTC 9379019 Mr David Jones [Signature #234] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9379008?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:36:15 UTC 9379008 Dr Murray Adams [Signature #233] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378964?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:22:58 UTC 9378964 Ms Clare McNally [Signature #232] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378942?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:15:40 UTC 9378942 Mr Jeremy Sacco [Signature #231] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378909?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:05:44 UTC 9378909 Mr Michiel van Werkhoven [Signature #230] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378870?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:52:35 UTC 9378870 MS LAN TRIEU [Signature #229] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378744?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:17:22 UTC 9378744 Ralph Green [Signature #228] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378707?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:10:19 UTC 9378707 Mr Alexander Cillekens [Signature #227] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378650?utm_medium=rss Comments as per petition on senior scientific and lab director roles.
Masters in Applied Science (Medical Science) appears to be a worthless degree under proposed guidelines.
Regional Australia would be severely affected by the guidelines as would smaller independent private laboratories.

]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:51:51 UTC 9378650 Ms Intissar Bittar [Signature #226] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9378613?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:41:55 UTC 9378613