Ontario legislation requires all laboratories to be licensed by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and a condition of licensure is that laboratories participate in the QMP–LS quality management program.
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CSMLS’ National Conference of Medical Laboratory Science (LABCON2012) will be hosted in beautiful Gatineau, Québec: June 2–14, 2012. OLA will participate and share their extensive accreditation experience with the laboratory community as CSMLS celebrates its 75th anniversary of providing services and support to the medical laboratory industry.
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EQA is recruiting a part-time Consultant Technologist primarily to manage the cytology and genetics programs. These are mature programs that require ongoing development and innovation. The successful candidate will be expected to have sufficient flexibility to take on the administration of these as well as other programs from time to time as required
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Collaboration and sharing knowledge is part of our philosophy at QMP–LS. In 2010 our PT schemes achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043. We’re pleased to announce the publication of a practitioner’s report by Jane Gun- Munro, director of QMP–LS’s EQA division on
The challenges and benefits of implementing the requirements of ISO/IEC 17043 by PT/EQA providers.
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The External Quality Assessment division is pleased to announce that Berna Aslan, Research Fellow at QMP–LS, will join the QMP-LS’ External Quality Assessment (EQA) team as Program Consultant, EQA. Berna will be responsible for the coordination, project management, and ongoing development of, the endocrinology, immunology, routine hematology and flow cytometry EQA surveys.
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In keeping with the global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to promote awareness of accreditation activities, the June 9, 2012 World Accreditation Day theme is
Accreditation: Supporting safe food and clean water.
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The Public Health Agency of Canada has developed a comprehensive consultation strategy explaining how ongoing input and feedback will be solicited from stakeholders and other interested parties on the development of the program and regulatory framework required to fully implement the
Human Pathogens and Toxins Act
(
HPTA).
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