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On behalf of the Quality Management Program Laboratory Services (QMP-LS) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH), welcome to Toronto, Canada for the QMP-LS /IQMH Premeeting Workshop followed by the ISLH 2013. It is a pleasure to take part in the ISLH 2013, the XXVIth International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Laboratory Hematology’s program in conjunction with the North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association (NASCOLA).
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Join us in Toronto on May 9 for the ISLH 2013 symposium and QMP–LS/IQMH pre-meeting workshop! Walk-ins are welcome.
QMP–LS is excited to be part of this 2013 event! As of May 1, more than 700 registrants from around the world are expected at the ISLH 2013; more than 150 are expected for the QMP–LS pre-meeting workshop on May 9. Join IQMH and QMP–LS as they share valuable information on laboratory hematology and laboratory quality management in Canada.
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Do you struggle to meet these OLA Requirements? Through interactive activities, this workshop will provide you with the opportunity to engage with colleagues in sharing industry best practices. Individual topic discussions will be facilitated by the CLMA Education Committee as well as members who have had great success in meeting the tough requirements – and who have figured out the ins and outs we should all know!
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QMP–LS is excited to be part of this 2013 event! Join ISLH and participants from around the world at the pre-meeting workshop on May 9, and share valuable information on laboratory hematology and laboratory quality management in Canada.
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This meeting, in an interactive educational format, will provide the audience an excellent opportunity to learn and share ideas with our faculty members and cytotechnologists. We have emphasized a patient-centered approach to practice of cytopathology incorporating current ancillary studies as they apply to cytopathology. We will discuss advances in cytology practice patterns and new developments in image guided cytopathology.
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Since 1985, the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) has sponsored a special week in April to promote awareness and understanding of the role of medical laboratory professionals in the health care system. QMP−LS is supporting the CSMLS campaign by promoting its initiatives through the QMP–LS News and IQMH twitter page. If you are a CSMLS member visit http://nmlw.csmls.org/ to access member exclusive NMLW activities. CSMLS provides posters, brochures and other promotional material, in both official languages, free-of-charge to all members.
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 In today’s laboratory environment, cost effectiveness is now a common goal. How can microbiology laboratories apply cost-effective measures to anaerobic cultures? This seminar will answer that question and discuss simple and proven methods to isolate and identify anaerobic bacteria. The workshop will consist of three hours of lecture and three hours of practical exam. Lecture will cover theoretical aspects of obligate anaerobiosis, types of infections involving anaerobic bacteria, and organisms most frequently involved in infections. Techniques covered will include specimen collection, primary isolation, identification and susceptibility testing. The practical exam session will present fourteen unknown organisms for identification using rapid, inexpensive, and reliable procedures.
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Do you struggle to meet these OLA Requirements? Through interactive activities, this workshop will provide you with the opportunity to engage with colleagues in sharing industry best practices. Individual topic discussions will be facilitated by the CLMA Education Committee as well as members who have had great success in meeting the tough requirements – and who have figured out the ins and outs we should all know!
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Mark your calendars because The International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) will be returning to its roots in Canada! The next ISLH symposium will be held in Toronto May 10–12, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with a pre-meeting workshop on May 9 hosted by QMP–LS and sponsored by IQMH and ISLH.
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Meeting Description
This meeting, in an interactive educational format, will provide the audience an excellent opportunity to learn and share ideas with our faculty members and cytotechnologists. We have emphasized a patient-centered approach to practice of cytopathology incorporating current ancillary studies as they apply to cytopathology. We will discuss advances in cytology practice patterns and new developments in image guided cytopathology.
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Mark your calendars because The International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) will be returning to its roots in Canada! The next ISLH symposium will be held in Toronto May 10–12, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with a pre-meeting workshop on May 9 hosted by QMP–LS and sponsored by IQMH and ISLH.
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Do you struggle to meet particular medical laboratory accreditation requiremens and would you like to know if you are in good company? If yes, this session is for you!
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More than 120 participants attended the Root-cause analysis: ask the right questions to get the right answers workshop held November 7th at the Hilton Fallsview Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The Quality Management Program–Laboratory Services (QMP–LS) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH) organized the afternoon workshop that was facilitated by the QMP–LS Chemistry Committee. The workshop was held in conjunction with the Ontario Society of Clinical Chemists 2012 Annual Scientific and General Meeting held on November 8th, 2012.
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More than 130 participants attended The Digital Laboratory: Today and Tomorrow, October 27 at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, an informative education day organized by the Hamilton Regional Medical Laboratory Program (HRMLP), Quality Management Program—Laboratory Services (QMP–LS) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH)
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On behalf of AMMI Canada and CACMID, we invite you to join us in Québec City from April 4th to 6th for the 2013 Annual Conference.
The AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference is THE Canadian meeting for physicians, microbiologists, researchers, laboratory technologists, as well as students interested in infectious diseases, and clinical and medical microbiology.
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Now in its third year, World Quality Month is an initiative by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) that brings together the global quality community providing a platform for acknowledging the efforts and accomplishments of quality supporters all over the globe.
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 Registration is open for this informative education day organized by the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, QMP-LS and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH).
The Digital Laboratory: Today and Tomorrow
October 27, 2012
Mohawk College, Hamilton
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity, Section 1, as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and co-developed by the OMA and the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program. This activity was approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists for 5 Section 1 credits.
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 Two days, three events. Learn, share and network with colleagues in the field of clinical chemistry and quality management. Registration is open.
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Plans are well underway for an informative education day organized by the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, QMP-LS and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH).
The Digital Laboratory: Today and Tomorrow
October 27, 2012
Mohawk College, Hamilton
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Berna Aslan, Program Consultant (EQA) represented QMP–LS at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting July 15-19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The meeting featured educational events and the world’s largest Clinical Lab Expo, and presented the opportunity for networking with clinical laboratory professionals. . This year, the meeting’s theme was “Genomics” and experts delivered lectures on various aspects of this theme. In addition, a wide range of topics in clinical laboratory medicine was covered in more than 200 sessions, including LEAN management system, strategies for avoiding errors in laboratory medicine, quality control, point-of-care testing, standardization of steroid hormone testing and many more. Berna Aslan presented the posters “Clinical chemistry sample interferences reporting patterns in Ontario Laboratories” and “Evaluation of non-conformances identified in point-of-care testing section of the OLA program”, on behalf of the authors who contributed and collaborated to the research and publication.
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Mark your calendar for a weekend of learning and networking opportunities with the Ontario Society of Clinical Chemists(OSCC) and the QMP-LS Chemistry Scientific Committee in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Wednesday, November 7, attend the half-day interactive Root-cause Analysis Workshop. Share tips and tricks on how to conduct a good root-case analysis, with examples of poor root-cause analysis practices in the interactive sessions organized by the QMP–LS Scientific Committee and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH). Saturday evening, attend the OSCC dinner and network with your peers. Thursday, November 8th, attend the the OSCC Annual General Meeting:Recent Advances in Clinical Chemistry and listen to informative presentations by guest speakers and experts in the field of clinical chemistry.
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Mark your calendars because The International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) will be returning to its roots in Canada! The next ISLH symposium will be held in Toronto May 10–12, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with a pre-meeting workshop on May 9 hosted by QMP–LS and sponsored by IQMH and ISLH.
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Project Management 101
Thursday, November 1, 2012
8 am - 4 pm
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
1 Front Street East
Toronto, Ontario
Do you want an edge on the project world in your workplace? Workplaces are increasingly ‘projectized’. You are now expected to regularly work on project teams. Discover how this workshop can work for you!
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Mark your calendars because The International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) will be returning to its roots in Canada! The next ISLH symposium will be held in Toronto May 10–12, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with a pre-meeting workshop on May 9 hosted by QMP–LS and sponsored by IQMH and ISLH.
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The 43rd OSCC Annual Scientific & General Meeting will have lectures covering recent advances in clinical chemistry and is being held in beautiful Niagara Falls at the Hilton Fallsview Hotel. The evening preceding the full day meeting will feature a tour of a local winery and include wine tasting, dinner and networking opportunities. This will also be a great time to brush up on your skills as an oenophile!
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June 9th 2012 will mark World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation-related activities.
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Are you managing your lab’s workload in real time? Join this live Canada-wide webinar: Manage with Data: Real-time Performance Measures.
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Are you managing your lab’s workload in real time? Join this live Canada-wide webinar: Manage with Data: Real-time Performance Measures.
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In March 2012 OLA will offer four one-day refresher workshops to certified assessors. Each workshop will enable assessors to develop a new perspective and approach to assessing. Learn from other assessors and gain new insight into the assessment process.
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Don't miss this informative interactive Trillium Chapter Workshop: Coaching - The critical skill to enhance the performance of others. Discover how coaching can work for you through interactive activities, case studies and structured role plays.
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AMMI Canada and CACMID invite you to register for the AMMI Canada - CACMID Annual Conference to be held in Vancouver May 3-5, 2012.
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Mark your calendar for this educational event organized by QMP–LS, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton Health Sciences and IQMH.
November 12, 2011
Registration: 08:30 hr
9:00 – 16:00 hr
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The 2011 OSMT Conference is being held September 23, 24, and 25 in the awe-inspiring and bustling city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Offered in conjunction with the OSMT Conference
This one-day workshop will enable Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA) assessors to develop a new perspective and approach to the assessment day. You will learn from previous successes and opportunities for improvement identified through laboratory feedback.
Objectives
- Review the keys to a successful assessment
- Provide pertinent OLA processes and procedures
- Show how the following can affect the outcome of an assessment:
Where? Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview
When? September 23, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The 2011 OSMT Conference is being held in the awe-inspiring and bustling city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Learn how to problem solve in plain English. This one-day session will be offered on two consecutive days, November 16 and Novermber 17, 2011 by CLMA Trillium Chapter.
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Offered in conjunction with the OSMT Conference
This one-day workshop will enable Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA) assessors to develop a new perspective and approach to the assessment day. You will learn from previous successes and opportunities for improvement identified through laboratory feedback.
Objectives
- Review the keys to a successful assessment
- Provide pertinent OLA processes and procedures
- Show how the following can affect the outcome of an assessment:
Where? Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview
When? September 23, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Ontario Society of Medical Technologists
Connecting with Care
September 23–25, 2011
Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls - Fallsview
Niagara Falls, ON
Visit the OSMT website conference page: www.osmt.org
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Laboratory Symposium
June 24, 2011
Central Public Health Laboratory
Auditorium
81 Resources Road, Toronto, ON M9P 3T1
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By Linda Crawford, Director, Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA)
When OLA was implemented in 2003 for Ontario’s medical laboratories, it introduced the ”process approach” to the laboratory workplace. This concept is exemplified in these ways:
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Realization that the old hierarchical management structure (question the boss? – never!) is less productive than an environment in which all activities are designed with the input of the employees who perform them (empowerment).
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Recognition that all duties performed by staff fit into an over-arching road map that outlines all the work we do (a flow chart or process map), understanding that the reason we do these things must be clear, that duties in this road map are made up of inputs and outputs that connect them to each other, and that this recognition can drive efficiency.
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Acknowledgment that it is the pursuit of quality that leads us to provide the best possible patient care, and therefore the importance of describing this pursuit (the quality system).
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May 5–6
Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls
6039 Fallsview Boulevard
Niagara Falls, ON
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 June 9, 2011, will mark World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation-related activities.
As in previous years, the day will be celebrated across the world with the hosting of major national events, seminars, and press and media coverage, to communicate the value of accreditation to government, regulators and the leaders of the business community.
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