Below is the index of LPTP Newsletters for 1997, listed by issue number. Newsletter articles are also indexed by
subject. Articles that are available on-line are linked to the on-line Newsletter. To read these Newsletters, you need a copy of Acrobat Reader.
Issue No. |
Topic |
Date |
| 194 | Additional Copies of Video and Adequate "Pap" Smears Booklets | 01/14/97 |
| 194 | Chemistry-General and Drug Monitoring Method Codes | 01/14/97 |
| 194 | LPTP Releases Video: Carryover and Contamination — Causes, Consequences and Cures | 01/14/97 |
| 194 | New Edition of Adequate "Pap" Smears and New Cervical Screening Guidelines | 01/14/97 |
| 195 | Distribution of Survey Testing Material and Analysis Worksheets | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | E. coli O157:H7 — Advice for Lab Workers | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | E. coli O157:H7 — Free Videotape Available | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | Enzymes & Lipids Survey Z-9701 and Updated Method Codes | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | More on Rapid Emergence of a New Strain on MRSA in Ontario | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | MSS Survey S-9702 | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | OAML Research Trust Small Grants Program | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | PSA Testing in Ontario — Questionnaire Results Summarized | 01/28/97 |
| 195 | Revised Testing Schedules Distributed | 01/28/97 |
| 196 | Bacteriology Participants — NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards | 02/11/97 |
| 196 | Future Directions in Cervicovaginal Cytology in Ontario | 02/11/97 |
| 196 | Future Directions in Cervicovaginal Cytology in Ontario — A Video Production of the LPTP Symposium | 02/11/97 |
| 196 | Index to LPTP Newsletters | 02/11/97 |
| 197 | Bacteriology Questionnaire | 02/25/97 |
| 197 | E. coli O157:H7 | 02/25/97 |
| 197 | Hematology-Morphology Posters Available | 02/25/97 |
| 197 | Quality Assurance of FNA Cytology of the Breast: Is the Laboratory the Place to Start? | 02/25/97 |
| 198 | LPTP Renovates its Web Site | 03/11/97 |
| 198 | New, Updated or Revised NCCLS Publications | 03/11/97 |
| 199 | External Quality Assessment Survey — Queen’s University | 03/25/97 |
| 199 | Hematology-Morphology Survey M-9704 | 03/25/97 |
| 199 | LPTP Staff Telephone Extensions and Voice Mail Options | 03/25/97 |
| 199 | Lyophilized Testing Materials and Reconstitution Errors | 03/25/97 |
| 200 | Analysis of Precision in Immunology Surveys | 04/08/97 |
| 200 | CJD and Blood Donors | 04/08/97 |
| 201 | Hematology Questionnaire — Automated Leukocyte Differential Counting | 04/22/97 |
| 201 | Hepatitis A Associated with Consumption of Frozen Strawberries | 04/22/97 |
| 201 | The Resurgence of Tuberculosis: Is Your Laboratory Ready? | 04/22/97 |
| 202 | 1996 Review — Ontario Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program | 05/06/97 |
| 202 | Drug Monitoring Survey D-9705 | 05/06/97 |
| 202 | LPTP Publishes its 1996 Review | 05/06/97 |
| 203 | LPTP’s Expanded Website Provides Preliminary Reference Results | 05/20/97 |
| 203 | Molecular Testing for Human Disease | 05/20/97 |
| 203 | Survey on Computing Capabilities of Ontario Laboratories | 05/20/97 |
| 204 | Carryover and Contamination — Causes, Consequences and Cures | 06/03/97 |
| 204 | LPTP Introduces Trial Policy Allowing Referral of Blood Films | 06/03/97 |
| 204 | OAML Continuing Education Programmes | 06/03/97 |
| 205 | Courier Services | 06/17/97 |
| 205 | Hemoglobinopathy Testing — Paper Published | 06/17/97 |
| 205 | Immunology Surveys — Densitometer Scans No Longer Required Routinely | 06/17/97 |
| 205 | Medical Devices Programme Notice: Limitations of Devices for Direct Detection of Group B Streptococcal Antigen | 06/17/97 |
| 205 | Revised Analysis Worksheet for Hematology-Morphology Surveys | 06/17/97 |
| 206 | Albumin Excretion Rate Survey | 07/02/97 |
| 206 | New Morphology Analysis Worksheet and Reporting Codes Issued | 07/02/97 |
| 206 | Seventh Annual Interprovincial Quality Assurance Conference in Laboratory Medicine | 07/02/97 |
| 206 | Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 07/02/97 |
| 206 | Annual Certificate to Substitute for Analysis Worksheet Certification regarding Specimen Handling | 07/02/97 |
| 207 | Drug Monitoring Survey D-9706 | 07/02/97 |
| 207 | LPTP Staff Telephone Directory | 07/02/97 |
| 207 | LPTP will Upgrade its Telephone Service | 07/02/97 |
| 208 | 1997 OSMT Convention | 07/02/97 |
| 208 | An Evaluation of the Use of Appropriate Lipid Controls in Ontario Laboratories | 07/02/97 |
| 208 | Correction — LPTP Fax Number | 07/02/97 |
| 208 | Hematology Committee Conducts Pilot Survey in Bone Marrow Examination | 07/02/97 |
| 209 | American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting | 08/12/97 |
| 209 | Chemistry-General Blood Gas Questionnaire | 08/12/97 |
| 209 | Clinical Laboratory Management Association Annual Conference | 08/12/97 |
| 209 | Does LPTP Know the Correct Participating Laboratory Contact? | 08/12/97 |
| 209 | LPTP Symposium - Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services | 08/12/97 |
| 209 | Reporting in SI Units | 08/12/97 |
| 210 | Bacteriology Survey B-9709 | 08/26/97 |
| 210 | The International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee | 08/26/97 |
| 210 | Utilizing Proficiency Testing as a Quality Improvement Tool | 08/26/97 |
| 211 | Bacteriology Survey B-9709 | 09/09/97 |
| 211 | Cytology Continuing Education | 09/09/97 |
| 211 | Hematology Survey H-9709-Y | 09/09/97 |
| 211 | LPTP - LSRS Questionnaire | 09/09/97 |
| 211 | Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services | 09/09/97 |
| 212 | LPTP introduces On-line Education Course - Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 10/07/97 |
| 212 | Potential Postal Strike | 09/23/97 |
| 212 | Provisional Reports | 09/23/97 |
| 212 | Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services | 09/23/97 |
| 213 | Chemistry Blood Gas Survey C-9710-BG | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | Cyclospora: A Coccidian Parasite Associated with Widespread Foodborne Outbreaks | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | Cytology Continuing Education | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | Erythrocyte (RBC) Folate Study - Supplementary Survey R-9704 | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | Evolving Issues in Laboratory Management | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | Laboratory Services Restructuring — An Update | 10/07/97 |
| 213 | LPTP On-Line Education Course — Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 10/07/97 |
| 214 | Choriogonadotropin (CG) a.k.a. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Drug Monitoring Survey D-9710 | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Hematology-General Survey H-9708-BM Bone Marrow Examination | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Ontario Public Health Laboratory System — Extended Working Hours | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Quality Assurance in Cervical Cytology: A Practical Approach | 10/21/97 |
| 214 | Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services | 10/21/97 |
| 215 | Coagulation Survey K-9711 and Hematology-Morphology Survey M-9711 | 11/04/97 |
| 215 | Hematology-General Survey H-9711 to include Proficiency Testing of Reticulocyte Counting | 11/04/97 |
| 215 | Immunology Survey L-9711 | 11/04/97 |
| 215 | Lipids Survey Report | 11/04/97 |
| 215 | New Cytology Testing Model | 11/04/97 |
| 216 | Are Molecular Diagnostics Utilized in Your Facility? | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | Potential Disruption in Postal Services | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | Quality Assurance in Cervical Cytology: A Practical Approach | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services Symposium Conducted | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | The Need to Control Immediate Spin Crossmatch | 11/18/97 |
| 216 | Troponin I and Troponin T Pilot Survey to be Conducted in December | 11/18/97 |
| 217 | Coagulation Questionnaire K-9712: Patterns of Practice in Heparin Monitoring | 12/02/97 |
| 217 | Holiday Schedule | 12/02/97 |
| 217 | Internet-based Questionnaire on Molecular Diagnostics Services in Ontario | 12/02/97 |
| 217 | M-9711 Provisional Report | 12/02/97 |
| 217 | New, Updated or Revised NCCLS Publications | 12/02/97 |
| 218 | Molecular Diagnostics Services Questionnaire | 12/16/97 |
| 218 | Regionalization and Reorganization of Hospital Transfusion Services — Symposium Proceedings | 12/16/97 |