Below is the index of LPTP Newsletters for 1998, listed by issue number. Newsletter articles are also indexed by subject and are linked to the on-line version of the newsletter in PDF format. To read these files, you need a copy of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. This software is free, and is available electronically for Windows®, Macintosh®, DOS®, and UNIX® from Adobe®.
Issue No. |
Topic |
Date |
| 219 | Drug Monitoring Survey D-9801 | 01/13/98 |
| Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-9801 – Troponin I testing to be conducted | 01/13/98 | |
| Influenza A H5N1 in Hong Kong | 01/13/98 | |
| Molecular Diagnostic Services in Ontario – Deadline for Submission of Questionnaire Extended | 01/13/98 | |
| Virology Survey V-9801 – Change in Chlamydia Specimen Handling | 01/13/98 | |
| 220 | CMLTO 1998 Council Meeting Dates | 01/27/98 |
| Index to 1997 LPTP Newsletters | 01/27/98 | |
| Influenza Activity in Canada 1997-1998 Season | 01/27/98 | |
| Influenza Virus A (H5N1): Sequences Analyzed | 01/27/98 | |
| Interim Recommendations for Follow-up of Pap Test Results | 01/27/98 | |
| Manufacturer Name Change for LPTP Method Codes | 01/27/98 | |
| Notice: Courier Service | 01/27/98 | |
| Proficiency Testing of CK and CK-2: The Experience of the Ontario LPTP | 01/27/98 | |
| 221 | Cytology Laboratory Survey (OCSCG) | 02/10/98 |
| Dramatic Emergence of MRSA in Ontario | 02/10/98 | |
| Emergence of VRE in Ontario | 02/10/98 | |
| Endocrinology Survey R-9802 | 02/10/98 | |
| 222 | Cytology Laboratory Survey (OCSCG) | 02/24/98 |
| Microbiology Participants – NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards | 02/24/98 | |
| New, Updated or Revised NCCLS Publications | 02/24/98 | |
| Revised Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus | 02/24/98 | |
| Transmission of HIV between Children in a Hospital Ward | 02/24/98 | |
| 223 | Chemistry-General Urine Protein Survey C-9803-UP | 03/10/98 |
| Cytobase Workshop | 03/10/98 | |
| Drug Monitoring Survey D-9803 | 03/10/98 | |
| National Medical Laboratory Week | 03/10/98 | |
| WHO Announces Influenza Vaccine Formula for 1998/1999 | 03/10/98 | |
| 224 | Equivocal Results in Laboratory Testing for Viral or Chlamydial Markers | 03/24/98 |
| London Health Sciences Centre Symposium – Forensic Medicine | 03/24/98 | |
| LPTP Issues Good Practice Guidelines for Malarial Investigation | 03/24/98 | |
| OCSCG Pap Test Brochure | 03/24/98 | |
| OSMT National Medical Laboratory Week | 03/24/98 | |
| Proposed Guidelines for Flow Cytometric Investigation of Neoplastic Hematological Disorders | 03/24/98 | |
| 225 | Bacteriology Survey B-9804 | 04/07/98 |
| Clarification – New Cytology Testing Model | 04/07/98 | |
| CLMA Trillium Chapter – Education Program | 04/07/98 | |
| Drug Monitoring Questionnaire | 04/07/98 | |
| Foodborne Salmonellosis | 04/07/98 | |
| Immunology Survey L-9804 | 04/07/98 | |
| MSS Survey S-9804 | 04/07/98 | |
| Update on Cervical Screening in Ontario | 04/07/98 | |
| 226 | Enzymes Survey Z-9804 | 04/21/98 |
| Improving Turnaround Time for Provisional Reports | 04/21/98 | |
| Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 04/21/98 | |
| 227 | Drug Monitoring Survey D-9805 | 05/05/98 |
| Extension of Trial Policy Allowing Referral of LPTP Blood Films | 05/05/98 | |
| London Health Science Centre Symposium – Point of Care Testing | 05/05/98 | |
| Oxygen-carrying Blood Substitutes | 05/05/98 | |
| Transfusion Medicine Patterns-of-Practice Survey Antibody Screening and Crossmatching I-9805-PP | 05/05/98 | |
| 228 | Hematology Survey H-9806 | 05/19/98 |
| London Health Sciences Centre Symposium | 05/19/98 | |
| LPTP Publishes its 1997 Review | 05/19/98 | |
| 229 | 1997 Review – Corrigendum | 06/02/98 |
| Bacteriology Survey B-9806 | 06/02/98 | |
| Coagulation Survey K-9806 | 06/02/98 | |
| CSTM/CRCS – Joint Scientific Conference | 06/02/98 | |
| Enzymes and Lipids Survey – Z-9806 | 06/02/98 | |
| Laboratory Survey of PSA Testing in Ontario | 06/02/98 | |
| Proficiency Testing for Transfusion Medicine in Ontario Laboratories | 06/02/98 | |
| 230 | Applied Blood Group Serology | 06/16/98 |
| Endocrinology Survey R-9806 | 06/16/98 | |
| LPTP Position Paper on Point-of-Care Testing – Troponin | 06/16/98 | |
| Net Notables | 06/16/98 | |
| Point-of-Care Testing – Glucose Meters | 06/16/98 | |
| 231 | Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Gold Medal | 06/30/98 |
| Cyclospora Outbreak in Southern Ontario | 06/30/98 | |
| Gynecologic Cytology Survey Y-9806-PP | 06/30/98 | |
| Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte | 06/30/98 | |
| 232 | Annual Interprovincial Quality Assurance Conference Held | 07/14/98 |
| Chemistry-General Survey C-9807 | 07/14/98 | |
| CytoBase Annual Report | 07/14/98 | |
| Drug Monitoring Survey D-9807 | 07/14/98 | |
| Executives, Section on Laboratory Medicine, OMA | 07/14/98 | |
| Laboratory Guidelines for the Detection of Hepatitis C Virus | 07/14/98 | |
| LPTP Revises its Distribution Policy for Provisional Reports | 07/14/98 | |
| OSMT 35th Annual Convention and Trade Show | 07/14/98 | |
| 233 | Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines | 07/28/98 |
| In Memoriam – Thomas (Gwyn) Jones | 07/28/98 | |
| Making the Most of LPTP | 07/28/98 | |
| Molecular Diagnostics Questionnaire | 07/28/98 | |
| Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP | 07/28/98 | |
| Virology Survey V-9808 | 07/28/98 | |
| 234 | Blood Gas Questionnaire | 08/11/98 |
| LPTP Issues Guidelines for Bone Marrow Interpretation | 08/11/98 | |
| Transfusion-Transmitted Virus (TTV) | 08/11/98 | |
| Use of the Term "laboratory director" | 08/11/98 | |
| Z-9808-PP Cardiac Markers Patterns-of-Practice Questionnaire | 08/11/98 | |
| 235 | Bacteriology Survey B-9809 | 08/25/98 |
| Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease | 08/25/98 | |
| La contamination croisee | 08/25/98 | |
| Symposia – London Health Sciences Centre | 08/25/98 | |
| 236 | Endocrinology Survey R-9809 | 09/08/98 |
| Follow-up on the Use of the Term "Laboratory Director" – suggested term "Laboratory Division Director" | 09/08/98 | |
| Hematology-General Surveys H-9809-Y and H-9809-XX | 09/08/98 | |
| LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases | 09/08/98 | |
| Specimen Handling Certification | 09/08/98 | |
| 237 | CLMA Trillium Chapter (Ontario) Wins Prestigious Award | 09/22/98 |
| CytoBase Report – Cervical Cytology Database Statistics | 09/22/98 | |
| Enzymes and Lipids Surveys Z-9810 – Total CK, CK-2 and Serum Myoglobin | 09/22/98 | |
| Enzymes, Cardiac Markers and Lipids Surveys Z-9810-CTnI – Troponin I | 09/22/98 | |
| 238 | Chemistry Survey C-9810-BG | 10/06/98 |
| CLMA Trillium Chapter Session | 10/06/98 | |
| CMLTO Workload Guidelines for Cytotechnologists | 10/06/98 | |
| Drug Monitoring Survey D-9810 | 10/06/98 | |
| Move "Toward the New Millennium" with LPTP's Annual Symposium | 10/06/98 | |
| 239 | Homocysteine Analysis | 10/20/98 |
| Mycology Survey W-9811 | 10/20/98 | |
| OSCC Annual Scientific Meeting | 10/20/98 | |
| Temporary Position Available – Inspector Laboratory Licensing | 10/20/98 | |
| Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases | 10/20/98 | |
| 240 | Immunology Survey L-9811 | 11/03/98 |
| MRSA and VRE in Ontario – An Update | 11/03/98 | |
| Net Notables – Malaria | 11/03/98 | |
| Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management | 11/03/98 | |
| Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases | 11/03/98 | |
| 241 | CMAJ Publishes 1998 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes in Canada | 11/17/98 |
| LPTP Symposium on Nov. 12 Concludes Week of CACMID | 11/17/98 | |
| OSMT Election Results | 11/17/98 | |
| 242 | CytoBase Report (June 1998) | 12/01/98 |
| LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program | 12/01/98 | |
| Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 | 12/01/98 | |
| 243 | E. coli strikes 28 children in Day Care: Hundreds Tested for Disease | 12/15/98 |
| Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases | 12/15/98 | |
| Holiday Schedule | 12/15/98 |