Below is the index of QMP-LS newsletters for 2000, 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 |
| 268 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 01/11/2000 |
| 268 | Laboratory Medicine in Ontario: Its Downsizing and the Consequences on Quality | 01/11/2000 |
| 268 | The Hematology Laboratory Revisited: Insights on Established Techniques | 01/11/2000 |
| 269 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 01/25/2000 |
| 269 | LPTP Newsletter Index — 1999 | 01/25/2000 |
| 269 | LPTP Staff Directory | 01/25/2000 |
| 269 | NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards — M2-A7 and M7-A5 | 01/25/2000 |
| 269 | Safety Alert: Presence of Salmonella Bacteria in Pet Treats | 01/25/2000 |
| 269 | Trichinellosis from Infected Salami | 01/25/2000 |
| 270 | Coagulation — Revised Method Codes | 02/08/2000 |
| 270 | Endocrinology Survey R-0002 | 02/08/2000 |
| 270 | Hematology-Morphology Survey M-0002 | 02/08/2000 |
| 270 | Summary of Pilot Glucose Meters Patterns-of-Practice Survey | 02/08/2000 |
| 270 | Virus Testing Questionnaire V-0002-Q | 02/08/2000 |
| 271 | Cytology Patterns-of-Practice Survey | 02/22/2000 |
| 271 | External Quality Assessment in the Examination of Blood Films for Malarial Parasites Within Ontario | 02/22/2000 |
| 272 | CLMA Trillium Chapter presents Crushing the Barriers to Laboratory Reform | 03/07/2000 |
| 272 | Cytology Patterns-of-Practice Survey Y-0003 | 03/07/2000 |
| 272 | Flow Cytometry Survey | 03/07/2000 |
| 272 | LPTP Patterns-of-Practice Survey: Molecular Diagnostics of Inherited Disorders | 03/07/2000 |
| 272 | Passwords for Electronic Surveys | 03/07/2000 |
| 273 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 03/21/2000 |
| 273 | FDA Alerts Health Professionals and Consumers to Nationwide Recall of Clinipad Antiseptic Sterile Products | 03/21/2000 |
| 273 | Flow Cytometry March Surveys | 03/21/2000 |
| 273 | Imported Lassa Fever Reported in the United Kingdom | 03/21/2000 |
| 273 | Start Planning your National Medical Laboratory Week | 03/21/2000 |
| 274 | Bacteriology Survey B-0004 | 04/04/2000 |
| 274 | Graduate Studies Biotechnology Courses | 04/04/2000 |
| 274 | Laboratory Symposium — Sault Area Hospitals | 04/04/2000 |
| 274 | OHA Hosts Conference on Blood Issues | 04/04/2000 |
| 274 | Z-0004 Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Surveys | 04/04/2000 |
| 275 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science Symposium | 04/18/2000 |
| 275 | Immunology Analysis Worksheet Updated | 04/18/2000 |
| 275 | Use of NCCLS Standards Contributes Value to the Quality of Patient Care | 04/18/2000 |
| 276 | Blood Gas Survey C-0005-BG | 05/02/2000 |
| 276 | Drug Monitoring Surveys D-0005 and D-0005-CY | 05/02/2000 |
| 276 | External Quality Assessment of Reticulocyte Counting | 05/02/2000 |
| 276 | Ontario to Fund Genetic Cancer Tests | 05/02/2000 |
| 277 | Legionnaires' Disease Continues to be a Threat | 05/16/2000 |
| 277 | LPTP — The Year in Review | 05/16/2000 |
| 278 | Bacteriology Survey B-0006 | 05/30/2000 |
| 278 | Immunology Survey L-0006 | 05/30/2000 |
| 278 | Immunology Survey L-0006 | 05/30/2000 |
| 278 | MOHLTC Vacancies — Inspector, Laboratory Licensing & Inspection Services | 05/30/2000 |
| 278 | The Ontario Cervical Screening Program: Working Toward an Organized Approach for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer | 05/30/2000 |
| 279 | In Memoriam — John A. McBride | 06/13/2000 |
| 279 | LPTP's Annual Symposium — The Hematology Laboratory Revisited: Insights on Established Techniques | 06/13/2000 |
| 280 | LPTP Presents Five Posters at the World Congress of Medical Technology | 06/27/2000 |
| 280 | The 10th Annual Interprovincial Quality Assurance Conference | 06/27/2000 |
| 281 | LPTP Symposium — Hematology Laboratory Revisited: Insights on Established Techniques | 07/18/2000 |
| 281 | Transfusion Medicine Workshop | 07/18/2000 |
| 281 | What's in a Name? New Committee, Newer Name |
07/18/2000 |
| 282 | Endocrinology Patterns-of-Practice Survey R-0008-PP | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | Flow Cytometry Survey to be Conducted in August | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | In Memoriam — Kathleen Givan | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | Linearity and Reportable Range in Hematology | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | LPTP Staff Directory | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | Ontario CLMA Trillium Chapter wins "Chapter of the Year Award" at International Conference | 08/01/2000 |
| 282 | Virology Survey V-0008 | 08/01/2000 |
| 283 | 2000 MDS Technical Services Seminar | 08/15/2000 |
| 283 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 08/15/2000 |
| 283 | Endocrinology Survey R-0009 will Include PSA Testing | 08/15/2000 |
| 283 | Hematology Laboratory Revisited: Insights on Established Techniques | 08/15/2000 |
| 283 | It Is Time to Stop Testing Prostatic Acid Phosphatase | 08/15/2000 |
| 283 | LPTP's Second Online Course — Erythrocyte Disorders: Detection & Diagnosis | 08/15/2000 |
| 284 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 08/29/2000 |
| 284 | CLMA Trillium Chapter Education Day | 08/29/2000 |
| 284 | Summary of Antifungal Susceptibility Survey — National Centre for Mycology | 08/29/2000 |
| 285 | Chemistry Survey C-0010-AE (Urine Albumin Excretion Rate) | 09/12/2000 |
| 285 | LPTP Eductional Slide Survey: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Head and Neck | 09/12/2000 |
| 285 | Two Employment Opportunities | 09/12/2000 |
| 285 | Upcoming Bone Marrow Survey H-0009-BM | 09/12/2000 |
| 286 | Drug Monitoring — Drugs of Abuse Pilot Survey D-0010-DA | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Frequently Asked Questions — LPTP Internet Courses | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Global Odyssey 2001 | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Has the INR Lived up to Expectations? Different Approaches to Its Determination | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Is the Kleihauer Test Worth the Effort? Limitations in the Managememt of Fetal-maternal Hemorrhage | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Thalassemia: A Global Hematological Disorder — Is your Laboratory up to Scratch | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | The Automated Reticulocyte Count: Is It a Better Test? Balancing Accuracy, Precision and Clinical Need | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Toronto Hosts International Hematology Symposium | 09/26/2000 |
| 286 | Two Employment Opportunities | 09/26/2000 |
| 287 | Activated Protein C (APC) Resistance/Factor V Leiden Screening — Pilot Challenge Survey | 10/1/2000 |
| 287 | Building Confidence in Transfusion Science | 10/11/2000 |
| 287 | Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-0010 | 10/11/2000 |
| 287 | Molecular Diagnostics of Inherited Human Disorders — Pilot Challenge | 10/11/2000 |
| 287 | OSMT Elections | 10/11/2000 |
| 288 | Carryover and Contamination — Causes, Consequences and Cures | 10/24/2000 |
| 288 | Introducing QMP-LS | 10/24/2000 |
| 288 | LPTP Discipline Binders | 10/24/2000 |
| 289 | Bacteriology Survey B-0011-G | 11/07/2000 |
| 289 | CLMA Trillium Chapter and the Schulich School of Business of York University Present Facilitative Leadership Workshop | 11/07/2000 |
| 289 | Dr. David Murray Joins QMP-LS as Consultant Pathologist | 11/07/2000 |
| 289 | QMP-LS Establishes an Anatomic Pathology Committee | 11/07/2000 |
| 289 | Update on the Ontario Quality Assurance (QA) Program in Gynecologic Cytology | 11/07/2000 |
| 290 | 2000 OHA Annual Convention and Exhibition | 11/21/2000 |
| 290 | Hematology Survey H-0011-R: Reticulocyte Count | 11/21/2000 |
| 291 | Ontario Quality Assurance Program in Gynecologic Cytology | 12/05/2000 |
| 292 | Chemistry Survey C-0101-AE | 12/19/2000 |
| 292 | CMLTO Online Survey | 12/19/2000 |
| 292 | Employment Opportunity — Quality Assurance Coordinator, MOHLTC | 12/19/2000 |
| 292 | Holiday Schedule | 12/19/2000 |
| 292 | Parameters to be Monitored in 2001 by Discipline | 12/19/2000 |
| 292 | QMP-LS Plans New Initiatives for 2001 | 12/19/2000 |