Newsletter Index 1998

Below is the index of LPTP Newsletters for 1998, listed by subject. Newsletter articles are also indexed by issue number 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®.

 

Discipline/Category Subject

Issue No.

Date of Issue

Bacteriology
  Bacteriology Survey B-9804 225 04/07/98
Bacteriology Survey B-9806 229 06/02/98
Bacteriology Survey B-9809 235 08/25/98
Cyclospora Outbreak in Southern Ontario 231 06/30/98
Dramatic Emergence of MRSA in Ontario 221 02/10/98
E. coli strikes 28 children in Day Care: Hundreds Tested for Disease 243 12/15/98
Emergence of VRE in Ontario 221 02/10/98
Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
Foodborne Salmonellosis 225 04/07/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Symposium on Nov. 12 Concludes Week of CACMID 241 11/17/98
LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 236 09/08/98
Microbiology Participants NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards 222 02/24/98
MRSA and VRE in Ontario – An Update 240 11/03/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management 240 11/03/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 240 10/20/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 240 11/03/98
Binders
  Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
Cardiac Markers
  Enzymes, Cardiac Markers and Lipids Surveys Z-9810-CTnI – Troponin I 237 09/22/98
Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-9801 – Troponin I testing to be conducted 219 01/13/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Z-9808-PP Cardiac Markers Patterns-of-Practice Questionnaire 234 08/11/98
Chemistry-General
  Blood Gas Questionnaire 234 08/11/98
Chemistry Survey C-9810-BG 238 10/06/98
Chemistry-General Survey C-9807 232 07/14/98
Chemistry-General Urine Protein Survey C-9803-UP 223 03/10/98
CMAJ Publishes 1998 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes in Canada 241 11/17/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Oxygen-carrying Blood Substitutes 227 05/05/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Point-of-Care Testing – Glucose Meters 230 06/16/98
Revised Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus 222 02/24/98
Coagulation
  Coagulation Survey K-9806 229 06/02/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Continuing Education
  CLMA Trillium Chapter – Education Program 225 04/07/98
Cytobase Workshop 223 03/10/98
Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 226 04/21/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 231 06/30/98
LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 236 09/08/98
Move "Toward the New Millennium" with LPTP's Annual Symposium 238 10/06/98
Courier
  Notice: Courier Service 220 01/27/98
Cytogenetics
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Cytology
Clarification – New Cytology Testing Model 225 04/07/98
CMLTO Workload Guidelines for Cytotechnologists 238 10/06/98
CytoBase Annual Report 232 07/14/98
CytoBase Report – Cervical Cytology Database Statistics 237 09/22/98
CytoBase Report (June 1998) 242 12/01/98
Cytobase Workshop 223 03/10/98
Cytology Laboratory Survey (OCSCG) 221 02/10/98
Gynecologic Cytology Survey Y-9806-PP 231 06/30/98
Interim Recommendations for Follow-up of Pap Test Results 220 01/27/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
OCSCG Pap Test Brochure 224 03/24/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Update on Cervical Screening in Ontario 225 04/07/98
Drug Monitoring
Drug Monitoring Questionnaire 225 04/07/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9801 219 01/13/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9803 223 03/10/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9805 227 05/05/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9807 232 07/14/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9810 238 10/06/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Endocrinology
Endocrinology Survey R-9802 221 02/10/98
Endocrinology Survey R-9806 230 06/16/98
Endocrinology Survey R-9809 236 09/08/98
Laboratory Survey of PSA Testing in Ontario 229 06/02/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Enzymes
Enzymes and Lipids Survey – Z-9806 229 06/02/98
Enzymes and Lipids Surveys Z-9810 – Total CK, CK-2 and Serum Myoglobin 237 09/22/98
Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-9801 – Troponin I testing to be conducted 219 01/13/98
Enzymes Survey Z-9804 226 04/21/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
Homocysteine Analysis 239 10/20/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Position Paper on Point-of-Care Testing – Troponin 230 06/16/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Proficiency Testing of CK and CK-2: The Experience of the Ontario LPTP 220 01/27/98
Events/Meetings/Symposia
CLMA Trillium Chapter – Education Program 225 04/07/98
CLMA Trillium Chapter Session 238 10/06/98
CMLTO 1998 Council Meeting Dates 220 01/27/98
CSTM/CRCS – Joint Scientific Conference 229 06/02/98
Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
London Health Science Centre Symposium – Point of Care Testing 227 05/05/98
London Health Sciences Centre Symposium 228 05/19/98
London Health Sciences Centre Symposium – Forensic Medicine 224 03/24/98
LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 236 09/08/98
Move "Toward the New Millennium" with LPTP's Annual Symposium 238 10/06/98
National Medical Laboratory Week 223 03/10/98
OSCC Annual Scientific Meeting 239 10/20/98
OSMT 35th Annual Convention and Trade Show 232 07/14/98
OSMT National Medical Laboratory Week 224 03/24/98
Symposia – London Health Sciences Centre 235 08/25/98
Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management 240 11/03/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 239 10/20/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 240 11/03/98
General
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Gold Medal 231 06/30/98
CLMA Trillium Chapter (Ontario) Wins Prestigious Award 237 09/22/98
Follow-up on the Use of the Term "Laboratory Director" – suggested term "Laboratory Division Director" 236 09/08/98
Holiday Schedule 243 12/15/98
In Memoriam – Thomas (Gwyn) Jones 233 07/28/98
Manufacturer Name Change for LPTP Method Codes 220 01/27/98
Notice: Courier Service 220 01/27/98
OSMT Election Results 241 11/17/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Temporary Position Available Inspector Laboratory Licensing 239 10/20/98
Guidelines
CMAJ Publishes 1998 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes in Canada 241 11/17/98
CMLTO Workload Guidelines for Cytotechnologists 238 10/06/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
Laboratory Guidelines for the Detection of Hepatitis C Virus 232 07/14/98
LPTP Issues Good Practice Guidelines for Malarial Investigation 224 03/24/98
LPTP Issues Guidelines for Bone Marrow Interpretation 234 08/11/98
Proposed Guidelines for Flow Cytometric Investigation of Neoplastic Hematological Disorders 224 03/24/98
Hematology-General
Hematology Survey H-9806 228 05/19/98
Hematology-General Surveys H-9809-Y and H-9809-XX 236 09/08/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 226 04/21/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 231 06/30/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Issues Good Practice Guidelines for Malarial Investigation 224 03/24/98
LPTP Issues Guidelines for Bone Marrow Interpretation 234 08/11/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Proposed Guidelines for Flow Cytometric Investigation of Neoplastic Hematological Disorders 224 03/24/98
Hematology-Morphology
Extension of Trial Policy Allowing Referral of LPTP Blood Films 227 05/05/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Issues Good Practice Guidelines for Malarial Investigation 224 03/24/98
Net Notables – Malaria 240 11/03/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Immunology
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
Immunology Survey L-9804 225 04/07/98
Immunology Survey L-9811 240 11/03/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Interprovincial Quality Assurance Group
Annual Interprovincial Quality Assurance Conference Held 232 07/14/98
Lipids
Enzymes and Lipids Survey – Z-9806 229 06/02/98
Enzymes and Lipids Surveys Z-9810 – Total CK, CK-2 and Serum Myoglobin 237 09/22/98
Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-9801 – Troponin I testing to be conducted 219 01/13/98
Good Laboratory Practice Guidelines 233 07/28/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
LLIS
  Use of the Term "laboratory director" 234 08/11/98
LPTP Policy
Follow-up on the Use of the Term "Laboratory Director" – suggested term "Laboratory Division Director" 236 09/08/98
Specimen Handling Certification 236 09/08/98
Use of the Term "laboratory director" 234 08/11/98
LPTP Review
1997 Review – Corrigendum 229 06/02/98
LPTP Publishes its 1997 Review 228 05/19/98
Maternal Serum Screening
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
MSS Survey S-9804 225 04/07/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Method Codes
Manufacturer Name Change for LPTP Method Codes 220 01/27/98
Molecular Diagnostics
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Molecular Diagnostic Services in Ontario – Deadline for Submission of Questionnaire Extended 219 01/13/98
Molecular Diagnostics Questionnaire 233 07/28/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Mycobacteriology
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Mycology
  Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Symposium on Nov. 12 Concludes Week of CACMID 241 11/17/98
Mycology Survey W-9811 239 10/20/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management 240 11/03/98
NCCLS
  Microbiology Participants – NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards 222 02/24/98
New, Updated or Revised NCCLS Publications 222 02/24/98
Newsletters
  Index to 1997 LPTP Newsletters 220 01/27/98
OCSCG
  Cytology Laboratory Survey (OCSCG) 222 02/24/98
OCSCG Pap Test Brochure 222 03/24/98
OMA
  Executives, Section on Laboratory Medicine, OMA 232 07/14/98
Parasitology
  LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Issues Good Practice Guidelines for Malarial Investigation 224 03/24/98
Microbiology Participants – NCCLS Publishes Updated Standards 222 02/24/98
Net Notables – Malaria 240 11/03/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Point-of-Care Testing
  LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Position Paper on Point-of-Care Testing – Troponin 230 06/16/98
Point-of-Care Testing – Glucose Meters 230 06/16/98
Policy
  Extension of Trial Policy Allowing Referral of LPTP Blood Films 277 05/05/98
Provisional Reports
  Improving Turnaround Time for Provisional Reports 226 04/21/98
LPTP Revises its Distribution Policy for Provisional Reports 232 07/14/98
Quality Assurance
  Annual Interprovincial Quality Assurance Conference Held 232 07/14/98
Quality Improvement
  Making the Most of LPTP 233 07/28/98
Questionnaires
  Blood Gas Questionnaire 234 08/11/98
Drug Monitoring Questionnaire 225 04/07/98
Molecular Diagnostic Services in Ontario – Deadline for Submission of Questionnaire Extended 219 01/13/98
Molecular Diagnostics Questionnaire 233 07/28/98
Z-9808-PP Cardiac Markers Patterns-of-Practice Questionnaire 234 08/11/98
Surveys
Bacteriology Survey B-9804 225 04/07/98
Bacteriology Survey B-9806 229 06/02/98
Bacteriology Survey B-9809 235 08/25/98
Chemistry Survey C-9810-BG 238 10/06/98
Chemistry-General Survey C-9807 232 07/14/98
Chemistry-General Urine Protein Survey C-9803-UP 223 03/10/98
Coagulation Survey K-9806 229 06/02/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9801 219 01/13/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9803 223 03/10/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9805 227 05/05/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9807 232 07/14/98
Drug Monitoring Survey D-9810 238 10/06/98
Endocrinology Survey R-9802 221 02/10/98
Endocrinology Survey R-9806 230 06/16/98
Endocrinology Survey R-9809 236 09/08/98
Enzymes and Lipids Survey – Z-9806 229 06/02/98
Enzymes and Lipids Surveys Z-9810 – Total CK, CK-2 and Serum Myoglobin 237 09/22/98
Enzymes, Cardiac Markers and Lipids Surveys Z-9810-CTnI – Troponin I 237 09/22/98
Enzymes, Cardiac Markers & Lipids Survey Z-9801 – Troponin I testing to be conducted 219 01/13/98
Enzymes Survey Z-9804 226 04/21/98
Extension of Trial Policy Allowing Referral of LPTP Blood Films 227 05/05/98
Gynecologic Cytology Survey Y-9806-PP 231 06/30/98
Hematology Survey H-9806 228 05/19/98
Hematology-General Surveys H-9809-Y and H-9809-XX 236 09/08/98
Immunology Survey L-9804 225 04/07/98
Immunology Survey L-9811 240 11/03/98
Improving Turnaround Time for Provisional Reports 226 04/21/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Revises its Distribution Policy for Provisional Reports 232 07/14/98
MSS Survey S-9804 225 04/07/98
Specimen Handling Certification 236 09/08/98
Transfusion Medicine Patterns-of-Practice Survey Antibody Screening and Crossmatching I-9805-PP 227 05/05/98
Virology Survey V-9801 – Change in Chlamydia Specimen Handling 219 01/13/98
Virology Survey V-9808 233 07/28/98
Symposia – LPTP
Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
LPTP Symposium on Nov. 12 Concludes Week of CACMID 241 11/17/98
LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 236 09/08/98
Move "Toward the New Millennium" with LPTP's Annual Symposium 238 10/06/98
Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management 240 11/03/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 239 10/20/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 240 11/03/98
Testing Menu
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Testing Schedule
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Transfusion Medicine
Applied Blood Group Serology 230 06/16/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Proficiency Testing for Transfusion Medicine in Ontario Laboratories 229 06/02/98
Transfusion Medicine Patterns-of-Practice Survey Antibody Screening and Crossmatching I-9805-PP 227 05/05/98
Videos
La contamination croisee 235 08/25/98
Virology
Equivocal Results in Laboratory Testing for Viral or Chlamydial Markers 224 03/24/98
Examining Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 243 12/15/98
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease 235 08/25/98
Influenza A H5N1 in Hong Kong 219 01/13/98
Influenza Activity in Canada 1997-1998 Season 220 01/27/98
Influenza Virus A (H5N1): Sequences Analyzed 220 01/27/98
La contamination croisee 235 08/25/98
Laboratory Guidelines for the Detection of Hepatitis C Virus 232 07/14/98
LPTP Announces Enhancements to Its 1999 Testing Program 242 12/01/98
LPTP Symposium on Nov. 12 Concludes Week of CACMID 241 11/17/98
LPTP's Annual Symposium: Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 236 09/08/98
Parameters Currently Monitored by LPTP 233 07/28/98
Parameters to be Monitored by LPTP in 1999 242 12/01/98
Symposium on Microbiology Quality Management 240 11/03/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 239 10/20/98
Toward the New Millennium – Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases 240 11/03/98
Transfusion-Transmitted Virus (TTV) 234 08/11/98
Transmission of HIV between Children in a Hospital Ward 222 02/24/98
Virology Survey V-9801 – Change in Chlamydia Specimen Handling 219 01/13/98
Virology Survey V-9808 233 07/28/98
Web Sites
Improving Turnaround Time for Provisional Reports 226 04/21/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 226 04/21/98
Introduction to Hematology: The Erythrocyte 231 06/30/98
LPTP Revises its Distribution Policy for Provisional Reports 232 07/14/98
Molecular Diagnostics Questionnaire 233 07/28/98
Net Notables 230 06/16/98
Net Notables – Malaria 240 11/03/98

 


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