IQMH is seeking volunteers to sit on its Proficiency Testing Scientific Committee(s) and Accreditation Advisory Panel, effective January 1, 2021. Membership on committees consists of a three-year term of office, renewable once. Committees meet an average of four times a year for half-day or full-day meetings.
IQMH considers the following criteria for membership:
- Membership will reflect the Canadian laboratory community, including hospital and community-based representation.
- Members shall be laboratory professionals of stature who have a broad knowledge of laboratory operations, quality assurance practices, quality management systems and their chosen laboratory medicine discipline.
Responsibilities of Proficiency Testing Scientific Committees include:
- Advising on the design and content of Proficiency Testing surveys.
- Reviewing Proficiency Testing survey results and evaluation of laboratory performance.
- Preparing educational committee comments for each Proficiency Testing survey, including a review of the medical and scientific literature, commentary on discordant results, and recommendations for improved practice.
- Reviewing standards of practice in laboratory medicine and recommending guidelines to the Accreditation program.
Responsibilities of the Medical Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Panel include:
- Reviewing, recommending and approving accreditation policies and processes.
- Reviewing and approving accreditation requirements.
- Reviewing and approving assessment visit follow-up corrective action.
- Recommending the issue of accreditation certificates.
- Reviewing surveillance reports and determining appropriate courses of action.
Expectations of committee members are that they are able to:
- Regularly attend committee meetings and important related activities.
- Make a serious commitment to participate actively in committee work.
- Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time.
- Stay informed about committee matters and prepare well for meetings and review and comment on minutes and reports.
- Build a collegial working relationship with other committee members that contribute to consensus.
- Actively participate in the committees’ annual evaluation and planning efforts.
We are seeking the following member(s) at this time:
Committee
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Member
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Expertise
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Facility Type
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Chemistry
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Medical Biochemist/Clinical Biochemist
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General Biochemist |
Hospital
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Cytopathology
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Cytopathologist/Pathologist with cytology experience
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Gyn and Non-Gyn Cytopathology
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Hospital
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Hematology
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Hematopathologist
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Experience in Flow Cytometry
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Hospital
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
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Hematology & Coagulation Experience
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Hospital/Community Laboratory
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Microbiology
Parasitology
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
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Bacteriology Experience
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Hospital
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
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Parasitology Experience
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Hospital/Community Laboratory/Public Health Laboratory
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Pathology
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Two Pathologists
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Experience in immunohistchemistry laboratory operations an asset
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Hospital/Community Laboratory
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Transfusion Medicine
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Pathologist/Physician
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Advanced experience in Transfusion Medicine
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Hospital
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Virology
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
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Advanced experience in virology preferred
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Hospital, Community Laboratory or Public Health Laboratory
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Medical Microbiologist
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Advanced experience in virology/molecular preferred
Infection control experience is an asset
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Hospital, Community Laboratory or Public Health Laboratory
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Committee
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Member
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Expertise
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Facility Type
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Accreditation Advisory Panel (Medical Laboratory)
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Medical Laboratory Physician or Scientist
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Genetics, Molecular Diagnostics, Pathology or Hematology preferred
French language is an asset
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Hospital, Community or Public Health Laboratory
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Interested parties should complete the application form(s) by clicking on "Apply" in the table above.
You must also forward your résumé/curriculum vitae, by Friday, September 11, 2020 to applications@iqmh.org.
Direct hyperlink(s) to the application forms can be found here:
Chemistry Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=6IUuktU8V6Q=
Cytopathology Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=s2XvAVMzfWA=
Hematology Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=PAbL1VwE4Ug=
Microbiology Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=P24C7oS8mjA=
Microbiology Committee Application (Parasitology)
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=B8SAy1sC1gs=
Pathology Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=gBRv460V+wE=
Transfusion Medicine Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=tg7SW8KVWVg=
Virology Committee Application
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=LTABzphVWQc=
Accreditation Advisory Panel (Medical Laboratory)
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=Rvdv5Vyx6mU=
You must also forward the résumé/curriculum vitae, by Friday, September 11, 2020 to applications@iqmh.org.
For more information, please email applications@iqmh.org.