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Mark your calendar! National Medical Laboratory Week

By Editor on 3/15/2023

Mark your calendarEach April, The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) recognizes the critical role of medical laboratory professionals in the health care system.

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Proficiency Testing scientific posters and publications

By Editor on 3/15/2023

Did you know?​The Resources page of the IQMH website is home to a variety of discipline-specific Proficiency Testing scientific posters and publications.

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Call for IQMH Committee Applications 2023–2026

By Editor on 3/8/2023

IQMH is seeking volunteers to sit on its Proficiency Testing Scientific Committees, effective May 2023. 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.

We are seeking the following member(s) at this time:

  • Chemistry
  • Cytopathology
  • Genetics
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Sickle Cell Disease – Effects and Prevalence

By Editor on 2/22/2023

Black History MonthSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most commonly inherited single gene disorder among millions of people worldwide. This hereditary red cell disorder affects individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, i.e., Mediterranean, African, Caribbean, Middle East, South America, and South Asian. In Ontario, over 3500 people are affected by SCD with a total of more than 6,000 Canadians; predominantly in individuals who identify as Black.

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World Cancer Day 2023

By Editor on 2/4/2023

World Cancer Day InfographicAlmost half of Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Between 2015 and 2030, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed is expected to increase by about 40%.

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Matrix Effect in Proficiency Testing: What it is and how to investigate

By Editor on 12/7/2022
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Elevating the profile of IQMH volunteers

By Editor on 9/1/2022
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IQMH Proficiency Testing achieves 4-year accreditation certificate from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

By Editor on 6/15/2022
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Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine Conference 2022 — IQMH was there!

By Editor on 6/15/2022
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Responsible and appropriate test utilization can lead to the reduction of unnecessary coagulation testing

By Editor on 6/15/2022
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Walking the talk: IQMH prepares for external audit in 2022

By Editor on 3/16/2022
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Elevating the profile of IQMH volunteers

By Editor on 3/16/2022
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IQMH Proficiency Testing Year in Review

By Editor on 12/14/2021

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemicWoman smiling continued to cause global, social, and economic disruption, reaching unprecedented peaks in daily case numbers, hospital admissions, and ICU bed occupancy by the end of the summer. This was due not only to COVID-19 wild-type, but also new variants of concern. These peaks were followed by a sharp decline after vulnerable populations, healthcare workers, and the general public began receiving much-anticipated vaccines.

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Thank you IQMH Proficiency Testing Scientific Committee members

By Editor on 12/14/2021

IQMH relies on health care expertsThank you IQMH Proficiency Testing Committee Members such as physicians, scientists and medical laboratory technologists to provide technical and clinical advice as members of the Proficiency Testing (PT) Scientific Committees. They support PT Consultant Technologists in the fundamental design of proficiency testing surveys, ensure challenges are clinically-relevant and appropriate performance evaluation is developed and implemented each year.

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Maintain your CMLTO professional portfolio with IQMH activities

By Editor on 12/14/2021

A requirement of The College ofMedical lab assistants sitting togetherMedical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO) Quality Assurance Program states that practicing medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) must complete 30 hours of professional development in three different activity types. Continuing education or professional development hours allow members to maintain and enhance their knowledge in the ever-changing environment of medical laboratory science, an important component for improving their professional practice as self-regulated healthcare professionals.

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