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SPONSOR: Diamed Viruses Educational Handout

Oct 16, 20202 min read

SPONSOR: Diamed Viruses Educational Handout

Darryl Gopaul BSc, MBA, PhD - Senior Consultant, Diamed Lab Supplies All zoological and botanical life forms on Earth have commensals...

MLPAO

Oct 2, 20202 min read

MLPAO Response to Ontario's COVID-19 Fall Preparedness Plan

OCT 2 - HAMILTON ON: As we move into a second wave of COVID-19, the medical laboratory professionals processing samples and analyzing...

MLPAO

Jul 30, 20202 min read

When Worlds Collide

A Hybrid Epidemiologist and Laboratory Professional’s Perspective on COVID-19 Testing Data - W. Jon Windsor MLS (ASCP)cm,...

MLPAO

Jul 30, 20205 min read

Member Profile: Robin Pronovost

Robin Pronovost (BSc, MLT) has lived everywhere from Australia to New York to BC and is happy to be back to Ontario, even with all the...

Novel Testing: Instrumentation and Processes for Initiating a New Lab Test

MLPAO

Jul 20, 20204 min read

Novel Testing: Instrumentation and Processes for Initiating a New Lab Test

By Greg Young, MBA, MLT, Past MLPAO Board Member - Greg Young Consulting I have seven quarters in my pocket that I keep moving from one...

Welcome Ances Hercules - Director, Professional Services

MLPAO

Jul 15, 20202 min read

Welcome Ances Hercules - Director, Professional Services

The MLPAO is so excited to welcome Ances Hercules to the team as our new Director, Professional Services. Ances is a passionate...

Free Pop-Up Virtual Learning: July 23 - 7 PM

MLPAO

Jul 8, 20201 min read

Free Pop-Up Virtual Learning: July 23 - 7 PM

Topic - Advances in the Diagnosis of Myeloid Neoplasms Surprise! It's our next Pop-Up Learning event. Join our first evening online...

MLPAO

Jul 7, 20205 min read

Tips for Preparing for the Exam

I often am asked, “how do I prepare for the exam?” and since the next sitting of the exam is coming up, I thought I would share some of...

Canada Day - Letter to Christine Elliott

MLPAO

Jun 30, 20200 min read

Canada Day - Letter to Christine Elliott

Thank You Tania Toffner - Manager, Professional Services

MLPAO

Jun 29, 20203 min read

Thank You Tania Toffner - Manager, Professional Services

In October 2016, when I joined the OSMT—now the MLPAO—I spent the first 30 days looking at how the society was working, the strengths,...

MLPAO

Apr 23, 20202 min read

MLPAO Now Offering MLA/T Exam Online

TORONTO, Ont. (April 23, 2020) The Medical Laboratory Professionals Association of Ontario is pleased to announce they have entered into...

Apr 21, 20202 min read

Thanking Ontario Medical Laboratory Professionals - April 19th – 25th, 2020

The Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario (MLPAO) is proud to celebrate Medical Laboratory Week which runs April...

Apr 13, 20201 min read

Free Pop-Up Virtual Learning: April 25, 10-11 AM

Topic - COVID-19: A Medical Laboratory and Public Health Perspective Surprise! It's our next Pop-Up Learning event. Join our online...

Apr 2, 20203 min read

Some Truths About#SARSCoV2 / #COVID19 / #coronavirus

By Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM, MBCM, FACSc Texas State Honorary Professor of International Studies, Associate Director...

MLPAO

Jan 29, 20201 min read

MLPAO Update: Allied Health Professional Development Fund

Dear Members, As a member of CORPHA, the Coalition of Ontario Regulated Health Professional Associations, the MLPAO was advised that as...

MLPAO

Jan 29, 20203 min read

Member Profile: Ances Hercules

Interview conducted by Communications Administrator Lauren Hicks Ances Hercules currently works as a cMLA/TMLPAO at the new Peel Memorial...

MLPAO

Jan 10, 20201 min read

MLPAO Holiday Wishes 2019

Thank you to all the MLTs, MLA/Ts , PAs, Clinical Microbiologists, and Clinical Chemists working through the holidays. Holiday wishes!

MLT Shortage: Addressing an Impending Crisis (Infographic)

MLPAO

Nov 26, 20191 min read

MLT Shortage: Addressing an Impending Crisis (Infographic)

A printable PDF is available here!

Challenges and Possibilities for MLT Recruitment in Rural Ontario

MLPAO

Nov 13, 20192 min read

Challenges and Possibilities for MLT Recruitment in Rural Ontario

By: Anas Gharra, Laboratory Manager, Cornwall Community Hospital When I look back at my life and the decisions I made throughout my...

Our New Crisis: Long-Time MLTs Share the Burden of the Shortage (Excerpt)

MLPAO

Oct 30, 20192 min read

Our New Crisis: Long-Time MLTs Share the Burden of the Shortage (Excerpt)

By: Anonymous - MLT, 20+ Years of Service When I think of “staffing shortages” and “crisis” I can’t really say that I ever thought of my...