EQA Programs – Shipping Schedule

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2017

Samples are shipped via courier and adhere to the Canada Transportation Act regulations. Laboratories are to contact CMPT if haven’t received the samples after 72hs of shipment date.

Clinical Bacteriology

Shipping DateSurveys   Due Date
Feb 20, 2017M164*G164PC164GS164**Mar 06, 2017
May 09, 2017M171*G171May 24, 2017
Aug 14, 2017M172*G172PC172GS172**Aug 28, 2017
Nov 06, 2017M173*G173Nov 20, 2017
Feb 18, 2018M174*G174PC174GS174**Feb 27, 2018

* Number of samples per shipment depends on the laboratory category **Supplementary Gram samples shipped only to subscribing laboratories

Mycology

Shipping DateProgramSurveysDue Date
Jan 16, 2017Mycology Plus & Fungal SmearMY1701; MY1704 KOHFeb 27, 2017
Apr 03, 2017Mycology Plus & Fungal SmearMY1704; MY1704 KOHMay 15, 2017
Sep 18, 2017Mycology Plus & Fungal SmearMY1709; MY1709 KOHOct 30, 2017

Enteric Parasitology

Shipping DateSurveyDue Date
Apr 10, 2017PA1704May 03, 2017
Jul 04, 2017PA1707Jul 25, 2017
Oct 02, 2017PA1710Oct 23, 2017

Clostridium difficile

Shipping DateSurveyDue Date
May 09, 2017CT171May 24, 2017
Nov 06, 2017CT173Nov 20, 2017

Shiga Toxin

Shipping DateSurveyDue Date
May 08, 2017ST1705May 22, 2017
Nov 06, 2017ST1711Nov 20, 2017

Trichomonas

Shipping DateSurveyDue Date
Apr 10, 2017TR1704Apr 21, 2017
Jul 04, 2017TR1707Jul 18, 2017
Oct 02, 2017TR1710Oct 16, 2017

Water

Shipping DateProgram / SurveysDue Date
Apr 03, 2017W171HPC171R171Apr 17, 2017
Jul 10, 2017W172HPC172Jul 24, 2017
Aug 21, 2017R172Sep 04, 2017
Oct 23, 2017W173HPC173Nov 06, 2017

W: drinking water; HPC: heterotrophic count; R: recreational water

Screening Bacteriology

Shipping DateSurveys   Due Date
Apr 24, 2017MR1704VR1704GB1704CRE1704May 08, 2017
Aug 14, 2017MR1708VR1708GB1708CRE1708Aug 28, 2017

MR: MRSA screen; V: VRE screen; GB: group B Streptococcus screen; CRE: carbapenemase resistant enterobacteria screen.