Clinical Bacteriology – Reports

Results Report

Results for Clinical Bacteriology are due two weeks after the shipping date.

Results can be conveniently reported online or sent by fax using our reporting forms.

Results Feedback

Each laboratory receives a personalized Result Letter that can be conveniently and confidentially viewed on line.

Each letter contains

  • Expected results
  • Laboratory results
  • Grades assigned
  • Comments

Results are available to participants in critique format. The critiques include the expected results, comparison of results, reviews and recommendations by the Expert Committee.

 

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Critiques

Each Clinical Bacteriology critique includes

  • Expected results
  • Reference laboratories results
  • Inter-laboratory comparison of results reported
  • Grades assigned
  • Main educational points

Also included

  • Organism identification information
  • Clinical Relevance
  • Susceptibility testing
  • Photographs of Gram challenges

CMPT’s critiques are written and discussed by the Expert Committee and are an invaluable and practical educational resource for the laboratory staff.

Contact CMPT Coordinator Esther Kwok for more information about our EQA programs

cmpt.path@ubc.ca                        604-827-1754