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Final Results AFB1804
The final results for Survey AFB1804 are now available online
What is Alert Ready?
Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television and radio to ensure people receive alerts immediately and know when to take action to keep safe. Starting on April 6, 2018, Alert Ready will…
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CMPT says thank you to Dr. Diane Roscoe
After 24 years of serving on the CMPT Clinical Bacteriology Committee we are saying good-bye to Dr. Roscoe, at least for the time being. Read more
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Thank you Dr. Diane Roscoe
After 24 years of serving on the CMPT Clinical Bacteriology Committee we are saying good-bye to Dr. Roscoe, at least for the time being. Dr. Roscoe, in her own style, has been a thought provoker on the committee, sitting back…
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CMPT and POLQM and International Outreach
Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing and its sister program: Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management, have for many years had a positive international profile. In part, that derived from working collaborations with the US Centers for Disease Control, the World Health…
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Biotin Supplementation and Laboratory Interference
BIOTIN SUPPLEMENTATION AND LABORATORY INTERFERENCE: An Unintended Consequence in the Pursuit of Beauty Biotin is non-toxic, even at large doses, and excess quantities are cleared by the kidneys. Although high levels of biotin are not harmful physiologically, they may compromise…
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Connections Spring 2018
VOLUME 22 NUMBER 1 SPRING - 2018 ISSN 1496-3876 BIOTIN SUPPLEMENTATION AND LABORATORY INTERFERENCE: An Unintended Consequence in the Pursuit of Beauty Biotin is non-toxic even at large doses and excess quantities…
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Connections Winter 2017-2018
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 4 WINTER - 2017-2018 ISSN 1496-3876 OPTIMIZING MICROBIOLOGY VALUE IN SMALL, RESOURCE LIMITED LABORATORIES This article describes the process by which urine cultures were and are now processed to…
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Antibiotic Resistance — A Survey
The first bullet within the CMPT Quality Policy states ”Our vision is to be recognized provincially, nationally, and internationally as a valued contributor to EQA innovation, education and as passionate advocates for continued quality improvement in EQA for the benefit…
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