Category Archive: Article
Parasitology of the 21st Century: The Path to the Future
Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska University of Alberta, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, APL Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton AB Romina C Reyes University of British Columbia, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver, BC LifeLabs, Burnaby, BC Pauline Tomlin University…
Posted in Article, Clinical Microbiology
Upcoming Water Quality Summit – October 27, 2023
The Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ) is organizing the 37th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research later this month (October 27, 2023). The event will take place at Université de Sherbrooke. The main purpose of this symposium is…
Posted in Article, Environmental Microbiology
Seeking Volunteers for PT Technical Committees: Clinical Bacteriology, Enteric Parasitology, and Water Microbiology
CMPT is seeking volunteers to sit on its Proficiency Testing Technical Committees for the following disciplines: Clinical Bacteriology, Enteric Parasitology, Water Microbiology. All members in all committees are actively involved in programmatic review and critique development. They play an essential…
Posted in Article, Clinical Microbiology
Gastrointestinal Panel – New Program for 2024
CMPT is offering a Gastrointestinal Panel (GIP). This panel will cover 14 viral, bacterial, and protozoa pathogens mandated by the BC Infectious Diarrhea – Guideline for Investigation that came into effect October 27, 2022 The panel consists of sets…
Posted in Article, Clinical Microbiology
CMPT at ASLM 2023
Join us at ASLM Conference in Cape Town, South Africa on 12-15 December 2023 CMPT will be presenting the following research lead by one of our interns: Jennifer Wu: “Methods matter! Investigating clinical microbiology laboratory performance in an external quality…
Continuing Education Opportunities in 2024
On behalf of the Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management we bring three exciting education opportunities. The UBC Certificate Course in Laboratory Quality Management and the UBC Micro certificate Course in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Interpretation start in January 2024. Registration is…
Posted in Article, Continuing Education
Proteus mirabilis: Reporting susceptibility to ampicillin when cefazolin tests resistant
In February 2022 CMPT sent a simulated tissue biopsy proficiency testing challenge with a history of a 79 year old quadriplegic, long-term care resident, with bed sore ulcer. The sample contained a Proteus mirabilis that was susceptible to ampicillin and…
Posted in Article, Clinical Microbiology
UBC Certificate Courses – Lab Quality Management and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
UBC Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management – 2024 Course Registration is now open The 2024 LQM course offered by the UBC Program Office for Laboratory Quality Management (POLQM) is now open for registration Save your spot, space is limited. Save…
Posted in Article, Continuing Education
CMPT Research at EQALM 2023
Join us at EQALM Symposium in Lyon, France on 18-20 October 2023 CMPT will be presenting the following research lead by two of our interns: Jennifer Wu: “Evaluation of clinical microbiology laboratory performance through participation in an external quality assessment…
E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Alberta
Keeping labs proficient in the detection of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli On September 5, 2023 Alberta Health Services declared a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) (link), outbreak originating from six locations of a Calgary daycare and five additional sites that…
Posted in Article, Clinical Microbiology
