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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...


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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...


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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...


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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...


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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!

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Nov 26, 20191 min read
MLT Shortage: Addressing an Impending Crisis (Infographic)
A printable PDF is available here!


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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...

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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...
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