MEDIA
Raising your Profile
Because you work in a lab out of sight, the life-saving importance of what you do can be a hidden. The MLPAO raises your profile within provincial government, within your hospital, and within your communities.
As Medical Laboratory professionals continue to fight COVID-19 as front-line healthcare workers, the MLPAO has been speaking with local, provincial, and national media sources about turnaround times, COVID-19 testing processes, and the hidden heroes working hard in labs across the province.
Check out some of our coverage below.
September 23, 2020 - CTV Ottawa
Increasing Testing Capacity"
June 20, 2020 - CP24
"COVID-19 Testing is Putting a Strain on Labs"
May 30, 2020 - CP24
"Low morale for Lab Professionals after not being included in TPP initiatives"
May 21, 2020 - CTV National
"Provinces Struggle to Meet Testing Targets"
May 16, 2020 - CP24
"Lab Workers Say Morale Is Low Because They Don't Get Pandemic Pay"
May 5, 2020 - CTV Ottawa
"Lab technicians ask Premier to be included in 'pandemic pay' for health care workers"
April 24, 2020 - CTV Ottawa
"Ontario ramping up testing"
April 11, 2020 - CP24
"Backlog of 7,000 Lab Tests is Now Cleared"
April 3, 2020 - Global News Kingston
"How lab techs are keeping busy during COVID -19 Crisis"
March 24, 2020 - CTV News London
"Only high-priority patients tested for COVID-19 in London"
September 23, 2020 - CP24
"Pressure is on Ontario Lab Workers to Process COVID-19 Tests Quickly"
June 9, 2020 - CP24
"Survey of Lab Workers Raising Concerns About Burnout"
May 24, 2020 - CP24
"Province Wants to Reach 19,000 Tests Each Day"
May 21, 2020 - CHCH
"Drop in testing"
May 10, 2020 - CTV National
"Ontario records lowest cases in over a month"
April 26, 2020 - CTV National
"Caution Urged on COVID-19 Immunity Passports"
April 15, 2020 - CTV Ottawa
"Ontario's testing backlog doubles in a day"
April 9, 2020 - CTV Ottawa
"Can Ontario do 13,000 COVID-19 tests per day?"
March 31, 2020 - CHCH Hamilton
"Covid-19 Testing"
March 23, 2020 - CTV News Ottawa
"Ottawa medical labs ramp up testing for COVID-19"
September 23, 2020 - NEWSTALK 1010, Jim Richards Showgram: "COVID-19 Tests."
August 5, 2020 - The Hamilton Spectator, Michelle Hoad: "Here are the reasons COVID-19 testing got off to a rocky start."
July 6, 2020 - The Hamilton Spectator, Aline Letourneau: "Medical lab staff working in the shadows to help defeat COVID-19."
May 15, 2020 - Windsor Star, Dave Battagello: "Frontline lab workers, diagnostic technicians not receiving pandemic top-up pay."
April 2, 2020 - CBC News, Brandie Weilke: "Long waits for COVID-19 test results reveal Canada's shortage of lab workers."
March 28, 2020 - 580 CFRA News Talk Radio Ottawa, Dahlia Kurtz: "Behind-the-Scenes in Canada's Labs Fighting COVID-19"
March 27, 2020 - SXM Canada Talks, Jeff Sammut: "The Importance of Medical Laboratory Professionals During COVID-19"
March 24, 2020 - CTV Kitchener
March 24, 2020 - CTV Ottawa Morning Live: "CHEO Joins Lab Testing for COVID-19"
March 24, 2020 - CTV National: "Challenges of COVID-19 Testing"
March 17, 2020 - CBC News, Brandie Weilke: "What to do if you think you have COVID-19: A guide to each province and territory."