Pathology Errors Trigger Efforts to Improve Standards in Canadian Medical Labs

Dec 15, 2010 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

New National Pathology Council Will Tackle Quality Issues, But Pathologist Understaffing Remains in Some Regions In Canada, anatomic pathology has a public black eye due to disclosures of pathology misdiagnoses occurring in multiple medical laboratories over the past six years. One big lesson from these events is that public trust in the integrity of clinical laboratory tests is a precious asset that must be protected. Now comes news that pathologists in Canada will squarely address the issue...

Medical Laboratory Technologists with Foreign Credentials to Get Fast-Track Acceptance in Canada

Jan 20, 2010 | Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Medical laboratory Technologists are one of 12 professions covered by this government program Foreign medical laboratory technologists and medical laboratory scientists  (MTs) who are new emigrants to British Columbia and other Canadian provinces will be one of a select group of professions to have their credentials recognized within one year under a new “fast-track” arrangement developed by the Canadian and provincial governments. By recognizing the need to fast track medical laboratory...
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