CMLTO News
CMLTO News
The CMLTO is committed to building relationships with members, other health profession colleges, key stakeholders, and the public. We are pleased to provide speakers on a wide variety of topics, including its regulatory role, ethics and professionalism, interprofessional collaboration, and the Voluntary Roster of Registered Medical Laboratory Technicians.
To request a CMLTO representative to deliver a presentation at your organization, please e-mail memberrelations@cmlto.com.
To request a CMLTO representative to deliver a presentation at your organization, please e-mail memberrelations@cmlto.com.
The CMLTO is pleased to announce the publication of the 2015 Annual Report in English (PDF) and in French (PDF).
The report illustrates the CMLTO's key accomplishments in fulfilling its mission/mandate to protect the public's right to safe, high-quality health care through self-regulation and leadership of the medical laboratory technology profession.
CMLTO Annual Reports are located online here.
The report illustrates the CMLTO's key accomplishments in fulfilling its mission/mandate to protect the public's right to safe, high-quality health care through self-regulation and leadership of the medical laboratory technology profession.
CMLTO Annual Reports are located online here.
The CMLTO Council is seeking comments and feedback from members, medical laboratory sector stakeholders and employers, and the public regarding proposed amendments to the CMLTO Consolidated Bylaws.
Learn more about the proposed amendments and how to comment by clicking here.
The deadline for providing feedback is 5:00 pm on August 15, 2016.
Learn more about the proposed amendments and how to comment by clicking here.
The deadline for providing feedback is 5:00 pm on August 15, 2016.
HIV
Public Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL) has published new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-116-000) regarding the HIV patient information sheet.
Effective June 1, 2016, the PHOL will attach this information sheet (PDF) to reports of positive tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2.
Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis
The new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-114-000) Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis: Change to real time PCR for the direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex (MtbC) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) may be found online by clicking here (PDF).
Tick surveillance
As of June 1, 2016, submitters are required to complete and submit the new “Surveillance Form for Tick Identification” which is available at www.publichealthontario.ca/Requisitions when submitting ticks for identification by the PHOL. Learn more about PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-118-000) by clicking here (PDF).
Public Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL) has published new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-116-000) regarding the HIV patient information sheet.
Effective June 1, 2016, the PHOL will attach this information sheet (PDF) to reports of positive tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2.
Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis
The new PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-114-000) Mycobacteriology and Tuberculosis: Change to real time PCR for the direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex (MtbC) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) may be found online by clicking here (PDF).
Tick surveillance
As of June 1, 2016, submitters are required to complete and submit the new “Surveillance Form for Tick Identification” which is available at www.publichealthontario.ca/Requisitions when submitting ticks for identification by the PHOL. Learn more about PHOL labstract (LAB-SD-118-000) by clicking here (PDF).
In January 2016, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) announced it would be divesting itself of responsibility for allied health sciences program accreditation services. The CMA plans to continue operation of its accreditation services until January 31, 2018, at which point CMA accreditation services will no longer exist.
Please read this letter (PDF) from the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS), and the Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Regulators (CAMLPR), which outlines their shared goal to collaborate and establish a new accreditation framework that meets the needs of regulators, educational institutes and the larger medical laboratory community.
Please read this letter (PDF) from the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS), and the Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Regulators (CAMLPR), which outlines their shared goal to collaborate and establish a new accreditation framework that meets the needs of regulators, educational institutes and the larger medical laboratory community.
