Introducing the Indigo Lab Coat. This national awareness campaign was created to raise the profile of the contributions our members make each day within Canada’s health care system. We took the profession’s most recognizable symbol — the lab coat — and used it as an educational tool.

Printed on the coat in microscopic indigo type are the names of the 1.2 million lab tests done each day in labs across the country. The small print invites the public to take a closer look at the work done by medical laboratory professionals.

We specifically chose indigo for the colour as it represents confidence, intelligence, ambition and devotion — all characteristics of the hard-working lab professionals that you are.

This national campaign included outdoor advertising across Canada, as well as social media outreach leading to the website: IndigoLabCoat.ca.

 

 

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Prime Minister's Tweet

 

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

 

Hayley Wickenheiser

 

Kristian Bruun

 

Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC’s Provincial Health Officer

 

Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

 

Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health

 

Jonathan Torrens

 

Michelle Sykes

 

Christine Bruce

 

AsapSCIENCE

 

CSMLS member Heather Lucas helped spread the word about the new public awareness campaign and the vital role of medical laboratory professionals with Ceilidh Millar on CTV News Atlantic. Heather described the purpose behind the new Indigo Lab Coat campaign and explained the details of the unique lab coat she was wearing.

Learn more about the campaign here.