| Issue 36 |
- CSMLS Certification Process Announcement
- Virtual CSMLS School Visit – September 2024
- Students Can Win a Grant to Attend LABCON2025
- Speak at LABCONIC, Saskatoon, SK
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August 29, 2024 |
| Issue 35 |
- Updated Competency Profiles
- Submit your Proposal to the Virtu-WIL Program
- Reminder: Protect your Credentials
- Verification of Eligibility Forms Aid
- Virtual CSMLS School Visit – July 2024
- Seasonal Hours at the CSMLS Office
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June 17, 2024 |
| Issue 34 |
- New Aid for the Completion of Verification of Eligibility (VOE) Forms
- 2024 MLA Competency Profile Mapping Guide
- Thank you for Participating in Lab Week 2024
- Improve Performance with CSMLS Practice Tests
- 2024 SIM EXPO in late November
- Virtual CSMLS School Visit – May 2024
- Join the Workforce Communicating Effectively
- AKMLSO is Seeking a Canada-Based Researcher
- Women’s Health at the Hologic Virtual Symposium
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April 27th, 2024 |
| Issue 33 |
- Competency Profile Review Update
- Simulation Resources and New Learning Experiences
- New: Eligibility Route to the CSMLS MLA Certification Examr
- New Formatting for Program and Candidate Results
- 2024 Phlebotomy Symposium with BD – Now Hybrid
- Learning at LABCON2024
- New Premium On-Demand Webinars
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February 13th, 2024 |
| Issue 32 |
- **NEW** MLA Eligibility to the CSMLS MLA Certification Exam Change
- Educators: What Do You Need from CSMLS? Survey Results
- Exam Release Dates Reminder
- Educator Committee Summary Report Online
- LABCON2024 Speaker Callout
- Renew Your Membership Before the Year Ends
- Happy Holidays From CSMLS!
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December 11th, 2023 |
| Issue 31 |
- Exam Registration and Clinical Placement
- Continue your Education with CSMLS Virtual Chemistry Symposium
- Take Care of your Mental Health with the Beyond Silence app
- CSMLS Membership Renewals are Open
- Students Can Win a Grant to Attend LABCON2024
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October 23rd, 2023 |
| Issue 30 |
- Prepare Your Simulation Team for September
- Watch for Fraudulent Exam Sellers
- Survey for MLA Program Coordinators
- Call for Writers and Speakers
- Medical Laboratory Educational Program Updates Request
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August 28th, 2023 |
| Issue 29 |
- Educators: What Do You Need from CSMLS?
- Educator’s Education Event - Virtual Symposium
- FAQs on Certification
- Virtual School Visit
- Practice Test Packages
- Seasonal Hours at the CSMLS Office
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June 23rd, 2023 |
| Issue 28 |
- Drinking Water Permitted in Exams
- Host the CSMLS Certification Exam as a Prometric Test Centre
- LABCON2023 in Whistler, BC
- Seeking Participants for Micro-Credentials Study
- ProProctor Support Update
- Save the Date: Virtual Education Event
- National Medical Laboratory Week
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April 24th, 2023 |
| Issue 27 |
- Have You Renewed Your Membership Yet?
- Advance Notice for Competency Profile Review
- Verification of Eligibility (VOE)
- LABCON2023
- Special Item Writing Workshop Event
- Virtual CSMLS School Visit – May 2023
- Summer Educator’s Education Event
- Get Ready to Learn with CSMLS at Leadership Masterclass
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February 16th, 2023 |
| Issue 26 |
- New Reference Textbook List
- New Diagnostic Cytology Acronym List
- Competency Profile Review – Update
- Exam Accommodations
- LABCON2023 Is Coming!
- CSMLS Membership Renewals and Giveaway
- Virtual CSMLS School Visit – January 2023
- Happy Holidays From CSMLS!
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December 20th, 2022 |
| Issue 25 |
- Annual Information Update
- Program Reporting
- Examination Cancellation Policy & Verification of Eligibility
- Simulation Learning from Ontario Tech University
- Program Performance Review
- Benefits for CSMLS Student Members
- LABCON2023 – Speaker Callout
- CSMLS Membership Renewals Now Open
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October 6th, 2022 |
| Issue 24 |
- 2023 Exam Fees and 2024 Exam Dates
- Gentle Reminder - Program Completion and Certification Exam Eligibility
- Free Educator Resources from Simulation Canada
- September Insights Speaker Series for Educators
- New Career Corner Article on Clinical Placement
- Supporting Future Professionals Through Student Membership
- MLA Certification for Student Career Success
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August 10th, 2022 |
| Issue 23 |
- CSMLS Special Members’ Meeting
- Virtual Student Presentations
- Practice Test Packages
- Experts Needed for Simulation in Healthcare Education
- Remote Proctor Testing Support
- Follow CSMLS on Instagram
- 2023 Exam Dates
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June 16th, 2022 |
| Issue 22 |
- Notes on Receiving Verification of Eligibility Statements
- Virtual Student Success Package
- Virtual Simulation: An Educator's Toolkit - Free e-Book
- Early Bird Registration Extended for LABCON2022
- National Medical Laboratory Week 2022
- Save the Date: May Open Forum
- Invitation to the 2022 Annual General Meeting
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April 21st, 2022 |
| Issue 21 |
- Helping You Understand the Mental Health Report
- Simulation Training for Educators - Online!
- 2023 Exam Dates
- New Volunteer Expert Working Group Coming Soon
- Certification eResources
- Newly Added: Virtual Student Success Package
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February 2nd, 2022 |
| Issue 20 |
- Verification of Candidate Exam Eligibility
- Newly Certified Graduates (2019) Employment Report
- What is the National Report Card?
- Tell Us Your COVID-19 Story as an Educator
- The Indigo Lab Coat Continues
- Mental Health Tools to Support Students
- Renew Your CSMLS Membership
- Happy Holidays
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December 15th, 2021 |
| Issue 19 |
- 2022 Exam Date Selection
- Annual Information Update - Please Complete
- Clinical Placement and Exam Registration
- Keeping Students Informed
- Simulation Education Certificate
- Tell Us About Your Experience
- Leading Practice Reviewers Wanted
- Call for Writers
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
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October 6th, 2021 |
| Issue 18 |
- Support For Remote Proctor Testing
- Exam Registration Reminders
- Reportable Results – Explained
- 2022 Exam Date Change
- Virtual Student Presentations
- Practice Test for Certification Exam
- New Grad Survey Results
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August 16th, 2021 |
| Issue 17 |
- Verification of Candidate Exam Eligibility
- 2021 Additional MLT Exam Dates
- 2022 Exam Dates – New Format
- Prometric System Check
- CSMLS Test Drive
- Virtual Student Presentations
- Simulation and Interprofessional Communication
- Accreditation Surveyors Wanted
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June 9th, 2021 |
| Issue 16 |
- June Certification Exam Update
- Scheduling Exam Seats
- CMLTM and RPT for MLT-General Exams
- CSMLS RPT Pilot Extended
- New Format for Virtual Student Presentations
- How Does CSMLS Release Exam Results?
- Reminder to All MLA Programs
- EQual™ Educational Program Accreditation Visits
- “Strategies for Sustainability of University-Based MLS Programs”
- Professional Development – Insights Speaker Series
- Happy National Medical Laboratory Week
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April 14th, 2021 |
| Issue 15 |
- 2021 Additional Exam Dates – COVID-19
- Exam Dates for 2022 – New Format: Week-Long Sessions
- Prepare Students with our DEMO Exam
- Acronyms Students are Required to Know
- Student Presentations – Now Virtual
- Accredited Program Reviews – On Hold
- Certification eResources
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February 11th, 2021 |
| Issue 14 |
- Verification of Eligibility for CSMLS Certification Exams
- Educator Committee
- Educator Committee Volunteer Position
- Learning with Simulation Canada
- 2021 Certification Exam Fee Increase Reminder
- Supporting Exam Candidates Through RPT
- Mental Health Tools to Support Students
- The Indigo Lab Coat Campaign
- Stay Connected with CSMLS
- Happy Holidays
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December 3rd, 2020 |
| Issue 13 |
- Free and On Demand: An Educator’s Perspective on Virtual Teaching
- Tools for Innovation and Virtual Learning
- Special Offer from Simulation Canada
- Remote Proctor Testing: Summer Update
- Helping You Through RPT
- Future Exam Sessions
- Exam Fee Increase
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October 8th, 2020 |
| Issue 12 |
- Training Program Information Update
- An Educator's Perspective on Virtual Teaching:Just-in-Time Ideas for Engaging Students Online
- Validation of the In-Person Testing vs. Remote Proctor Testing
- Scratch Pads for Remote Proctor Testing
- Program Completion and Certification Exam Eligibility
- Educator Communities Forum
- COVID-19 Resources & Supports from Simulation Canada
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August 11th, 2020 |
| Issue 11 |
- Ensuring Safety at Exam Sites Amid COVID-19
- Scratchpads for Remote Proctor Testing
- Remote Proctoring Q&A Held for All MLT Regulators
- Educator Committee Summary Report
- Simulation in MLA Education Programs
- Student Exam Preparation Presentations
- MLA Practice Test Package
- Certification Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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June 12th, 2020 |
| Issue 10 |
- Impact of COVID-19 to Accredited Program Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) and Assistant (MLA) Students
- Chart of Training Programs and Clinical Placements Affected by COVID-19
- Educator Communities Forum
- Mental Health Toolkit
- CSMLS in the Media
- NEW: MLT Practice Test Package
- Certification Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Additional MLA Exam Session in August 2020
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April 9th, 2020 |
| Issue 9 |
- Join the Educator Committee
- New MLA Certification Requirement in Nova Scotia
- Exam Accommodations
- Additional MLA Exam Session in August 2020
- Practice Tests for CSMLS Certification Exams
- ECG Knowledge Certificate Quiz — FREE for a limited time
- Who Are You?
- Beyond Phlebotomy Symposium from BD and CSMLS
- Registration for LABCON2020 Now Open!
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February 13th, 2020 |
| Issue 8 |
- Verification of Eligibility for CSMLS Certification Exams
- Reminder — CSMLS Name is Copyrighted
- 2020 Certification Exam Fee Increase
- Educator Committee
- National Report Card
- Ethics on Demand Card Game
- Mental Health Tools to Support Students
- Accreditation Position Statement
- Happy Holidays
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December 5th, 2019 |
| Issue 7 |
- 2020 exam schedule and fees
- Supporting Your Students’ Mental Health
- Be Inspired at LABCON2020
- Revised Textbook Lists
- One-Stop Shop for Career Success
- A Game of Ethics
- Program Performance Reviews
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October 8th, 2019 |
| Issue 6 |
- One-Stop Online Clinical Preceptor Training Resource
- Thank you, Item Writing Volunteers!
- Indigenous Resource to Foster Understanding
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Update on June 2019 exam session
- Teaching Students with Podcasts
- Call for Grant Submissions
- New! Simulation Curricula Database
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August 13th, 2019 |
| Issue 5 |
- Top 5 Exam Day Tips
- 5 Great Features of Computer-based Testing
- Frequently Asked Questions
- How to Schedule for the October Exams
- Diagnostic Cytology at SaskPoly
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June 6th, 2019 |
| Issue 4 |
- Report on the State of CSMLS Computer Based Testing (CBT)
- The Newly Certified Graduate Employment Report
- National Medical Laboratory Week
- Clinical Preceptor Training Webpage Link
- Centennial College Preceptor Workshop and Training Event
- The Textbook Reference Lists Have Been Updated
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April 18th, 2019 |
| Issue 3 |
- Update on Computer-Based Testing Implementation
- Future Exam Dates
- Engaging Learners
- Let Your Students Know That Writing A Resume Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3!
- Looking for Volunteers
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February 13th, 2019 |
| Issue 2 |
- Meet Your Educator Committee
- Examination Cancellation Policy
- Examination Registration for Computer Based Testing
- MLA Practice Test
- Knowledge in ECG Certificate
- Diagnostic Cytology Announcement
- 2019 Certification Exam Fee Increase Reminder
- 2019 June and October Exam Fees*
- CJMLS Welcomes Scientific Contributions from Students
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December 21st, 2018 |
| Issue 1 |
- MLA Practice Test
- Knowledge in ECG Certificate
- Uniting Simulation Education
- Notice regarding CSMLS Diagnostic Cytology Exam offering
- 2019 Certification Exam Fee Increase
- 2019 June and October Exam Fees
- Help your students get on the right career path
- CJMLS welcomes scientific contributions from students
- Become a member of the CSMLS Nominating Committee
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September 25th, 2018 |