A year after the launch of Lab Wisely, this session will review the importance of the project in the health human resource context in Canada. Learn how the recommendations were developed, discover the Choosing Wisely Canada database (searchable) and tools developed to help you.

At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Appreciate the CSMLS Lab Wisely Recommendation
• Learn how to advocate for better utilization in the health care system
• Discover tools and supports to help you be a change agent

Speakers: Christine Nielsen, MBA(C), BHA, MLT, CAE, Amanda VanSpronsen (MSc, BSc, MLT), Brandon Djukic, BSc, PhD and Valentin Villatoro, MEd, BSc (MLS), MLT

Join CSMLS for a virtual symposium focused on Microbiology, featuring industry leaders from across the country!

We’ll broadcast expert-led sessions to you so you can earn continuing education hours from the comfort of your home or lab.

In this session we will discuss the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS)- and how this relates to current and potential biomarkers. Neuroimaging is the main biomarker used clinically, but fluid-based biomarker research (blood and CSF) has made tremendous advances. Blood based biomarkers that may be clinically and diagnostically useful are in the horizon; these will be explored critically.

At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Know the basics of MS pathology and epidemiology
• Identify current biomarkers in MS
• Become familiarized with emerging fluid biomarkers in MS

Speaker: Carlos Camara-Lemarroy MD