Media Releases
We are Lab.
We are Lab. This is the statement of celebration for this year’s National Medical Laboratory Week: April 26 - May 2, 2020. Globally, and here in Canada, the direct link between the medical laboratory and patient care has never been so obvious. While medical laboratory...
Internationally Educated Medical Laboratory Technologists Bridging Programs Good Fiscal Policy for Canada
MEDIA RELEASE HAMILTON, ONTARIO (April 22, 2010) - A recent report produced by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) offers the first clear evidence that sustained government funding of bridging programs for internationally educated medical...
MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS CONTINUE TO MEET TESTING DEMANDS OF CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Hamilton (March 19, 2020) The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is reassuring Canadians that the medical laboratory professionals who are performing a key role in the management of the current COVID-19 pandemic are amongst the best in the...
Cancellation of Edmonton Hub Lab Will Expand Existing Gaps in Healthcare Access Across Alberta, Reports Canadian Laboratory Professionals
Edmonton, AB (July 24th) – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) announced their request of the Government of Alberta to invest in new infrastructure amid the recent cancellation of a $595 million-dollar medical hub lab in Edmonton. New...
The Canadian Medical Laboratory Profession’s Call to Action
Hamilton (December 12, 2018) - The health human resource (HHR) shortage associated with medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) is at a transformative tipping point. The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) believes that an intensified effort by all...
Funding from Ontario Government to Assist Internationally Trained MLTs Successfully Integrate into the Workforce
HAMILTON, ON , June 4, 2018 /CNW/ - The CSMLS is extremely pleased to announce receipt of funding from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration in support of two exciting initiatives. The first, "Diversity Supports for Medical Laboratory...
Medical Laboratory Professionals Propose Practical Solutions to Address Growing Service Gaps Across Canada
Ottawa (April 30, 2018) Leaders from the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) held a press conference today to detail the growing impact of unfilled medical laboratory professional positions across Canada, its negative impacts on the healthcare...
Canada’s Premier Laboratory Science Conference to Take Place in Ottawa
Ottawa, May 24, 2018 - LABCON2018, the national conference of the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS), will bring together over 300 laboratory professionals from across the country. The conference will be held in Ottawa from May 24 - 27, 2018 at...
Medical laboratory community to examine simulation as potential solution to nation-wide shortage
The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is sponsoring a one-day forum for members of the laboratory education community to discuss the current and future states of clinical placements and the use of simulated learning. This is the first such...
CSMLS Supports Health Action Lobby’s Call to Action on Health Care
The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) joins other members of Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health care system a priority. Public opinion research...