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.
Indigo Lab Coat Spotted
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
In the News
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.
Indigo Lab Coat Across Canada
