IMPORTANT NOTICE
2010 MLA/T CERTIFICATION EXAM

The fall MLA/T Certification Examination will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010.
Deadline for applications is July 2, 2010.

Applications for the Fall 2010 MLA/T Certification exam are available at the
OSMT office and on the OSMT website as of  May 2010.
All interested candidates should contact the OSMT office @ 1-800-461-6768.

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OSMT Professional Development Workshops
(requests for workshops to be made to OSMT office)

Please note: These are workshops we have available for request if you are interested in hosting a PD session however they are not currently running unless indicated on our Calendar of Events page.

Workshop	Presenter
Basic electrocardiography	Euretha Hayde ECG Technologist
Intestinal Parasitology	David M. Raymondo, MLT, CLS(M) Diagnostic Parasitology Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories, Ottawa
Introduction to human genetics, cytogenetics & molecular genetics technologies	Ellen Mak-Tam, BSc., MLT, ART Lab Manager, Genetics Program Dara Kennedy, BSc., MLT North York General Hospital
Infection Control	Nancy Brown, BSc., MLT Huron-Perth Hospital Partnership, North System
Autoantibody Diagnostics Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) & Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA)	Dr. Donglai Ma Scientific Director EUROIMMUN Medical Diagnostics Canada
Click here to view the workshops' descriptions

Visit our Calendar of Events page to see current workshops being offered.

The Process for Hosting a PD Session
Please select a workshop/session you think would benefit the people at your laboratory and surrounding laboratories. A list of available topics is listed on this page. (If there are other topics that may be useful but are not included on our list, please inform the OSMT office).
After selecting a topic, contact us and we can advise you as to the facility requirements, e.g. room size, AV equipment, etc. To keep costs reasonable we try to use no-cost or low-cost facilities whenever possible. If the appropriate facilities are available we then make preliminary arrangements with the host and the presenter for a mutually convenient date to hold the session. Most of our PD sessions are about one day long and are normally given on a Saturday (or Sunday) but some are shorter or can be modified to be given in the evening. Weekends are usually best however as the presenters have full-time jobs and cannot always get away.

You may wish to make preliminary calls to see how many people might be interested. If it looks as if there will be enough registrants, the OSMT will then advertise and send registration forms to laboratories in the surrounding area. Ideally we need about 2 months to organize a workshop/session. The numbers required vary depending upon the type of workshop and the costs associated with it. If there are not enough registrants by the deadline date established, the workshop/session can be cancelled, but we don't want this to happen very often.
The fees vary depending upon length and whether it is a wet or a dry workshop. Generally speaking, registration fees run between $75 to $125 for OSMT members and $100 to $150 for non-members for a one-day PD session.

If you would like to see one or more of these workshops delivered to a laboratory in your area, please contact the OSMT office.

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ONLINE EDUCATION

LabCE.com provides online ASCLS P.A.C.E. credits to individual med techs, as well as a free web-based Quiz Game, to help techs study for board exams and review clinical laboratory science topics. http://www.labce.com

MediaLab provides online safety training and compliance courses for clinical laboratories in the US and Canada. http://www.medialabinc.net/

The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) offers a variety of distance education programs to help you reach your professional goals. With over 100 courses and MODE MODULES from which to choose, you can tailor an educational program to meet the unique needs of your professional practice. For more information, contact: www.csmls.org.

 

BC Society of Laboratory Science webcasts available at discounted rates for OSMT members Biochemical Cardiac Tests - Before, During and After the Infarct with Dr. John Heathcote. 1 hour 24 mins. Recorded May, 2006. The ABC's of ARO's with Dr. Diane Roscoe. 1 hour 21 mins. Recorded April, 2006. The Use of Chemistry Tests for Kidney Disease with Dr. John Heathcote. 1 hour 20 mins. Recorded March, 2006 Hematology: Hot Topics & Morphology Case Studies with Kin Cheng, ART. 1 hour 44 mins. Recorded June, 2005. ECG Review: ECGs Made Easy with Cathy Dockx, ARCT. 54 mins. Recorded September, 2005. Web site Link: http://bcsls.net/pages/ed-webcasts.asp Future webcasts under construction: Hematology Cases Blood Gases Transfusion QA Medical Terminology Osteoporosis OSMT members can subscribe at the member discount rate of $25 per webcast.

 

Online Introductory Infection Control Course Queen's University Kingston, ON Covering broad topics in: Medical Microbiology Clinical Epidemiology Disinfection, sterilization, environmental management Surveillance, CQI & outbreaks IC program management, Community infections, LTC & Home care issues Resistant & emerging pathogens, antibiotic utilization & control Occupational infections Adult learning & teaching principles Evidence-based infection control practice ~ Using the latest multimedia technology ~ Highly interactive ~ Case studies ~ For details, visit our web site at: http://meds.queensu.ca/cpd/che/online_courses/infection_control

 

Call for Mentors
The Internationally-Trained Medical Laboratory Technologist Program is in need of volunteer mentors!
The Mentoring Program:

What Mentors are saying?
"I assisted a hardworking motivated young woman to obtain employment. It was very rewarding to work with her and at the same time I made a valued friend."
"It is interesting for me to meet foreign graduates and learn their coping strategies."
"I got to know about other people?s experience in job searching."
"My mentee and I worked together to establish and meet her goals. She did not expect me to do all the work."

The Internationally-Trained Medical Laboratory Technologist Program is a partnership between various institutions including: Mohawk College, OSMT, CSMLS, MDS Laboratory and SISO and is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities-Access to Professions and Trades Unit, under the Bridging Fund.

For more information, or to register call SISO at 905-667-7478 or email: atokaci@siso-ham.org.