Each year, LMP formally recognizes outstanding leadership in laboratory staff through the program's Laboratory Medicine Leadership Awards. Staff are nominated by their colleagues and coworkers, and three candidates are then chosen by the Awards Committee. Winners receive a certificate and an award of $350 at the annual Holiday Party. One of this year's winners, Joanna Bartczak,... Continue Reading →
For the majority of the last decade, LMP Pathologist, Dr. Andy Evans has made annual trips to the University of West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica – to teach, learn, and help advance the country’s pathology practice. This year marked Dr. Evans’ seventh year as an external examiner for Jamaica’s board pathology certification. Similar to the... Continue Reading →
Recently, LMP received a patient compliment expressing a deep appreciation for staff coming together on short-notice and fulfilling an oncologic tissue request. The request came in two days prior to the patient’s scheduled surgery, and asked LMP to perform a quick section of the patient’s removed tumour so a tissue sample could be sent to... Continue Reading →
The 4-week long hustle and bustle to move LMP’s Pathology and Advanced Diagnostics Labs to the MaRS West Tower has come to an end. Although the first day of the move kicked off with a code brown, the process as a whole was seamless. Team leads, vendors, service engineers, and staff members—everyone involved in the... Continue Reading →
Safety Every month the Quality Resource Team and the QM meet to identify and plan any required new processes or projects, and to monitor the existing activities within our quality management system (QMS). The QMS is set up to ensure patient and staff safety and to support continuous improvement. During a recent review of worker... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of the year again. You may have heard the buzz about flu season...or maybe it's the sound of the LMP Q&A BUG! Yes, you guessed it, the LMP bug is back in action. This time, the LMP bug caught Ivana Vidovic, Supervisor of Hematology across TG, TW and PM. A while ago,... Continue Reading →
LMP Biochemistry Technologist, Nadine Singh LMP’s Core Laboratory continues to work on a number of clinical validations amidst its redevelopment project, and across the lab staff are stepping up to ensure patient care is put first. Recently, LMP Biochemistry Technologist, Nadine Singh came in nearly an hour early on multiple days to help advance the... Continue Reading →
William Anderson Lecture presented by Dr. Anil Parwani LMP Medical and Scientific staff held the 2019 Advances in Lab Medicine Symposium and the 19th Annual William Anderson Memorial Lecture on Monday, September 16th. There were five talks throughout the afternoon, leading up to the LMP Dr. J.B. Cullen Award, which was granted to LMP pathologist,... Continue Reading →
To celebrate LMP’s pathology and advanced diagnostics labs moving into the MaRS West tower, LMP held a ribbon cutting, inviting all staff involved in the move to tour the space and be some of the first to cross the bridge from Toronto General Hospital to MaRS. The event, specifically focused on our internal teams, was... Continue Reading →
