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 →
Congratulations to Wes Morrison on being awarded a 2019-20 CAP Innovation Fellowship! Together with the Genome Diagnostics team and lab management, Wes has come up with an innovative project to improve the overall safety for patients undergoing genetic testing at UHN. The project’s goal is to reduce patient risk and improve laboratory efficiency by expanding... Continue Reading →
The Core Laboratory Redevelopment Project - Phase 1, kicks off this Saturday with the removal and replacement of two immunoassay chemistry analysers, making way for the lab’s new high performing equipment. The entire Core Lab team has come together to enable the project and coordinate the redistribution of tests while transitioning equipment. The installation of... Continue Reading →
While visiting patient floors for blood collection, Karlene Jackson, LMP Specimen Management Technician entered a patient room to a startling scene. She found a patient with a disconnected IV, and a resulting pool of blood on the bed and floor. Responding immediately, Karlene rushed to the front nurses’ desk and interrupted a safety huddle to... Continue Reading →
