Blood Smears : A Spectrum of Colors

A01

11:15AM-12:15PM

AV. Laurier

Martine Blais

MLA full scope of practice

A02

11:15AM-12:15PM

Av. Viger

Agata Bielaska-McClure, MLA

From CBC to Blood Smear: practical verification guide for hematology analyzers

A03

11:15AM-12:15PM

Av. Duluth

Dr. Éric Bonneau, clinical biochemist

POCT Moves Forward

A04

11:15AM-12:15PM

Van-Horne

Julie Coffey, MLT, ART

National and International Standards related to Medical Laboratories

A05

11:15AM-12:15PM

Place du Canada

Anne-Marie Martel, MLT, PMP

H. pylori testing: Past and Present

B01

1:15PM-2:15PM

AV. Laurier

Jodie Lee M.S., M.B.A. Joel Herbein, Ph.D

From Supervision to Success: How to Mentor and Train Students in Clinical Placements

B02

1:15PM-2:15PM

Av. Viger

Dr. Lavern Bourne

Medical Laboratory Technologists and Sleep Research: Not a Sleepy Story!

B03

1:15PM-2:15PM

Av. Duluth

Marie-Josée Quinn, T.M.

CSA Z902 Blood and blood components Standard, 5th edition updates

B04

1:15PM-2:15PM

Van-Horne

Dr. Nancy Robitaille, MD, FRCPC

Gender, Transidentity, and Non-Binarity: Adapting to Our Patients

B05

1:15PM-2:15PM

Place du Canada

Auguste Jémus St-Pierre

CAR-T : a cell therapy game changer

C01

2:30PM-3:30PM

AV. Laurier

Martin Giroux, Ph.D

KGH Molecular laboratory Contamination Event: De- brief and Lessons Learned

C02

2:30PM-3:30PM

Av. Viger

Tylor Grimsdale, MLT

Standardized flow cytometry and its impact on the diagnostic accuracy of Acute Leukemias

C03

2:30PM-3:30PM

Av. Duluth

Rafik Terra, Ph.D

Remaining professional under pressure: handling adverse events, communication barriers, and refusals during phlebotomy

C04

2:30PM-3:30PM

Van-Horne

Amanda VanSpronsen, MSc, BSc (MLS), MLT, PhD Lisa Purdy, MSc, BSc (MLS), MLT Hannah Malick, MLT Student

Strengthening Educational Excellence: The Importance of Collaboration Between Technologists and Laboratory Assistants in the Academic Environment

C05

2:30PM-3:30PM

Place du Canada

Corinna MacDonald, MLT Christine Goguen, MLA

Prevention of Incivility and Workplace Harassment

D01

10:15AM-11:15AM

AV. Laurier

Josianne Brouillard, DESS, BACC

Pediatric Phlebotomy Addressing the Needs of Neurodivergent Patients and Families

D02

10:15AM-11:15AM

Av. Viger

Patty Hebert, MLT Christene Johnston, Pediatric Phlebotomist and Lab Technician

False Results, Real Patients: Will You Pass the Lie Detector?

D03

10:15AM-11:15AM

Av. Duluth

Dr. Marie-Hélène Levesque, Clinical Biochemist

Under the Lab Coat: Exposing Racism in Canadian Medical Laboratory Workplaces

D04

10:15AM-11:15AM

Van-Horne

Lisa Purdy, MSc, BSc (MLS), MLT Amanda VanSpronsen, MSc, BSc (MLS), MLT, PhD

What it takes to open a private Lab / practice of your own

D05

10:15AM-11:15AM

Place du Canada

David Bruno, MBA, MA Brock Adams, BSc, MLA

Animal model and analytical approach in the study of bone and vascular complications

E01

01:30PM-02:30PM

AV. Laurier

Sylvain Picard, FTM

Environmental Sustainability in Laboratory Practice

E02

01:30PM-02:30PM

Av. Viger

Joanne Isber, MLT, MLS, EMBA

Plasminogen for the Treatment of Ligneous Conjunctivitis & Use of Genotyping: From Case Resolution to Disease Treatment

E03

01:30PM-02:30PM

Av. Duluth

Mélissa Girard, Ph.D Karine Plourde, Ph.D.

Leeches, Lancets, and the Lab

E04

01:30PM-02:30PM

Van-Horne

Mila Somers, MLA, MLT

Design Thinking in Health: A Process of Creativity and Innovation

E05

01:30PM-02:30PM

Place du Canada

Kathy Malas, MSc

Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Infections: Experience of a Laboratory in an Endemic Area

F01

02:45PM-03:45PM

AV. Laurier

Caroline Beaulieu, T.M. Dr. Mirabelle Kelly

Beyond the Bench

F02

02:45PM-03:45PM

Av. Viger

Christine Nielsen, MBA, BHA, MLT, CAE Haleh Bahrami MA, MLT, BSc Rose Belcastro LLM., MIRHR, BSc Andrex Lee, MLT, BSc Angela Lee, BSc, MLT, MBA Anne-Marie Martel, FMT, PMP Pam Calverley, MLT, BA, MHA, CMQ/OE

Monoclonal Antibodies: Interference in Blood Bank AND Mitigation of Monoclonal Antibody Interference

F03

02:45PM-03:45PM

Av. Duluth

Nadia Baillargeon Lionel Loubak, Ph.D

Blood and Tissue Parasites: The Souvenirs you did not pay for!!

F04

02:45PM-03:45PM

Van-Horne

Pauline Tomlin, MPH, BSc. (MLS), ART

TBA

F05

02:45PM-03:45PM

Multidisciplinary laboratory integrated automation: practical strategy, benefits and challenges

G01

11:15AM-12:15PM

AV. Laurier

Rose Djiana, PhD, CSPQ, FCACB

Why does Interprofessional education matter for Medical Laboratory Professionals

G02

11:15AM-12:15PM

Av. Viger

Pamela Calverley, MLT, BA, MHA, CMQ/OE

Cervical Cancer Screening in 2025

H03

11:15AM-12:15PM

Av. Duluth

Benoit Vaillancourt, MD, M.Sc.

Building a Lab Against the Odds: Lessons from the Mackenzie Health Experience

G04

11:15AM-12:15PM

Van-Horne

Maria De Oliveira, MLT Jennifer Taher, PhD., FCACB

Quality control in the laboratory

G05

11:15AM-12:15PM

Place du Canada

Dr. Annie Bibeau-Poirier, Clinical Biochemist Tom Round

Outpatient Laboratory Services Improvement Project

H01

01:15PM-02:15PM

AV. Laurier

Lisette Vienneau, MLT, BHSc

Sharing lessons learned from inadvertent possession of risk group 3 pathogens in a regional level 2 laboratory

H02

01:15PM-02:15PM

Av. Viger

Rajan Dahal, MLT

Introducing the Canadian Certification Council of Pathology Laboratory Specialists

H04

01:15PM-02:15PM

Van-Horne

Megan Maitland, PA(ASCP), (CCCPA-CCCAP)