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Scientific Publications
The future of healthcare depends on our ability to harness creative energy and develop new and better ways of doing things. The benchmark for success is not only our capacity to generate knowledge and adopt research and innovation into practice, but also sharing our knowledge so we can positively impact the health of Canadians. It’s this spirit that drives our Medical-Scientific team members to actively participate in industry events and publish works and presentations.
Scientific Publications Archives
October
8,
2019
A data-reduction algorithm for broad-spectrum LC/MS screening of psychoactive substances in urine
D. Konforte, D. Sun and J. Palaty. Poster presentation: Society of Forensic Toxicologists, San Antonio, TX. October 16-18 2019
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August
7,
2018
Uncertainty of Measurement.
S. Boss
LifeLabs Analytical Workshop, Toronto, Ontario. October 2008
November
7,
2013
Guideline for Lipid Testing in Adults (CLP017)
Dr. Boss
Dr. Tkachuk (Quality Assurance Committee members), November 2013
October
13,
2013
Guidelines for Ordering Diagnostic Testing for Viral Hepatitis
P. Catomeris
Quality Assurance Committee Member
September
7,
2013
Ninety-Minute vs 3-h Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays for Predicting Hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Kavsak PA, Worster A
You JJ, Oremus M, Shortt C, Phan K, Sohn KY, Veljkovic K, Devereaux PJ, Hill S, Bhanich-Supapol W, Jaffe AS, Clinical Chemistry 2013; 59: 1407-1410.
D. Konforte , J.L. Shea, J.L.V. Shaw, L Kyriakopoulou, D. Colantonio, A.H. Cohen, Man Khun Chan, D. Armbruster, and K. Adeli, Clinical Chemistry 2013; 59:8 1215–1227.
July
2,
2013
Conducting a Proficiency Outlier Investigation.
P. Catomeris
2013 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Expo. Houston, Texas. July 2013
Danijela Konforte and Eleftherios Diamandis, Clinical Chemistry, 2013; 59, 35-57 and AACC perspectives podcast (http://aacc.org/publications/clin_chem/podcast).
March
7,
2013
Guidelines for Ordering Urine Testing for Drugs-of-Abuse: Targeted and Screening Tests (CLP013)
Dr. Boss
Dr. Tkachuk (Quality Assurance Committee Members), March 2013
June
7,
2010
Qualification, Verification, Validation and Uncertainty of Measurement in the Clinical Laboratory.
E.J. Dunn, S. Boss, G. Moses and L. Allen
Canadian Society of Clinical Chemistry (CSCC) Annual Conference, Saskatoon, Canada. June 2010
April
13,
2010
The Hemoglobinopathies: Whose Test is it Anyways?
A. MacFarlane and P. Catomeris
LifeLabs Analytical Workshop, Toronto, Ontario. April 2010
April
7,
2010
Calcium metabolism: Clinical and Analytical Matters
S. Boss
LifeLabs Analytical Workshop, Toronto, Ontario. April 2010
February
16,
2010
MNU Lipoproteins Seminar
H. Li
First Year Medical School course, University of Toronto, February 2010.
H. Li and K.Adeli, Clinical Biochemistry, 2009 Mar; 42(4-5):249–255.
February
7,
2009
MNU Lipoproteins Seminar.
H. Li
First Year Medical School course, University of Toronto, February 2010.
October
25,
2008
Quality Control 101
P. Catomeris
LifeLabs Analytical Workshop, Toronto, Ontario. October 2008
October
7,
2008
Case studies: unexpected results.
S. Boss
LifeLabs Analytical Workshop, Toronto, Ontario. October 2008
November
14,
2005
Chemistry: Quality in Quantities.
S. Boss
Joint OSCC/QMPLS Scientific Symposium, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, November 2005
August
7,
2013
A Case of Fever and Hemolytic Anemia
Dr. Abdel Belhaj
“A Case of Fever and Hemolytic Anemia”- Webinar presentation, 2013
Dr. Huda Almohri
Comparison of AlereTM PBP2a Test and Oxoid PBP2 Latex Agglutination Test for the Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus spp
Comparison of Chicago Sky Blue Stain with Routine Potassium Hydroxide for the Rapid Dete...
N. Sharma, H. Almohri, S. Smith, C. Bechard, P. Romano
AMMI, Montreal 2011, April 9, 2011
H.Almohri, S.Boss, S. Smith, D. Sealy, M. Kelly, G. Ritchie, J. Bittante, M. Wong AMMI , Montreal 2011, April 9, 2011
H. Almohri, S. Smith, L Van Zuilen, F. Colosimo, DLR. Yamamura
26th International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection ICC, Toronto, Canada, June 2009.
June
7,
2009
Evaluation of two chromogenic media for the detection of Group B Streptococcus from vaginal-rectal swabs.
DL Yamamura, N. Sharma, S. Smith, D. James, K. Purewal, D. Ladhani, C. Bechard, H. Almohri
26th International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection, Toronto, Canada, June 2009.
D. Yamamura,L.Van Zuilen L. Wilcox, C. Rutherford, P. Lyn, D. Richardson, C. Main, S. Dunnett, N. Morgan, G. Ricci, CH Lee.
Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID)/ Association of Medical Microbiology and I...
DLR Yamamura, T. Stacey-Works, D. James, L. Van Zuilen, LL Croteau, L. Cooper, F. Colosimo.
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
February
7,
2006
A Pilot Evaluation of Oxoid Rapid Methyl-α-D-Galactopyranosidase to Differentiate Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium from E. gallinarum
D. Yamamura N. Kreiswirth, P. Ralta, O. Imas, M. Lum, C. Larocque, S. Poutanen, F., Jamieson, A. McGeer, D. Low, B. M. Willey.
AMMI/CACMID Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2006.
Dr. Virginia Walley et al
“The Interpretation of Digital Images has a Long Learning Curve: Lessons From an Automated Gynecologic Cytology Validation Study”. International Academy Cytology Meeting, May, 2013
May
7,
2013
A validation study of the FocalPoint GS imaging system for gynecologic cytology screening
Dr. Virginia Walley et al
“A validation study of the FocalPoint GS imaging system for gynecologic cytology screening”. Cancer Cytopathol 121;189-196A, 2013