St. Paul's Hospital Transfusion Medicine Recognized for Utilization Management Initiatives
December 18, 2019
The Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) has recognized Providence Health Care's contribution to red cell and factor product redistribution in 2018/2019.
READ MOREBiomarkers and early detection of Alzheimer's
November 29, 2019
Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital, was featured in the "Experimental drug would be first to reverse decline of Alzheimer's" article from Providence Health Care’s The Daily Scan.
READ MOREPersonal Experience: AFC in Cytopathology
October 23, 2019
Dr. Nick Myles, Pathologist at St. Paul's Hospital, has returned to work after completed an Area of Focused Competency (AFC) Diploma program by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Cytopathology at McGill University, Montreal.
He shared his personal experience in the October 2019 UBC Pathology Newsletter.
READ MOREThe Pathologist’s 2019 Power List
September 10, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Holmes, Medical Biochemist, who was recently named on The Pathologists’ 2019 Power List – a list of the top 100 trailblazers in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
READ MOREAsking Why: Daily Bloodwork at Providence Health Care
September 6, 2019
For Dr. Janet Simons, Medical Biochemist and Site Medical Lead of Pre- and Post-Examination, asking “why?” about routine bloodwork catapulted a change that has resulted in fewer morning collections and fewer patients a day experiencing unnecessary bloodwork that added no value to their care, as well as a new guideline.
READ MOREThe Morgue: Capturing the History of a Community
August 16, 2019
Bobby Grewal, Anatomic PathologyTeam Lead, was recently interviewed by PHC Communications & Public Affairs for the Daily Scan article,“The Morgue: Capturing the History of a Community”.
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Cardiogenetics – Think about it
August 9, 2019
A review paper - “Cardiogenetics - Think about it” - by Dr. Michael Seidman has recently been published in the Canadian Journal of Pathology.
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Breast cancer biobanking and research
July 4, 2019
Dr. Yayuan (Joshua) Zhao, a Tissue Research Scientist and Pathologists’ Assistant in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, recently presented his research work “Effect of breast surgery types on tissue procurement for biobanking and research” at the Canadian Association of Pathologists Annual Meeting.
READ MORECanadian Association of Pathologists – Distinguished Service Award
July 2, 2019
Dr. Martin Trotter, Head, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is the 2019 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP).
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Appointment to Order of B.C.
May 31, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Bruce McManus C.M., Anatomic Pathologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, on his appointment to the Order of British Columbia.
The Science Behind CBC: Understanding Your Bloodwork
May 14, 2019
Dr. Karen Dallas will be presenting The Science Behind CBC: Understanding Your Bloodwork webcast organized by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada on May 23, 2019, 6:00 EST (3 pm PST).
BCIT MLT Graduates 2019
May 3, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 BCIT Medical Laboratory Technologist graduates from PHC Labs.
Estimating reference intervals for laboratory tests
December 4, 2018
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Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valves
November 15, 2018
Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valves. Department member Dr. Michael Seidman was the pathology lead in a new study which investigated correlates of leaflet thickening and structural valve degeneration (SVD) using a multimodal ex vivo analysis of explanted transcatheter heart valves.
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Brain Canada award will support Alzheimer’s study
November 8, 2018
St. Paul’s Hospital clinical chemist and HLI Early Career Investigator Dr. Mari DeMarco and her research team won a $684,000 grant through the Improving Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Team Grant competition, funded through the Canada Brain Research Fund with the financial support of Health Canada and institutional sponsors. Dr. DeMarco and her group were one of six teams across Canada funded in the competition. They will use their grant to investigate the impact of Alzheimer's disease diagnostics in Canada.
IgA-dominant glomerulonephritis with a membranoproliferative pattern of injury
October 1, 2018
Providence Health Care renal pathologists, Dr. Alex Magil (retired) and Dr. Mei Lin Bissonnette, collaborate in a study of IgA dominant membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
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2018 MSFHR Research Trainee Award Recipients
August 27, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Junyan Shi and Dr. Serena Singh, UBC Postdoctoral Research Fellows working with Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul’s Hospital, who are recipients of the 2018 MSFHR Research Trainee Award.
Appointment to the Order of Canada
July 4, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Bruce McManus C.M., Anatomic Pathologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, on his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada.
BCIT MLT Graduates 2018
May 22, 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 BCIT Medical Laboratory Technologist graduates from PHC Labs.
Recent Publications from Our Department
April 20, 2018
Recent department research published in peer-reviewed biomedical journals is summarized below.
UBC Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium
March 8, 2018
On March 1, 2018, Dr. Victor Leung, PHC Medical Microbiologist and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, chaired the UBC Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium.
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2018 Heart + Lung Health FEST
February 20, 2018
Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital, recently presented "New in diagnostics - From need to bench and back" at the 2018 Heart + Lung Health FEST Scientific Symposia.
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Laboratory Staff Donate Over $23,000 to Lights of Hope
November 22, 2017
In memory of Christine Chuk, laboratory staff, past and present, have donated over $23,000 to the St. Paul's Foundation 2017 Lights of Hope Campaign
Photo: Dr. Audi Setiadi
Undetected Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation
November 8, 2017
Dr. Wei Xiong, in the Division of Anatomic Pathology, is the first author on a recent publication in the American Journal of Surgical Pathology "Radiologically undetected hepatocellular carcinoma in patients undergoing liver transplantation."
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Well Equipped to Care - PHC Laboratory and the Cullen Family
November 2, 2017
The St. Paul's Foundation Promise Magazine Fall/Winter 2017 highlights the Cullen family and their amazing support of PHC and our laboratory.
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Breakthrough on IgG4-RD
July 5, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Andre Mattman, Medical Biochemist, and Grace van der Gugten, Assay Development Specialist, at St. Paul's Hospital, and their colleagues on their breakthrough on Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD).
READ MORE2017 UBC Pathology Early Career Research & Discovery Award
June 16, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital, who received the 2017 Early Career Research & Discovery Award from the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
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June 15, 2017
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Congratulations to Melanie Kenler, St. Paul's medical laboratory technologist in Hematology for her well received education session on May 27, 2017 at the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science LABCON2017 in Banff, AB.
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BCIT MLT Graduates 2017
May 19, 2017
Congratulations to the 2017 BCIT Medical Laboratory Technologist graduates from PHC Labs.
2017 CSCC Research Excellence Award
May 1, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Dan Holmes who was recently chosen to receive the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists (CSCC) Research Excellence Award for 2017.
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Thank you, medical lab assistants / phlebotomists
April 26, 2017
On March 30, St. Paul’s Foundation treated our medical lab assistants/phlebotomists with pizza meals as a way to say thank you for their hard work, especially in the midst of BC’s opioid crisis.
2017 USCAP Stowell-Orbison Award
March 14, 2017
UBC Pathology Resident, Dr. Tyler Hickey received one of the USCAP Honors, a 2017 Stowell-Orbison Award - Certificate of Merit for a poster presented at the USCAP 2017 Annual Meeting.
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UBC Transfusion Medicine Area of Focused Competence Diploma Program
January 25, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Dallas who has assumed the role of Program Director of the Transfusion Medicine (TM) Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Diploma Program in the University of British Columbia Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
READ MOREBCSLS Events and Courses
January 25, 2017
Providence Health Care Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine participates in the events and courses presented by the British Columbia Society of Laboratory Science (BCSLS).
READ MORE2016 CLMA Preanalytical Excellence Award
December 16, 2016
Congraluations to Baljit Singh (former PHC Labs Quality Lead) and Janie Venis (SPH ICU nurse) who have been awarded the 8th annual BD-Sponsored Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) Preanalytical Excellence Award for the "Collaboration between Lab and ICU at St.Paul’s Hospital " project.
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Translational Biomarker Research at Providence Health Care
December 14, 2016
On December 12, the DeMarco lab, in partnership with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Providence Health Care, unveiled a new SCIEX 5500 research mass spectrometer located in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory at St. Paul’s Hospital.
READ MORERecipient of Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada Continuing Professional Development Activity Grant
November 24, 2016
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Congratulations to Dr. Wei Xiong and the Anatomic Pathology Division on receiving grant from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to support the Continuing Professional Development Activity at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital.
READ MOREThromboelastography (TEG) is Now Available at St. Paul’s Hospital Hematology Lab
October 12, 2016
The Thromboelastography (TEG) Hemostasis analyzer which provides comprehensive whole blood hemostasis testing that can assess bleeding (and thrombotic) risks and also monitor antithrombotic therapies is now available at St. Paul's Hospital Hematology Lab.
New App from PHC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
September 8, 2016
The Antimicrobial Stewardship App created by PHC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), with involvement of PHC Medical Microbiologists, is now free for all PHC staff, physicians, trainees, pharmacists and nurses to download from iTunes.
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Practical Strategies to Improve the Clinical Utility of the Dermatopathology Report
September 2, 2016
PHC physicians Dr. Martin Trotter (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) and Dr. Sheila Au (Dermatology) are coauthors of a recent review article describing strategies to improve skin biopsy pathology reports.
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2016 Hugh Curry Prize for Best Cytopathology Presentation
July 19, 2016
UBC Pathology Resident, Dr. Ema Todorovic wins the 2016 Hugh Curry Prize for best cytopathology presentation at the Canadian Association of Pathologists Annual Meeting.
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2016 Clean Commuter & Wellness Challenge
July 14, 2016
Members of Team RST (Rapid-Strep-Teasers) from SPH Lab have each won a $25 gift card at the Clean Commuter & Wellness Challenge for being one of 2016’s Top Teams.
Canadian Association of Pathologists - 67th Annual Scientific Meeting
July 7, 2016
The Canadian Association of Pathologists - Association canadienne des pathologistes (CAP-ACP) is holding its 67th Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver on July 9-12, 2016.
2016 BC Health Care Awards - Top Innovation
June 28, 2016
Dr. Christopher Lowe, Medical Microbiologist at St. Paul's Hospital, receives the Gold Apple in the Top Innovation - Affiliate category of the 2016 BC Health Care Awards for the "Daily Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bathing Project" on Medicine unit.
BCIT MLT Graduates 2016
June 27, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 BCIT Medical Laboratory Technologist graduates from PHC Labs.
2016 Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award
June 22, 2016
Dr. Sylvie Champagne, Medical Microbiologist at St. Paul's Hospital, receives the 2016 Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award from UBC Patholology and Laboratory Medicine.
2016 MSFHR Scholar Award
June 13, 2016
Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital, is one of the award recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)'s 2016 Scholar Program for her project titled "Advancing Healthcare Diagnostics for Neurodegenerative Disorders".
READ MOREWhole exome sequencing for inborn errors of metabolism
May 26, 2016
Dr. Andre Mattman, Medical Biochemist at St. Paul's Hospital, contributed to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine that used deep phenotyping and whole-exome sequencing to investigate patients with inborn errors of metabolism.
PHC Recycling Champion
May 16, 2016
As a Green+Leader and Recycling Champion, Vanessa Yu is a strong advocate for sustainable practices in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
READ MOREDaryl Gouthro, Transfusion Medicine, receives the CSTM 2016 Blum Award
May 12, 2016
The 2016 recipient of the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) Blum Award is Daryl Gouthro, MLT
Meet the Special Hematology Team
April 28, 2016
Recent Invited Lectures – April 2016
April 19, 2016
Several professional staff to give lectures at various institutions/events in April 2016.
READ MOREFirst Published Canadian Case of Zika Virus in a Returning Traveler from Central America
March 8, 2016
Dr. Michael Payne, Medical Microbiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues from BC Centre for Disease Control, identified the first published case of Zika virus in Canada from Central America in the March 2016 issue of the Canada Communicable Disease Report.
READ MOREAsk The Expert - Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: When and How to Test
March 2, 2016
In the March 2016 issue of the Clinical Laboratory News, Dr. Andre Mattman, Medical Biochemist at St. Paul's Hospital, explains how laboratories can help reduce the clinical impact of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
READ MORERecipient of the 2016 AACC Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator Award
February 16, 2016
Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital, is the recipient of the 2016 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator Award.
READ MOREAre you curious about Zika Virus and Canadian Blood Supply?
February 3, 2016
There’s been a lot of recent media coverage on the emerging threat of Zika virus. Read more about the virus and blood supply.
READ MORENew Alzheimer's test developed at St. Paul's Hospital Laboratory
January 26, 2016
On January 25 and 26, 2016, Dr. Mari DeMarco, Clinical Chemist at St. Paul's Hospital Laboratory, was interviewed by Global BC, the Lynda Steele Show and The Province regarding the development of a diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease at St. Paul's Hospital.
READ MOREImplementation of next-generation sequencing for hepatitis B virus resistance testing and genotyping in the St. Paul’s Hospital virology laboratory
January 8, 2016
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the leading causes of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
READ MORESt. Paul's Hospital outpatient laboratory satisfaction survey
January 6, 2016
SPH Outpatient Laboratory patients are satisfied with service and staff in recent survey.
Achievements and Improvements at the Mount Saint Joseph Laboratory
January 5, 2016
On June 1, 2015 the Mount Saint Joseph laboratory went to 24-hour service.
READ MORENew Assay Development
January 5, 2016
New assays have been developed in our laboratory for measurement of renin activity, insulin analogues, and aldosterone.
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