19-December-2012 Bulletin - Cessation in testing for respiratory viruses, other than influenza viruses, from community patients at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
18-December-2012 Bulletin - BRAF, EGFR and KRAS cancer biomarker testing
14-December-2012 Bulletin - Central Zone - Iron testing (Iron, TIBC and iron saturation)
14-December-2012 Bulletin - Transitioning of platforms/assays for HIV viral load testing to the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
12-December-2012 Bulletin - 25-hydroxy vitamin D testing
12-Decmber 2012 Bulletin - Transitioning to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for routine cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing in urine samples at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
30-November-2012 Bulletin - Reflex P16 ordering on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
23-November-2012 Bulletin - Discontinuation of Chlamydia trachomatis direct fluorescent antibody testing
22-November-2012 Bulletin **Revised** - Globin gene deletion screening for alpha thalassemia
21-November-2012 Bulletin - Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B-27 test consolidation
19-November-2012 Bulletin - Testing for novel coronavirus at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
13-November-2012 Bulletin - Globin gene deletion screening for alpha thalassemia
24-October-2012 Bulletin - Opening of new East Edmonton Health Centre laboratory
19-October-2012 Bulletin - Standardization of glucose reference intervals and critical values
18-October-2012 Bulletin - Consolidation of toxicology and trace element testing
11-October-2012 Bulletin - Update on labels supporting the change in PTT heparin therapeutic range level affecting patient care orders in the Edmonton zone
10-October-2012 Memorandum - Edmonton zone immunohistochemistry laboratory breast biomarker requests
October 2012 Laboratory Report Volume 2 Number 3 - Focus on rapid HIV testing
27-September-2012 Communicable Disease Advisory - Novel coronarvirus - World Health Organization global alert
21-September-2012 Bulletin - Change in PTT reference, PTT heparin therapeutic and PTT critical ranges at Edmonton zone inpatient sites - This does not affect tests performed at DynaLIFEDx
21-September-2012 Bulletin - Change in PTT heparin therapeutic range level affection patient care orders in Edomonton zone
11-September-2012 Bulletin - Standardization of laboratory processing and reporting for interpretation of vaginal specimens
05-September-2012 Bulletin - Changes for B, T and NK lymphocyte enumeration, CD19/CD20 lymphocyte enumeration and T-Lymph subsets CD3/4/8
24-August-2012 Bulletin - Implementation of Dengue virus serology assays (IgM and IgG) at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
14-August-2012 Bulletin - Modification of viral testing on CSF samples to include parechoviruses at the Provinicial Laboratory for Public Health
02-August-2012 Bulletin - Change in viral testing for HSV (herpes simplex virus 1 and 2) and VZV (varicella zoster virus) for broncho-alveolar lavages and tissue biopsies at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
02-August-2012 Bulletin - Change in viral testing for HSV (herpes simplex virus 1 and 2) and VZV (varicella zoster virus) on swabs from lesions or ulcers and on eye swabs at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
18-July-2012 Bulletin - Accessing results for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae swabs in NetCare
18-July-2012 Bulletin - 2011 Antibiograms for the Edmonton zone and Northern Lights Regional Health Centre (Fort McMurray)
17-July-2012 Bulletin - Relocation of UAH outpatient laboratory from Walter C McKenzie Centre to Edmonton Clinic
17-July-2012 Bulletin ** Update** - Downtime procedure for newborm metabolic screening program
16-July-2012 Bulletin - New laboratory information system implementation at Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
13-July-2012 Bulletin - Downtime procedure for newborn metabolic screening program
10-July-2012 Bulletin - Transition of former Aspen and East Central referral work to DynaLIFEDx
26-June-2012 Bulletin - Alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotype -Ordering guidelines, testing algorithm and specimen requirements (Laboratory Services Operational Update)
04-June-2012 Bulletin - Definition and Timing for fasting glucose test; Glucose tolerance test decision cut-off point
01-June-2012 Bulletin - West Nile virus diagnostic testing update for 2012 from the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health - How to interpret acute West Nile virus test results (2012) - Arbovirus patient history form
June 2012 Laboratory Report Volume 2 Number 2 - Focus on influenza and respiratory viruses
28-May-2012 Bulletin **Revised** - Test changes for Ketones - Introduction of Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
22-May-2012 Bulletin - Submission requirements for maternal prenatal screen requisition
30-April-2012 Bulletin - Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis and galactomannan antigen reporting at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
13-April-2012 Bulletin **Revised** - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Viral Laod - Implementation of New Assay and Change to Reporting in International Units at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
12-April-2012 Bulletin - Lyme Disease - Change in Serological Testing and Change to Reporting at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health - Appendix - Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease in Alberta - March 2012
02-April-2012 Bulletin - Discontinuation of Urine and Fecal Reducing Substances Testing as of April 16, 2012
23-March-2012 Bulletin - Discontinuation of Vancomycin Peak (Post) Level Testing as of April 2, 2012
23-March-2012 Bulletin - Enhanced Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Testing for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) at the National Microbiology Laboratory
21-March-2012 Bulletin - Oral Pathology Results in Netcare
13-March-2012 AHS Memo - New Oral Anticoagulants - Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors
02-March-2012 Bulletin - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Viral Load - Implementation of New Assay and Change to Reporting in International Units at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
01-March-2012 Bulletin - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RNA Test - Change to Reporting Range at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
29-February-2012 Bulletin - B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) On-site Availability and Test Utilization Criteria as of March 6, 2012
16-February-2012 Bulletin - Detection of Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) in Nasal and Ear Fluids- Beta Trace Protein Test Now Available
24-January-2012 Bulletin - Syphilis Screening During 2nd Trimester in Pregnant People Discontinued at the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
February-2012 Laboratory Report Volume 2 Number 1 - Focus on BNP and NT-proBNP