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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Message from Executive Director 2

January Council Meeting-Highlights 2

Wheatland Bounty

Scholarship Awards

3

National Medical Laboratory Week 4

SSMLT membership data 5

News and Events 6

Issue 1

March 2018

LABORATORY

SSMLT

Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists

Call us: 306 352 6791 or Toll Free: 1.877.334.3301

Office address- 401-2625 Victoria Ave. Regina, SK

Mailing address-Box 3837 Regina, SK S4P 3R8

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Message from

Executive Director

Kim Deydey MLT

SSMLT January

Council Meeting

Highlights

Message from Executive Director

SSMLT continues to work with Health Services Organization to

prepare for the new accreditation service. SK Polytechnic

MLT program is due for program accreditation in 2018. SSMLT

has submitted names to be representatives on the accredita-

tion technical committee as well as the Accreditation Deci-

sion Committee.

The Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professions Reg-

ulators (CAMLPR ), had a teleconference in March to discuss

many items related to regulation. This is an excellent forum to

ensure registration and entry to practice guidelines are similar

across Canada.

The SSMLT Regulatory Affairs committee will be meeting on

April 7 to finalize the bylaw change recommendations. The

overall intent of the bylaws will be largely unchanged. Sever-

al items required updating and format changes. The commit-

tee recommendations, will be sent to council for approval in

May.

Member consultation is tentatively scheduled for June-

August. Members will receive a package for review

and comment. The bylaws will be on the 2018 AGM

agenda for membership approval September 29, 2018.

As a reminder to our members; SSMLT utilizes electronic

communications with our members. The goal is to re-

duce printing and postage costs, and to achieve effi-

cient communication with our membership. To ensure

you receive all of the important communications from

SSMLT, update your member profile in the SSMLT data-

base with your current valid email address and ensure

SSMLT is a safe sender.

SSMLT annual report has been published and is availa-

ble of the SSMLT homepage ‘Bulletin Board”. The report

contains membership age demographics. SSMLT con-

tinues to inform and discuss with stakeholders this up-

coming workforce challenge.

Mark your calendars! SSMLT Fall Conference Septem-

ber 28 & 29 in Saskatoon.

SSMLT Council meeting highlights

SSMLT council meeting was held on January 27 in the board

room at the SSMLT office.

Items discussed include:

Approval of 2017 SSMLT annual report for distribution

to ministry of Health and published on SSMLT homep-

age.

Review ,discussion and approval of financial report.

SSMLT has reduced expenses, however, membership

age reflects that nearly 50% of the membership is over

50 years old. SSMLT will be conducting a review of

other health profession regulators to determine appro-

priate reserve funds and future membership fees.

SSMLT council approved funds for committee

training to ensure committee members are

equipped to fulfill their mandate.

2018 Spring Meeting Dates

Regulatory Affairs

Committee

April 7

EMD committee April Date TBA

Council meeting May Date TBA

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Message from

President

Information Access and Protection of Privacy Foundations (EXIAPP 8171)

Information Access and Protection of Privacy Foundations (EXIAPP 8171) is

one of the required courses for the certificate program in Information Access

and Privacy Protection (AIPP) at Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta.

The course provides an introduction to the history theory and key concepts

relevant for the appropriate administration of access and privacy legislation.

Access and privacy concepts/ principles are scrutinized using federal, provin-

cial and municipal legislations. Among to accomplish at end of the course

are explaining the significance of access to information rights in liberal de-

mocracy, understand and use key terms and concepts relevant to the ad-

ministration of access and privacy legislations. In addition, comprehend

three principles of the purpose clause (or equivalent provisions) common to

access information laws within Canada, what they mean and the role that

they play in the application of the law.

This twelve-weeks course comprises of six modules and assessed using weekly

participation on discussions forum, midterm examination, course term essay

and course reflection piece.

My appreciation to Saskatchewan Society for Medical Laboratory Technolo-

gists (SSMLT) for awarding me 2018 Wheatland Bounty Scholarship.

WLB Scholarship Award

- Niyi Oyewusi MLT

Case Management and Return-To-Work

This course is one of the required courses for Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) -

Dalhousie University

Overview

The course entails the case of active disability management in the workplace

and the key players, legislation, predictors of return to work, diversity in the work-

place, communication among stakeholders, assessment of the worker and the

worksite. It reviews job site analysis and functional abilities evaluation, rehabilita-

tion and early intervention, return to work planning, transitional work options as

well as graduated return to work, professional conduct and labour-management

relations.

Disability in the Workplace

Disability is on the increase among the Canadian workforce which makes disabil-

ity management in Canada a rising need. Disability is the loss or reduction of

functional ability and activity consequent to impairment. The average direct dis-

ability costs for the Canadian workforce are approximately $1910.03 per full-time

worker. This makes it important to have a discipline or knowledge of how to tack-

le this issue or problem. The problem of disability makes it paramount for a struc-

tured program to be designed in order to deliver consistent recovery support,

reduce disability costs, reduce lost work time, and prevent the human costs asso-

ciated with disability.

Case Management

Case management and Return to Work focuses on the return to work process,

with emphasis on the components of Disability management that are critical for

a successful return to work outcomes. This course looks at the need for appraisal

case management strategies, vocational rehabilitation, and ethical and legal

implications of the return to work process.

Course Objectives

To critically appraise the case management and return to work processes, de-

sign of case management and return to work strategies that support stakehold-

ers in disability management process, critically analyze barriers and facilitators

that workers may face as they participate in return to work process and applying

the knowledge of legal and ethical principles.

WLB Scholarship Award

-Ismaila Amusat MEd, MLT

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Message from

President

Win a workplace Cake Party

Entry Deadline: April 16

Email entries: info@ssmlt.org

Subject line: “Cake Party”

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

April 22-28, 2018

For information and ideas about NMLW

Visit NMLW section

www.csmls.org

Or

NMLW website

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SSMLT Registration Data SSMLT Membership Age

Distribution

SSMLT

Membership Age %

Status 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2018*

Practicing 893 884 882 888 867 848 824 830

Temp 2 3 2 2 10 11 10 23

Limited 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0

Provisional 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

Active 904 892 887 893 878 859 835 853

Honorary 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 1

Non-Practicing 52 56 53 50 43 43 38 27

Suspended 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Associate 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Retired 35 31 39 42 48 37 42 35

Total 995 984 984 989 973 943 919 918

New members in 2017:

Status #

Canadian Certified 38

IEMLT-not certified 4

New Graduate 21

Total 63

New members in 2018*:

Status #

Canadian Certified 6

IEMLT-not certified 0

New Graduate 13

Total 22

* Denotes data available March 20, 2018, SSMLT database

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Continuing Education Opportunities

SSMLT provides members with information on Continuing

education opportunities

Below is a list of current CE opportunities:

• CSMLS Learning Centre

• CAP courses

• Labroots– webinars & virtual events

• Check out your instrument vendor website– many have

CE opportunities

SSMLTs primary role as a self-regulatory body is public

protection. Continuing education and practice hours

submission by members are means of determining active

engagement in the profession.

Looking for more CE ideas?

SSMLT website/MLT Resources/CE opportunities

Message from

President

SSMLT Fall Conference

September 28 & 29

Radisson Hotel—Saskatoon

Full Conference Registration: $175

Friday-only: $110

(includes, breakfast, breaks, lunch& awards reception)

Saturday-only: $100

(includes coffee, breaks & lunch)