• Random Urine Albumin Reporting Changes (December 29, 2015)
• Changes to the submission of tissue samples requiring the Anatomical Pathology Lymphoma Protocol at Suburban/Rural Centres (SRCs) (December 4, 2015)
• eGFR Result Comment Changes (September 15, 2015)
• Age restriction for Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) June 23, 2015)
• Availability of Calgary and Edmonton Pathology Consult Reports in Netcare (May 28, 2015)
• New Transfusion Medicine Policy and Procedures announcement (May 25, 2015)
• Vitamin D Availability (March 11, 2015)

Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab)

• Submitting Campylobacter Isolates to ProvLab (December 10, 2015)
• Laboratory Testing for Mumps (March 25, 2013) – Reviewed December 2015
• Measles Molecular (PCR) Testing (December 8, 2010) – Reviewed December 2015
• Change in Reporting Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi, afzelii and garinii) Serology Results (September 9, 2015)
• Broadening of Detection of WNV by PCR to Include all Lineages (September 2, 2015)
• Update to ProvLab Guide to Services (August 27, 2015)
• Changes to Testing of Gastroenteritis Viruses (August 13, 2015)
• Screening for CPO (Carbapenemase Producing Organisms; previously referred to as CRE – Carbapenemase Resistant Enterobacteriaceae) (August 11, 2015)
• Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance in M. Tuberculosis (August 10, 2015)
• Hepatitis C genotyping (REVISED, August 6, 2015)
• 2014 Antibiogram for University of Alberta Hospital (July 30, 2015)
• Laboratory Guidance on Testing for Emerging Respiratory Viruses at ProvLab in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) (June 18, 2015)
• Cessation of Phoning Influenze A/B Positive Results on Hospitalized Patients to Patient Wards (June 1, 2015)
• West Nile Virus Screening 2015 (May 28, 2015)
• West Nile Virus Diagnostic Testing - Update for 2015 (May 28, 2015)
• Update on enterovirus (including Enterovirus EV- D68) testing strategy for severe cases of respiratory illness (March 5, 2015)
• New SCM Order for Laboratory Investigation of Blood and Bodily Fluid Exposure (February 12, 2015)
• Molecular Serotyping for Salmonella (February 10, 2015)

• Change in Anaerobic Transport Media (December 17, 2015)
• Carbapenem Resistant Organism Screening in North Zone (December 7, 2015)
• HCG Reference Range and Result Comments (December 7, 2015)
• Ionized Calcium (December 1, 2015)
• Laboratory Meditech Report Issue (October 23, 2015)
• New Lab Requisition for North Zone (October 13, 2015)
• Abbott i-STAT Beta-hCG Testing (October 13, 2015)
• Acetone Test Code Change (September 15, 2015)
• Laboratory Bulletin Interim Change AP and Clinical Pathology North Zone (July 30, 2015)
• Completing Requisitions for Maternal Prenatal Screening (June 18, 2015)
• Revised Semen Analysis Requisition for Andrology Laboratory, Edmonton Zone (June 16, 2015)
• Revised Histocompatibility Requisition (April 21, 2015)
• New Platelet Investigation Test Codes (April 21, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Facility) (April 20, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Community) (April 20, 2015)
• Change of Methodology for Troponin I Testing at Peace River Community Health Centre (March 26, 2015)
• Semen Analysis by Appointment Only (February 17, 2015)
• Changes to Cyclosporine Test Orders Meditech Zones (February 5, 2015)

• Changes to the submission of tissue samples requiring the Anatomical Pathology Lymphoma Protocol at RAH, UAH, CCI, MIS and GNH (December 4, 2015)
• Changes to the Edmonton Zone Anatomical Pathology Lymphoma Protocol at SGH (December 4, 2015)
• ESR Vacuum Tubes (November 12, 2015)
• Sturgeon Hospital Laboratory Hours of Operation for Outpatient Collections (September 3, 2015)
• Differences in Plasma/Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Results (July 24, 2015)
• Changes to Edmonton Zone Anatomical Pathology Lymphoma Protocol (July 14, 2015)
• Completing Requisitions for Maternal Prenatal Screening (June 18, 2015)
• Revised Semen Analysis Requisition for Andrology Laboratory, Edmonton Zone (June 16, 2015)
• Revised Histocompatibility Requisition (April 21, 2015)
• New Platelet Investigation Test Codes (April 21, 2015)
• Changes to PTT reporting resulting from a change in blood collection tubes (March 25, 2015)
• Semen Analysis by Appointment Only (February 17, 2015)
• Increase in Plasma Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Results (January 30, 2015)

• Lab Requisitions ‘Copy To’ (December 10, 2015)
• Change in Anaerobic Transport Media (December 1, 2015)
• Central Zone Seminal Fluid Requisition (November 23, 2015)
• Addition of On-site CRP Testing in Specific Central Zone Laboratories (November 10, 2015)
• Abbott i-STAT Beta-hCG Testing (October 13, 2015)
• Acetone Test Code Change (September 15, 2015)
• Completing Requisitions for Maternal Prenatal Screening (June 18, 2015)
• Revised Semen Analysis Requisition for Andrology Laboratory, Edmonton Zone (June 16, 2015)
• Revised Histocompatibility Requisition (April 21, 2015)
• New Platelet Investigation Test Codes (April 21, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Facility) (April 20, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Community) (April 20, 2015)
• On-Site Screening Panel for Drugs of Abuse in Urine - Oxycodone replaces Phencyclidine (PCP) (March 16, 2015)
• Uro-genital Test Requests (March 9, 2015)
• Semen Analysis by Appointment Only (February 17, 2015)
• Changes to Cyclosporine Test Orders Meditech Zones (February 5, 2015)

• • Flow Cytometry Leukemia/Lymphoma Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Testing Criteria (December 15, 2015)
  • Change to Mitogen Testing Schedule Over Christmas Holidays (December 4, 2015)
  • Flow Cytometry Holiday Hours of Operation (December 4, 2015)
  • Redirection of Hard Copy Lab Results During Extended Absences from Practice (November 30, 2015)
  • Accessing Anatomic Pathology's New Location at FMC Campus (November 30, 2015)
  • New Electrocardiogram (ECG) Requision (November 24, 2015)
  • Cellular Therapy Laboratory (CTL) After Hours Products Delivery Location McCaig Tower (November 4, 2015)
  • Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Relocation to McCaig Tower (November 2, 2015)
  • New Location for Transfusion Medicine Blood Product Pick Up/Drop Off (October 26, 2015)
  • Massive Transfusion Packs (MTPs) and Transfusion Medicine's Relocation (October 20, 2015)
  • Mitogen Testing - Change to Testing Schedule Remembrance Day (October 13, 2015)
  • Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity and Iron Saturation Changes (October 5, 2015)
  • Ordering Fresh Red Cells (October 1, 2015)
  • Rh Immune Globulin Pick Up at FMC Transfusion Medicine (September 29, 2015)
  • New Hemoglobin A1c Test Utilization Criteria (September 29, 2015)
  • Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (Anti-CCP) Antibody Testin (September 18, 2015)
  • STAT Fetomaternal Hemorrage Testing (FMH) (September 10, 2015)
  • Samples in MEDQUEST Evacuated Prevac Containers No Longer Processed at CLS (September 10, 2015)
  • Completion of Laboratory Requisitions for Electrocardiographs (ECG) (August 31, 2015)
  • Cellular Therapy Laboratory's New Location at FMC Campus (August 21, 2015)
  • Hematopoietic Cell Chimerism Reporting (July 22, 2015)
  • Discontinuation of Urine Myoglobin Test (June 12, 2015)
  • Discontinuation of Fax Routine (FR) Priority (June 9, 2015)
  • Return and Reuse of Blood Delivery Bags (June 5, 2015)
  • Ad-Hoc Requests for Routine Faxed Results (May 25, 2015)
  • Discontinuation of Flow Cytometry Lymphocyte Subset and Rituxim Panels (April 29, 2015)
  • C-Reactive Protein (CRP) & Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Testing (AHS Laboratory Bulletin) (March 19, 2015)
  • Removal of Crossmatch Option from Rural Requisitions (March 6, 2015)
  • Changes to the Routine Macroscopic Urinalysis Reporting (March 5, 2015)
  • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPPT) Reference Range (February 25, 2015)
  • New Method for Trichomonas Testing (February 17, 2015)
  • Updated Microbiology Requisition (CLS #R9021MI 20150130) (February 17, 2015)
  • Transition of Testing for Stool for Ova & Parasites (February 17, 2015)
  • Labelling of Cord Blood Specimens (February 10, 2015)
  • Return and Reuse of Blood Delivery Bags (January 14, 2015)

• Hepatitis B Testing South Zone West (December 16, 2015)
• South Zone East Service Transition – Community Based Non-Gynecological Cytology Processing & Screening (December 10, 2015)
• Changes to Reporting of Serum HCG (HCGSER) (December 3, 2015)
• Collection Container Change for Body Fluid analysis (Chemistry) (November 25, 2015)
• Temporary Change to Pincher Creek Lab Hours of Operation (November 23, 2015
• Abbott i-STAT Beta-hCG Testing South Zone (November 17, 2015)
• Discontinuation of Electronic Recurring Lab Orders (Standing Orders) (November 12, 2015)
• Changes to CRH Massive Transfusion Protocol Packs (October 14, 2015)
• Removal of 2 Unit Default for Ordering RBC in Meditech South Zone West (October 5, 2015)
• Body Fluid Collection for Cytology Testing (September 18, 2015)
• Acetone Test Code Change (September 15, 2015)
• Creatinine – Conversion to “IDMS” Standardization and Revised Reference Intervals (August 28, 2015
• Lethbridge Community Laboratory Hours (August 21, 2015)
• Capillary Blood Gas Testing for Neonates (July 23, 2015)
  • Capillary Blood Gas Procurement
• Implementation of Anti-Xa assay in Medicine Hat and Chinook Regional Hospital Laboratories (June 30, 2015)
• Discontinuation of 20 ml and 30 ml Prefilled Formalin Containers (June 8, 2015)
• Discontinuing distribution of infusion sets South Zone East (April 27, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Facility) (April 20, 2015)
• Meditech Laboratory Information System DOWNTIME – Temporary Changes to Services & Processes (Community) (April 20, 2015)
• Discontinuation of Bleeding Time Testing at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital (April 9, 2015)
• Urinalysis Changes – South Zone East (March 30, 2015)
• Change to Service at Big Country Hospital Laboratory/DI (March 20. 2015)
• Transfusion Medicine Practice Changes South Zone West (March 20, 2015)
• Urinanalysis Changes - South Zone West (March 17, 2015)
• Gross Processing of Fallopian Tubes - South Zone West (March 2, 2015)
• Changes to Cyclosporine Test Orders Meditech Zones (February 5, 2015)
• Process Change to Optimize Delivery of Pathology Sample to the Lab South Zone West (January 14, 2015)
• Transfusion Medicine Practice Changes South Zone East (January 13, 2015)