Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) and Roche Diagnostics join forces for seroprevalence study for SARS-CoV-2

EORLA to use Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody test that helps determine exposition to the virus and development of antibodies OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 4, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Roche Diagnostics, a division of Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) are pleased to announce a major collaborative research initiative on SARS-CoV-2 serology. The EORLA research team…

Canadian Consortium Increases Access to Cancer Testing and Treatment in Response to COVID-19

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A consortium led by Vancouver-based Canexia Health (formerly Contextual Genomics) will enable access to critical testing and treatment options for Canadian cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by the Digital Technology Supercluster, the CAD $2,590,000 initiative, named Project ACTT – Access to Cancer Testing & Treatment, will deploy and enhance a liquid biopsy solution that…

EORLA Announces New CEO – Friday, January 11th

L’ALREO nomme un nouveau PDG – Date: vendredi le 11 janvier TO/ À: All EORLA Staff/ Tout le personnel de l’ALREO EORLA Board/ Conseil d’administration de l’ALREO Hospital Member CEOs / Contract Executives FROM/ DE: Tom Schonberg Chair, EORLA Board of Directors DATE: January 11, 2019 SUBJECT/ SUJET: CEO Appointment/ Nomination du PDG I am…

Ontario Improving Patient Care Through Innovative Health Technologies: EORLA Receives a $197,760 Grant to Improve Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

  Ontario Improving Patient Care Through Innovative Health Technologies Released by: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care April 3, 2017 12:50 P.M. Ontario has committed to funding 15 innovative health technologies via grants from the new Health Technologies Fund (HTF). The grants support the development of software and mobile devices that focus on the delivery…

Registration is now open: IQMH-EORLA Symposium 2015

IQMH-EORLA Symposium 2015 Beyond quality: The laboratory as a high reliability organization October 17, 2015 The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario High reliability organizations (HRO) are defined in terms of their results. They are highly predictable and effective operations in hazardous situations where there is high potential for significant harm. HROs operate without mistakes…

Ottawa Citizen Article – Hospital lab professionals ‘unseen champions’ of patient care in eastern Ontario

OTTAWA — They call themselves the “unseen champions” of patient care. Last year, they completed 13 million specimen tests at Eastern Ontario hospital laboratories, generating faster results at lower cost without sacrificing quality. Doctors rely on their work for 85 per cent of medical diagnoses and treatment decisions — 100 per cent in the case…