BCSLS Education - Webcasts

Biochemical Cardiac Tests - Before, During and After the Infarct
Dr. John Heathcote
1 hour, 24 mins

The ABC's of ARO's
Dr. Diane Roscoe MD FRCPC
1h, 21m

The Use of Chemistry Tests for Kidney Disease
Dr. John Heathcote
1 hr, 20mins

ECG Review: ECGs Made Easy
Cathy Dockx, ARCT
54 mins

Hematology: Hot Topics & Morphology Case Studies
Kin Cheng, ART
1 hour 44 mins

Please note: These webcasts are designed for high bandwith internet access and may not function on low bandwidth sites. To test your site view a "trailer" for video and audio quality before purchasing.

Future Webcasts

Under Consideration:

Haematology Cases

Blood Gases

Tranfusion QA

Medical Terminology

Osteoporosis

Webcasts

Biochemical Cardiac Tests - Before, During and After the Infarct

With Dr. John Heathcote. 1 hour, 24 mins. Recorded May, 2006.

May 25, 2006: Biochemical Cardiac Tests, Before, During and After the Infarct by Dr. J Heathcote, Director of Chemistry at BC Biomedical Laboratories, Medical Director of the Riverview Provincial Toxicology Centre, and Regional Biochemist for the Fraser Health Authority will discuss some commonly used cardiac markers that are used to evaluate the future risk of myocardial infarct, the diagnosis of an infarct, and the risk of future adverse events (eg. re-infarct, congestive heart failure) after the event.

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The ABC's of ARO's

With Dr. Diane Roscoe MD FRCPC. 1h, 21m. Recorded April, 2006.

April 27 2006: The ABCs of AROs - Antibiotic Resistant Organisms by Dr. Diane Roscoe, MD, Clinical Professor, Division Head Medical Microbiology and Infection Control in the Dept of Pathology & Lab Medicine, UBC/VHHSC. Do you know the ABCs of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs) - MRSA, VRSA, VRE, ESBL, MDRTB? This seminar will discuss what these organisms are, how we find them in the laboratory, what we do about them, and why we care.

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The Use of Chemistry Tests for Kidney Disease

With Dr. John Heathcote. 1 hr, 20mins. Recorded March, 2006.

March 23, 2006: Dr. Heathcote, Director of Chemistry at BC Biomedical Laboratories, Medical Director of the Riverview Provincial Toxicology Centre, and Regional Biochemist for the Fraser Health Authority, provides an overview of the functions of the kidney as they relate to filtration, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base homeostasis, and secretion of waste products as well as discusses laboratory tests and their interpretation.

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ECG Review: ECGs Made Easy

With Cathy Dockx, ARCT. 54 mins. Recorded September, 2005.

Aimed at laboratory and other health care professionals who use ECGs on a regular basis, but are not experts in the field of Cardiography. Cathy provides an introduction to the workings of the heart, the cardiac cycle, the layout and hook-up of the 12-lead ECG, and helps you recognize basic critical values using actual ECG case study charts.

Cathy Dockx is Cardiac Resource for MDS Metro. She has many years of experience working in public hospital and private medical laboratories as a Cardiology Technologist and as a Medical Laboratory Assistant.

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Hematology: Hot Topics & Morphology Case Studies

With Kin Cheng, ART. 1 hour 44 mins. Recorded June, 2005.

Are you tired of seeing and reporting microcytosis, macrocytosis, left shift and band cells? This workshop brings you some interesting cell morphology case studies and hot topics in hematology.

Kin Cheng is Regional Laboratory Scientist in Hematology with the Fraser Health Authority, and a leading light behind the Hematology Interest Group. He has been very active in both the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science and the BC Society of Laboratory Science.

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