Leadership, Representation, Education, and Fellowship

BCSLS is a professional association of Medical Laboratory Technologists and Medical Laboratory Assistants working in public and private medical laboratories throughout British Columbia, Canada. Our Code of Conduct commits us to serving the public's health care needs, protecting the welfare of the patient, and respecting the dignity of individuals.

BCSLS aims to be the leading organization in British Columbia providing medical laboratory professionals with the representation, access to continuing education and peer support to achieve excellence in their careers. We also raise public awareness of the important role of medical laboratory professionals in health care.

This web site is intended to improve communication with and between our members. We invite the pubic to use this site to learn of the important work of laboratory professionals and to enhance their understanding of critical health care issues.

Click to View Our Video for National Medical Lab Week 2007

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Breaking News: New BCSLS Poster to Educate Public on Key Role of Med Lab Professionals

In conjunction with the joint BCSLS/CSMLS National Congress recently held in Kelowna, BCSLS has launched a new poster highlighting the key role that medical laboratory professionals play in healthcare.

Making up the third-largest medical profession in the province, B.C. MLTs and MLAs provide critical information that is used in 85 percent of decisions about diagnosis and treatment. The new poster, meant for wide distribution, will increase the visibility and awareness of this crucial role.

Click here to download a PDF version of the poster now.

Lab managers around the province will be receiving one full-size printed poster in late August. Click here for a list of registered facilities.

Additional copies are available for $10 each. Click here to order.

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Congress 2009 Next year's BCSLS Congress is now in the planning stages. Check back soon for details.