📢 Call for Poster Presenters – BCSLS Congress 2025
Do you have research, innovation, or a lab-related project you’re proud of? Share it with the BC lab community at Congress 2025!
We’re inviting students, educators, and professionals in the medical laboratory field to present posters that showcase:
🔬 Research findings
🧪 Quality improvement initiatives
📊 Case studies or innovations in practice
📚 Educational or professional development projects
This is your opportunity to:
✔️ Contribute to knowledge-sharing in the BC lab community
✔️ Gain recognition for your work
✔️ Network with peers, educators, and leaders in the field
Posters will be displayed throughout Congress 2025.
👉 Submit your poster proposal today and be part of the conversation shaping the future of medical laboratory science in BC!
📅 Deadline to submit: June 1, 2025
📩 Submit to: angie@bcsls.net
ABSTRACT PROPOSAL FORM
Abstracts should include:
Do not exceed 400 words!
Introduction / Objective - A brief description of the research, program, or idea and what need it addresses.
Design and Methods - The section should be the longest and most detailed part of the abstract. The content will vary depending on the type of research or activity conducted.
Results - The outcomes of the research or activity conducted
Conclusions - Implications for practice or policy; future directions
Acknowledgements - enables you to thank all of those who have helped carry out the research or activity.
High quality diagrams or tables may be included within the available space.
Important Dates:
2025 Deadlines
o April 1: Call for Abstracts sent out
o June 1: Abstract submission deadline.
o June 1 – 15: Selection process by the Scientific committee
o By June 30 - Presenters will be notified
o July 15 – Presenters must confirm participation
o Sept 1– Send a picture of your poster to bcsls@bcsls.net
We thank you in advance for your support of the BCSLS Congress.
If you have any further questions, please email angie@bcsls.net
About the Event
The BCSLS Annual Congress is our premiere event of the year. This year’s conference is themed “Knowledge flows and inspiration rocks along the river of connections!” and will be hosted at the River Rock Casino Resort near the Vancouver Airport, BC from Sept 25-27, 2025
● BCSLS is a professional association of medical laboratory professionals working in both public and private laboratories throughout BC.
● The conference brings together laboratory professionals, educators, and industry representatives from across the province and nationally. Attendees typically include laboratory technologists and medical laboratory assistants ranging from leaders to front-line staff.
● Delegates are participating in-person and virtually. The number of attendees at each session can range from 10 to 200, depending on the topic and number of sessions running simultaneously.
● Congress topics include notable experiences, interesting cases, new technology or upcoming changes in the field of Chemistry, Hematology, Anatomical Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics, Microbiology, Pre & Post Analytic, Cytogenetics, Lab Quality and Safety, Laboratory Leadership, etc.