Medical Laboratory Science Information on laboratory sciences in The Michener Institute's Learning Resource Centre (LRC) may be found in several sources. Relevant books, journals, audiovisual materials and CD-ROMs can be identified through a search on our computerized catalogue. Journal articles may be identified by searching e-indexes such as CINAHL or PubMed, or our collections of e-journals. Relevant Internet sites are listed on the next page.

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Subject Headings

To search by subject in the LRC Catalogue or PubMed, MeSH subject headings should be used for best results. The following list represents a sample of available headings; to obtain a complete list of relevant subject terms please use the MeSH browser in PubMed or consult with LRC staff.

Blood banks	Blood transfusion
Blood groups	Chemistry, clinical
Diagnosis, laboratory	Hematologic diseases
Hematologic tests	Hematology
Histological techniques	Histology
Laboratories	Microbiology
Microscopy	Technology, medical
Urinalysis

Resources

Relevant journals to which The Michener Institute LRC currently subscribes include:

Print Titles

• Biotechnic & histochemistry
• Clinical chemistry
• Journal of histotechnology
• Laboratory medicine
• MLO
• OSMT advocate
• Seminars in hematology
• Transfusion
• Tranfusion medicine reviews

Electronic Titles

• Blood Reviews (ScienceDirect)
• British Journal of Haematology (Synergy)
• Cellular Microbiology (Synergy)
• Clinical and Laboratory Haematology (Synergy)
• Clinical Immunology (ScienceDirect)
• Clinical Microbiology and Infection (Synergy)
• Histopathology (Synergy)
• Journal of Applied Microbiology (Synergy)
• Journal of Microscopy (Synergy)

Relevant books/audiovisuals can be found in these call number ranges in the LRC:

QS/504,517	Histology
QW	Microbiology
QY/25	Laboratory diagnosis
QY/90	Clinical chemistry
WH/100	Hematology
WH/460	Blood banking

Relevant World Wide Web sites:

Atlas of haematology
http://hematologica.pl/ This atlas includes 184 online pictures, with descriptions, on the morphology of normal and atypical cells of blood and bone marrow.

Bloodline
http://www.bloodline.net/ This content-rich site contains more than 800 hematological slides of blood disorders and malignancies, searchable by category and keyword, as well as 24 peer-reviewed studies of hematological cases followed by critical discussion.

Lab Training Library
http://www.medtraining.org/ltl/ Award winning training software from MTS and the University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine, designed to build competency in clinical laboratory testing. Access is limited to authorized Michener Institute users. Each user must create an individual account by entering a Lab Code and a valid Michener email address. The Lab Code can be obtained from a Medical Laboratory Science faculty member or from the LRC. This site requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or above.

Medical microbiology: computerized teaching materials
http://www.atsu.edu/faculty/chamberlain/ Lecture notes, case studies, and links to other medical microbiology resources from Dr. Neal Chamberlain at A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU/KCO*).

MedlinePlus health topics: laboratory tests
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/laboratorytests.html This site is a collection of links from reputable sources for information about laboratory tests, categorized by diagnosis/symptoms, prevention/screening, specific conditions, etc.

Relevant Associations and Regulatory Colleges:

Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science http://www.csmls.org

College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario
http://www.cmlto.com

Ontario Society of Medical Technologists
http://www.osmt.org

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