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Health care team
Laboratory service
Medical Microbiologists with advanced medical and scientific training are in daily contact with clinicians to advise on specimen collection, results interpretation and infection control. One medical microbiologist is available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.
Infection control
A pediatric infectious disease consultant participates in the Infection control service and infection control consultations that are available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.
Between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, a team of infection control specialist nurses are available for consultation, advice, daily surveillance, outbreak investigation and education.
Microbiology and virology laboratories
The laboratories are located on the second floor of Children's and provide a full range of microbiology and virology services. Some specific tests developed and validated in the laboratory include:
- Molecular detection and quantification of herpesviruses (HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, VZV, HHV-6 and EBV)
- Molecular detection of other clinically relevant pediatric/maternal viruses including enteroviruses, adenoviruses and parvoviruses
- Molecular detection of bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
- State of the art detection and serogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- We have long-standing site-specific expertise in the validation of rapid detection of respiratory viruses (respiratory syncytial viruses, parainfluenza viruses 1,2,3, influenza A/B and adenovirus and currently offer rapid immunofluorescence assay for these viruses (same day results) through the VIRAP program.
- Rapid immunofluorescence assay for the detection of HSV and VZV
- Rapid detection of diarrhoeal viruses (rotavirus and adenovirus 40/41)
- We also offer a full range of microbiology services
- Infection control coordinator office with access to a infection control software program the surveillance of nosocomial infections and tracking of positive cultures in different areas of the hospital
Certification, accreditation and quality assurance
- Certified through DAP (Diagnostic Accreditation Program, BC, Canada)
- We participate in CMPT (Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing Program, BC, Canada)
- CAP (College of American Pathologists) controls
- Daily monitoring by microbiologists of samples of ordered tests
- Daily validation of laboratory results by laboratory supervisor and sample validation by medical microbiologist
Director
Eva Thomas MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Clinical Professor UBC
MD University of Uppsala
PhD. & Clinical Virology Specialist (University of Gothenburg)
FRCP(C) in Medical Microbiology, UBC
Tel: 604-875-2622
Fax: 604-875-3777
Email: ethomas@cw.bc.ca
Medical Microbiologist
Rusung Tan, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor UBC
M.D. University of British Columbia
PhD. Oxford University, U.K.
FRCP(C) in Medical Microbiology, UBC
Phone: 604-875-3605 / fax: 604-875-3777
Email: roo@interchange.ubc.ca
Medical Microbiologist
Edith Blondel-Hill, MD, FRCP(C)
M.D. University of Alberta
FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine, Univ. of Alberta
FRCP(C) in Medical Microbiology, Univ. of Alberta
Tel: 604-875-2345 local: 7649
Fax: 604-875-3777
Email: ebhill@cw.bc.ca
Associate Infection Control Officer
Simon Dobson, MB.BS., MD, FRCP( C)
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
MB.BS. University of Newcastle
MD University of Newcastle
Phone: 604-875-3049 / fax: 604-875-2635
Email: sdobson@cw.bc.ca
Infection Control Coordinator
Bonnie Anderson RN, BTSN,CIC
Tel: 604-875-2345 ext. 7462 / fax: 604-875-3777
Email: banderson@cw.bc.ca
Laboratory Supervisor
Laura Book, A.R.T.
Tel: 604-875-2345 ext. 7484 / fax: 604-875-3777
Email: lbook@cw.bc.ca
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