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Research Services

Research Areas of Interest

Pathology research services
Anatomic Pathology
Chemistry research services
Clinical Chemistry
Hematology research services
Hematopathology & Transfusion Medicine
Microbiology and virology research services
Medical Microbiology & Virology

Additional areas of expertise and research interest can be found under the staff profiles.

Research Services

The Laboratory is committed to supporting research approved by Providence Health Care. If your research requires support from the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (e.g., specimen collection and processing, blood testing, lab data, etc) please follow the steps below:

Completed the appropriate form based on services required:

Study protocol or short summary

Lab manual or pertinent lab procedures (if available)

Ethics certificate, or number of pending ethics application

Submit the prepared documents to:

Azarm Akhavien, Research Coordinator

604-682-2344 ext 63665

Medical Accreditation

St. Paul's Hospital and Mount St Joseph Hospital pathology and laboratory medicine services are accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia's Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP). Accreditation certificates can be dowloaded below.

Research News

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