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Reference Materials

RIS and PACS Training Materials

Training materials have been created to assist physicians and other clinicians with the new Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) which is being installed at many of DSM's diagnostic sites.

PACS Training Materials

Policies

DSM Specimen Acceptance Policy
This safety-driven policy defines the actions and criteria required for the acceptance of laboratory specimens received by DSM. The policy supports improved accuracy and efficiency in diagnostic testing and by promoting a significant decrease in unacceptable or incorrectly labeled samples, will contribute to greater accuracy in results, as well as more timely turnaround for physicians and patients.

10-50-03	DSM Specimen Acceptance Policy
170-10-14	Rural Transport of Large Fresh Surgical Samples to Referral DSM Pathology Sites (Replaces policy 90-10-01 - Transportation of Large Surgical Specimens to Referral DSM Pathology Sites )

Critical Values
100-10-06	Reporting Critical Values
110-10-25	Clinical Biochemistry Critical Values
120-10-01	Critical Result Reporting Urban Microbiology Labs
120-20-03	Critical Result Reporting Rural Microbiology Labs
140-10-02	Hematology Critical Values - HSC
140-10-07	Hematology Critical Values - Rural Sites
140-10-21	Hematology Critical Values - All WRHA Sites (except HSC) & Beausejour

Specimen Collection Information

100-10-20	DSM Phlebotomy Collection Manual - replaces the SBGH Biochemistry Phlebotomy Information Manual.
120-10-05	Clinical Microbiology Specimen Collection Manual
DSM Laboratory Information Manual

Miscellaneous Information / Posters

F100-10-20	Order of Draw Poster
F100-10-20A	Proper Labels Poster
F120-10-05	Microbiology Specimen Collection Poster

Patient Information / Brochures

PB110-10-17	Patient Instructions for Fasting Glucose Tolerance Test
PB110-10-19ENG	FOBT Patient Brochure - English
PB110-10-19FR	FOBT Patient Brochure - French
PB110-50-01	Patient Brochure 24 Hour Urine Collection - Bilingual

DSM Discipline Resources

Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics

Clinical Microbiology

Transfusion Medicine

DSM LIM

DSM’s multi-disciplinary Laboratory Information Manual is the source of current and consistent laboratory references and values for DSM’s Winnipeg region labs. Phase Two of the LIM initiative will be to further expand the manual to apply to all labs within DSM’s provincial system, beginning with the integration of the Westman Regional Laboratory data into the DSM LIM.