| Submissions
may be forwarded at any time - Whom-How-Where-When? |
| Information
on this pages includes Letters, Articles, Case Studies, and Meetings & Announcements. |
| Letters - CMPT
wants to hear from YOU! Co-ordinator's email |
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Letters
to the CMPT Chair or Coordinator concerning Survey results or technical
questions may be published in CMPT Connections. Prior to publication
authors will be asked if they wish to be identified or if they wish to
remain anonymous. |
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Letters
to the Editor and Guest Editorials are welcomed. |
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Your
letters on technical tips for clinical microbiology laboratories or interesting
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| Articles
are intended to inspire thought, review, and dialogue. |
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Articles
are accepted from CMPT participants, members of the medical laboratory
profession, medical laboratory educators, and members of related health
care
professions. |
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All
technical material is reviewed by the Editor and CMPT Chair prior to
acceptance. All submissions are edited for clarity, style, and conciseness
in accordance
with CMPT Connections format. |
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Articles
can be anywhere from 500 to
800 words and photographs, illustrations,
graphs, tables, and charts are encouraged to complement the article. |
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A suggested title should be included and where possible include subheadings
to enhance readability. |
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All
referenced material must be labelled to provide appropriate credit to
the originator. |
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References
should be listed in numerical order in the text and listed at the end of
the article. |
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The
name or names of the authors, their degrees, professionaltitles, and current
positions (work place, city, province) are requested. |
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Authors
may also submit their contact information (e-mail, telephone number,
facsimile number) for publication. A photograph (head-shot) of the author
is always welcomed. |
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Articles
may be sent via e-mail or post, preferably in Microsoft Word.
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| Case
Studies |
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To
enhance and extend the educational material presented by CMPT, Case Studies
are encouraged and welcomed, especially from CMPT participants. Regional
and geographic variations regarding techniques used and organisms isolated
are of
interest to all readers.
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Please
follow the submission suggestions listed above for Articles. |
| Meetings
/ Announcements |
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Meetings
that focus on Clinical Microbiology will be announced in CMPT Connections
if the time-frame fits the Publication deadline (see list below) and
on this
web site. |
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Forward
pertinent information (name of meeting, dates, location, contact name)
to the Editor. |
| Whom? |
Send
submissions for CMPT Connections via email to: Suhanya Bhuvanendran, CMPT Web Manager |
| How? |
Telephone:
604 - 875- 4685 |
1-866-579-CMPT (available
in Canada and the U.S.A.) |
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FACSIMILE:
604 - 875- 4100 |
1-866-580-CMPT (available
in Canada and the U.S.A.) |
| Where? |
Or mail LETTERS, ARTICLES or CASE STUDIES to: |
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Attention: Editor, Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing |
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Department
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
University of British Columbia
Room 328A, 2733 Heather Street,
Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9 |
| When? |
Submissions may be forwarded to the Editor at any time. |
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Publication Deadlines are: Spring Issue: March 15th, Summer
Issue: June 15th, Fall Issue: September 15th, Winter Issue: December
15th. |
