SIG CONVENORS

The Special Interest Groups of the NZIMLS exist to promote the profession of MLS through the provision of Continuing Education for the Membership.  In addition to this key role they provide professional guidance about discipline specific issues and nominate individuals to act as examiners and moderators for the Institute's QMLT and QPT examinations.  Currently the convenors of the SIG's are:

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY - Currently vacant

CYTOLOGY Chris Bowden, Cytology Canterbury Health Laboratories PO Box 151 CHRISTCHURCH Tel: 03 364 0300 email: chris.bowden@cdhb.govt.nz

HAEMATOLOGY Jacquie Case, Haematology, Middlemore Hospital Private Bag Otahuhu AUCKLAND Tel:  09 276 0044 Email:  jcase@middlemore.co.nz

HISTOLOGY Arne Troskie, Department Manager, Waikato Hospital Private Bag 3200l HAMILTON Tel: 07 834 3613 Fax: 07 834 3614 Email: troskiea@waikatodhb.govt.nz

IMMUNOLOGY Helen van der Loo, Immunology, Southern Community Laboratories PO Box 6064 DUNEDIN Tel:  03 474 8316 Email:  helen.vanderloo@sclabs.co.nz

MICROBIOLOGY Tracy Bathgate, LabPLUS, Auckland City Hospital PO Box 110 031 AUCKLAND Tel: 09 307 4949 x 23498 Email: tbathgate@adhb.govt.nz

PHLEBOTOMY Gerry Heta, Laboratory, Patient Services North Shore Hospital, Private Bag, Takapuna AUCKLAND Tel: 09 4418936 ext 3956 Email: gerry.heta@waitematadhb.govt.nz

TRANSFUSION SCIENCE Holly Perry Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences Auckland University of Technology Private Bag 92006 AUCKLAND Tel:  09 921 9999 x 8033  Email: holly.perry@aut.ac.nz