Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories

The OAML is the voice of Ontario’s community laboratory sector. Our mission is to promote professionalism, accountability and excellence in the delivery of laboratory services in Ontario. The community laboratory sector is an essential component of Ontario’s health care system. We work to support all aspects of this vital industry. The OAML speaks on behalf of the industry to government in matters of health programs, policy and legislation. We work with other health services providers and their associations to effect positive change in the delivery of health care services in Ontario. We speak to practitioners through our Guidelines for Clinical Laboratory Practice and ourCommuniqués, ensuring that physicians and other practitioners who order laboratory tests for their patients have comprehensive and current information about laboratory testing.