Alberta Precision Laboratories

Alberta has performed more COVID-19 tests per capita than any province or territory in Canada, and more than many jurisdictions around the world. How did we do that and why does it matter? To answer these questions, AHS President and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu talks with three members of the leadership group at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL): Chief Operating Officer Tammy Hofer; Interim Chief Medical Laboratory Officer Dr. Carolyn O’Hara; and Dr. Graham Tipples, the Medical-Scientific Director for APL’s Public Health lab. They talk about the history of APL; when APL first started responding to COVID-19; how APL has ramped up testing in the province; and what's next for APL in terms of its pandemic response. Dr. Yiu ends her weekly address with information about a new 'gratitude wall' on the AHS website.