If you missed the live webinar—The Nursing-Lab Relationship in POCT: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Interdisciplinary Teams—on February 18, 2025, this is a great Whitehat Communications webinar to go back and watch, sponsored by the Virginia POC Group.
Webinar Overview
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a growing means of delivering faster laboratory testing at the patient’s bedside. But quality test results require good communication and interdisciplinary collaboration between the clinical and laboratory staff. This webinar explores the challenges of communication and how to appreciate and value each member’s unique skills and expertise on the patient care team. After this webinar you will be able to:
- Describe opportunities for laboratory staff to partner with the health care team on POCT
- Identify differences between nursing and laboratory perspectives
- Provide tips to improve POCT compliance
Speaker Information
James H. Nichols, PhD, D(ABCC), FADLM is a Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology and Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Dr. Nichols spent several years as Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry, Director of Point-of-Care Testing, and an Associate Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He later served as Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry for Baystate Health in Springfield, MA and was a Professor of Pathology at Tufts University School of Medicine and is currently President of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Dr. Nichols’ research interests span evidence-based medicine, information management, laboratory automation, point-of-care testing, and clinical toxicology.
Upcoming March Webinar: Pitfalls with Hemoglobin A1C Measurements Performed on POC versus Laboratory-based HbA1C Assays
Whitehat’s March 13 webinar, Pitfalls with Hemoglobin A1C Measurements Performed on POC versus Laboratory-based HbA1C Assays, features speaker Kornelia Galior, Ph.D., DABCC, FADLM. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), measurement of hemoglobin A1C is one of the means to screen or diagnose diabetes. Currently, there are various methods used to measure A1C in the clinical laboratory and some of them have been implemented in the Point-of-care (POC) devices. Because of continued efforts from National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) standardization/certification program, A1C results remain consistent across various methods. However, there are physiological as well as analytical interferences that will interfere with the A1C results.
This webinar will focus on the use of POC A1C testing in clinical settings and will elaborate on advantages and disadvantages of POCT A1C assays. You can register here.