If
you have seen one
point of care program,
you have seen one point
of care program.
Summary: While
all programs have testing, personnel and
regulatory/accrediting agencies, each is unique
in how it organizes these items into a POC
program for their own institution. Resources
such as time, money and personnel can be hurdles
in developing the ideal program.
This
presentation offered some ideas on developing
a POC committee, test selection and
standardization, training, continuing education,
policy and procedure writing, quality
management, connectivity, regulatory and
accrediting as well as other tidbits of POC
information aimed at providing insight into
improvement opportunities.
Objectives:
After listening to this webinar, you'll be
able to:
-
Identify key
personnel for a POC Committee and know when
and why to meet
-
Understand how to
write a SOP and why it should be read by end
users
-
Identify training
program documentation and explore options
for bringing it to the end users
-
Discuss a Quality
Management program specifically QI related
to program errors
-
Discuss
connectivity solution features and usage in
a POC program
Vendor Sponsors:
About
our Presenter:
Sheila Coffman is a former Point of Care
Coordinator from University Hospital in San
Antonio, Texas. She transitioned to the
industry side of POC working as Director of
Clinical Services at QAS, Inc. (an Inverness
Medical company). Most of her years in POC have
been spent in coagulation supporting
professionals and also patients self testing.
She has worked as a consultant in the field of
POC for development of medical devices,
regulatory guidance, technical writing and
presenting. Currently, she is working at Abbott
Point of Care in Field Support Services. Sheila
currently serves as a Faculty Advisor for the
AACC CPOCT Point of Care Specialist Certificate
program and is also working on a CLSI document
for Point of Care.
