November 6, 2009

Join us at Providence Medical Center the

10th HEART OF AMERICA POC NETWORK Meeting

(formerly Kansas - Missouri POCT Users Group)

 

Keenan Auditorium

A,B and C, 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66112


AGENDA I RSVP I SPONSORS I VENDOR FAIR I DIRECTIONS


PRELIMINARY AGENDA


7:00 – 7:50 AM

Registration, Networking, Breakfast
Sponsor: Physicians Reference Lab

7:50 – 8:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

8:00– 9:30AM

Effective POC Programs, Wendy Neil
Sponsor: Abbott Point of Care Division

9:30– 9:45 AM

Break
Sponsor: Fisher HealthCare

9: 45 -11:15 AM

POC Connectivity, Betsy Clarke
Sponsor: TELCOR

11:15 –1:15 PM

Vendors Fair, Networking and Lunch
Sponsor: Cardinal Health

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Round Table Discussion Topics:

1. PPM/PPT Scenarios
2. Calibration Verification and QC
3. Inspection and Quality Management

4:00 PM

Wrap –Up ; Q and A

 

RSVP


Pet.Maniquis@Providence-Health.org

SPONSORS OF THIS MEETING


Cardinal Health Fisher HealthCare KC CLMA Mayo Laboratories Physicians Reference Lab Providence Medical Center Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics VA Hospital-Columbia, MO

VENDOR FAIR


Abbott POC and Diabetes Div ,Biosite, Helena Laboratories, Inverness, LifeScan, Inc, RALS- MAS, Radiometer America, Roche Coagulation Div, Roche Diabetes Div, and the sponsors listed above
 

DIRECTIONS


Providence Medical Center is located near the

Kansas Speedway and the Legends West in Kansas City, Kansas
 

From the North ( East):

Take I-35 South, near downtown, take I-70 West.

Exit to I-435 North then exit to East Parallel Parkway.

Continue on Parallel Parkway up to 90th Street.

Take the first exit to the Medical Center, follow the sign to the Main entrance.
 

From the South (West):

Take I-35 North. Exit to I-435 West and exit to East Parallel Parkway.

Continue on Parallel Parkway up to 90th Street.

Take the first exit to the Medical Center, follow the sign to the Main entrance.
 

To get to the meeting Room:

Park at the at Lot D of the Medical Center.

Take the Main Entrance then take any elevator to First Floor .
Follow directional signs to Keenan Auditorium
OR

Park at Lot B -

Out Patient Entrance and follow directional signs to Keenan Auditorium

 

About the Heartland of America POCC Network

Serving  the  need  of Point-of-Care Coordinators throughout Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska and affiliated with Kansas City CLMA Chapter, our mission is to support the POC Coordinators goal to give excellent quality patient care in bedside testing. Through this network we will have  educational opportunities to share  ideas and information; evaluate  current practices , new technologies and trends; discuss accreditation and regulation guidelines;  and impact  POCT management strategies and performance improvement.

 

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