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Point-of-Care Testing: Evidence-Based Practices and
Regulatory Issues
AACC Southeast Chapter Meeting
and Vendor Exhibition
November 2-4, 2006
The South Carolina POC Network will be meeting at the Francis Marion Hotel
in Charleston, SC as well-known experts present critical information
regarding the best practices of point-of-care testing from an
evidenced-based perspective. In addition, representatives from CAP and
JCAHO will provide up-to-date information regarding POCT testing
requirements and laboratory standards.
Preliminary Program
Friday
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Cardiac Biomarkers as POCT
James H. Nichols, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB, Associate Professor of Pathology,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Director, Clinical Chemistry,
Baystate Health System
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POC Coagulation Testing: Clinical Applications and Challenges for the
Laboratory
Paula J. Santrach, M.D., Associate Professor and Interim Chair,
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester, MN
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Does Tight Glycemic Control Alter Outcome in the Management of ICU
Patients?
William E. Winter, M.D., Professor, Departments of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
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Rapid HIV Testing: Do You Feel the Need for Speed?
Fredrick Nolte, Ph.D., DABMM, Professor, Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Director, Microbiology and
Molecular Pathology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
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Evidence-Based Studies: A Fruitless Practice for Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Testing in Critical Care?
Dr. John Toffaletti, Duke University
Saturday
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Complying with Point of Care Testing Requirements for CAP
Accreditation
Barbara Cebulski, MT(ASCP), College of American Pathologists
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JCAHO Laboratory Standards Update
Megan E. Sawchuk, MT(ASCP), Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations
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