Your
Louisiana POC Network
provided this timely topic
during a
FREE webinar
held on January 27, 2011 and
presented by Sue Donatell
Summary:
The CAP POC checklist is a
commonly used checklist during inspections. POC departments
are usually managed by the laboratory, but testing is by
non-lab personnel. There are usually some growing pains as
lab and non-lab staff learn how to interact with each other
and learn what is expected of each other.
Objectives:
After listening to this webinar,
attendees will be able to:
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List the CAP requirements for
waived and non-waived testing
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Explain new of changing
requirements for POCT
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Understand how best to prepare
your POCT for inspection
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Recognize common POCT
deficiencies and what you need to do to correct
Vendor
Sponsors:
About our Presenter:
Sue Donatell received her degree
from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and has worked in
laboratory medicine for over 30 years. She worked in
microbiology at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN for 15
years and the rest of her career as a generalist, research
coordinator, POL laboratory manager, and hospital laboratory
manager. She has served as a safety officer, POC
coordinator, QM coordinator, and instructor for a Medical
Technologist program. Sue joined the College of American
Pathologists in 2005 as an Inspection Specialist. As an
Inspection Specialist, Sue inspects small community hospital
laboratories, assists volunteer inspection teams including
systems, and performs non-routine, complaint, and validation
inspections. Sue has participated in over 400 CAP
inspections.
This web meeting
is produced by Whitehat Communications in cooperation with
PointofCare.net.
