New Jersey
Point of Care Coordinators Meeting
Wednesday,
March 20th, 2013
9:00 AM -
2:00 PM
Sponsored by ITC
Hosted by
UMDNJ
151Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854
The meeting will be held in training rooms: B
& G
Agenda
I Learning Objectives I
Registration I
Directions I
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Agenda
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9:00 AM |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
Provided by ITC |
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9:20 AM |
Welcome |
Joanne Corbo M.T. (ASCP) |
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9:30 AM |
All Things Heparin
|
Diana Blanco,
MT-SC (ASCP) - Manager, Clinical Applications, ITC |
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10:30 AM |
Break |
|
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11:00 AM |
CO-oximetry: One step
beyond blood gases |
Bruce Toben,
RRT-NPS, CPFT. FAARC - Director, Clinical Affairs ITC |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch |
Provided by ITC |
|
1:00 PM |
Improved Patient Care: The Value of
Anticoagulation Clinics |
Adam Weinstein,
Senior Product Manager, ITC |
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1:45 PM |
Round-Table |
Joanne Corbo M.T. (ASCP) |
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2:15 PM |
Wrap up |
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Learning Objectives
9:30
All Things Heparin (Diana Blanco, MT-SC (ASCP) - Manager,
Clinical Applications)
A
presentation reviewing the science of heparin, the difference
between heparin concentrations vs. activity, why all ACT test
are not created equal, and the necessity and methodology in
developing target intervals.
11:00
CO-oximetry: One step beyond blood gases (Bruce Toben, RRT-NPS,
CPFT. FAARC –
Director, Clinical Affairs)
A
presentation reviewing the science of spectrophotometry, the
differences between PO2 and oxyhemoglobin, functional
vs. fractional oxygen saturation, and the clinical applications
of CO-oximetry testing.
1:00 Improved Patient Care: The Value of Anticoagulation
Clinics and will be presented by
Adam Weinstein, Senior Product Manager.
The objectives of this presentation are:
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Current methods of monitoring warfarin post hospital
discharge
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Operational flow of an Oral Anticoagulation Clinic
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Integration of POC devices into an Oral Anticoagulation
Clinic
Registration
Directions
UMDNJ
151 Centennial Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854
The meeting will be held in training rooms: B & G
From Route 287 North:
Take 287 to Exit 9. Make a left after exit. Take
jug handle at first light. (Centennial Avenue). Go about 1/8 of
mile. The first light is for Embassy Suites. Go straight through
that light. Make the next left (Kingsbridge) and then turn left
into our driveway.
From Route 18:
Take Route 18 north over the John Lynch Bridge
and at first light over bridge (River Rd.) turn left. Go about 4
miles to Centennial Avenue (there is a light there). Bear right
onto Centennial and go about 1/8 of mile. Continue as above.
From Route 287 South:
Take Exit 9 (River Rd.), the first exit past
Easton Ave. Make a right onto River Rd and then a quick right
(jug handle for Centennial Avenue). Continue as above.
From Garden
State Parkway:
Take to 287
north and then proceed as above.
There is plenty of free parking
