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The Future
of
Point-of-Care Connectivity
Friday, May 18, 2007
Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville
The spring meeting
of the NC Point of Care Network was held at Presbyterian
Hospital in Huntersville, NC on May 18, 2007. The
meeting featured “A New Wave of POCT Connectivity”,
“AdvaMed: Code of Ethics” and “The Future of
Informatics”. Marlene Williams, Sharon Eudy, Anita
Romano and Jamie Feinour, Point of Care Coordinators at
Presbyterian Hospital, hosted the meeting. The meeting
was attended by 55 of our members.
Welcome
Marlene Williams
welcomed us to the meeting and thanked everyone that
helped with the planning and arrangements. Dr. Farnham,
a pathologist from Presbyterian Hospital, also welcomed
us to the meeting and to Presbyterian Hospital in
Huntersville. He asked us to remember that the presence
of good quality controls only leads to future security.
Business Meeting
Debra Norkett, the
Point of Care Coordinator from Northeast Medical Center
and our NC POC Network President, lead the business
portion our meeting. Deb gave special thanks to our
hosts and also to our vendors. She reminded us that all
of this was made possible only through the generous
support of our vendors. We are extremely grateful!
Kim Ballister and
Sheila Cruthis, POCCs for Moses Cone Memorial Hospital,
presented a brief Treasurer’s Report updating us on the
status of our finances.
They collected the
2007 member dues of $10.
Upcoming Meetings
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The fall
meeting will be hosted by Paula Stafford, Point
of Care Coordinator at Pitt County Memorial Hospital
in Greenville.
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The spring
meeting will be hosted by Carolinas Medical
Center in Charlotte, NC in May of 2008.
Officers
The group also
nominated officers for the NC POC Network. Nominations
thus far include:
President:
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Marlene
Williams
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Sherry Gant
Vice President:
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Joyce Bowers
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Britt Weaver
Secretary:
Treasurer:
We will continue to
accept nominations for these positions. Please send all
nominations to Debra Norkett via email. Voting will
take place at our fall meeting. Also, an updated list
of our members was distributed. Sherry Gant will
continue to keep these updated.
Ice Breaker
Next, we enjoyed an
entertaining game of Bingo. The ice breakers are always
a great way for us to get to know our peers in the NC
POC Network.
“A New Wave of
POCT Connectivity”
Greg Menke, President and CEO of Medical
Automation Systems
Greg Menke,
President and CEO of Medical Automation Systems, was our
first speaker. Greg shared “A New Wave of POCT
Connectivity.” He stressed our need to transform POC
data management to information management by the
following: changing from moving information to mining
information, finding patterns in the data, automating
laborious data analysis, and simplifying the reporting
process. We need to think outside of our traditional
space and understand that hospital purchasing decisions
will be driven by cost savings. The new wave in POCT is
integrated information.
“AdvaMed: Code of
Ethics”
Andrea Purser, Senior Account Manager for Roche
Diagnostics
Our second speaker,
Andrea Purser, Senior Account Manager for Roche
Diagnostics, provided us with information on the
“AdvaMed: Code of Ethics.” The AdvaMed Code addresses
unique interactions between device firms and health care
professionals. Andrea shared the reasons AdvaMed
revised its Code of Ethics and gave an overview of the
revisions.
“The Future is OPEN
Connectivity”
Becky Clarke, Executive Vice President of Telcor
Becky Clarke,
Executive Vice President of Telcor, spoke on the topic
“The Future is OPEN Connectivity.” Becky discussed
Interoperability and Open Systems in respect to Point of
Care. These ideas enable us to effectively and
efficiently gather, manage, and use clinical
information. She also shared how the industry is
working to support the informatics and the challenges it
presents.
“Wireless
Technologies in POC”
Jose Castanon, U.S. Informatics Marketing
Manager, LifeScan.
Jose Castanon, U.S.
Informatics Marketing Manager for LifeScan, Inc.,
discussed the “Future of Informatics: Wireless
Technologies in POC.” Jose helped to educate the group
on the various types of wireless technologies available
to include information on the different standards and
different families, necessary security, hardware
required, and the network basics related to POC. He
also covered the challenges and considerations we must
work through when adding connectivity to our POC
programs.
Closing Thoughts
Throughout the day,
there were many giveaways for the attendees. Everyone
also received an umbrella personalized for the NC POC
Network. Overall, we had an outstanding meeting packed
full of valuable information we could take home and
employ in our own POC programs. The POC group from
Presbyterian needs to be commended for a very
successful, well-planned meeting.
Sherry Gant,
Vice-President for the NC Point of Care Network
Point of Care Coordinator for Gaston Memorial Hospital |
