Summary:
If you have seen one point of care program, you have seen
one point of care program. While all programs have testing,
personnel and regulatory/accrediting agencies, each is
unique in how it organizes these items into a POC program
for their own institution. Resources such as time, money
and personnel can be hurdles in developing the idea
program.
This presentation, led by
Sheila Coffman, MT(ASCP), will offer
some ideas on developing a POC committee, test selection and
standardization, training, continuing education, policy and
procedure writing, quality management, connectivity,
regulatory and accrediting as well as other tidbits of POC
information aimed at providing insight into improvement
opportunities.
Objectives:
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ID key personnel for a POC
Committee and know when and why to meet
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Understand how to write a SOP and
why it should be read by end users
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ID training program documentation
and explore options for bringing it to the end users
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Discuss a Quality Management
program specifically QI related to program errors
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Discuss connectivity solution
features and usage in a POC program
About
our Speaker: Sheila Coffman is a
former Point of Care Coordinator from University Hospital in
San Antonio, Texas. She transitioned to the industry side
of POC working as Director of Clinical Services at QAS, Inc.
(an Inverness Medical company). Most of her years in POC
have been spent in coagulation supporting professionals and
also patients self testing. She has worked as a consultant
in the field of POC for development of medical devices,
regulatory guidance, technical writing and presenting.
Currently, she is working at Abbott Point of Care in Field
Support Services. Sheila also currently serves as a Faculty
Advisor for the AACC CPOCT Point of Care Specialist
Certificate program and is also working on a CLSI document
for Point of Care.
