Our speaker,
James Nichols, PhD
discussed:
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POCT
compliance and strategies to improve staff conformance
with institutional policies
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Problems
with POCT QC, temperature monitoring, and action plans
will be emphasized with ways to enhance conformity
through communication and changes to the overall POCT
program.
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Development of a POCT website will be focused as one
means of disseminating information and moving to a
paperless program.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
About Our
Speaker:
James
H. Nichols, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
is a Professor of Pathology at Tufts University School of
Medicine and Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry for
Baystate Health in Springfield, MA. Jim received his B.A. in
General Biology/Premedicine from Revelle College, University
of California at San Diego. He went on to complete a
Masters and Doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Nichols was a fellow in the
Postdoctoral Training Program in Clinical Chemistry at the
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He is board certified in both
Clinical Chemistry and Toxicological Chemistry by the
American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Dr. Nichols spent
several years as Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry,
Director of Point-of-Care Testing, and an Associate
Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
prior to moving to Massachusetts. Baystate Health includes
Franklin Medical Center, Mary Lane Hospital and Baystate
Medical Center, a leading acute care center in New England.
Jim is responsible for Clinical Chemistry including core
automated chemistry, immunoassay, endocrinology,
toxicology/therapeutic drug analysis, estoteric and point of
care testing conducted through Baystate Reference
Laboratories, one of America’s largest hospital-based
outreach programs. Dr. Nichols’ research interests span
evidence-based medicine, information management, laboratory
automation, point-of-care testing and toxicology.
