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Case You Missed our September 23rd Webinar...
Summary of our September 23, 2010 Webinar: Anticoagulants have proven
invaluable in treating a variety of serious
conditions. To be most effective, anticoagulant
therapy with warfarin requires reliable
monitoring of the INR at a prescribed interval
to ensure best chances of remaining in
therapeutic range. Point of Care PT/INR testing
enables the providers to make immediate
therapeutic decisions and provide education or
intervention when needed. This presentation
will provide information on instrument
selection, implementation, billing opportunities
and insight into some of the challenges faced
with POC versus lab. Additionally, Patient Self
testing (PST) will be discussed with information
on the selection and training of patients,
reporting process for results received at home
and billing opportunities for the provider.
Objectives:
After participation in this presentation,
the attendee should be able to:
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Understand the
basic criteria for selecting a POC PT/INR
device
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Understand the
implementation requirements
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Provide
troubleshooting of POC PT/INR testing
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Explain the
process of Patient Self Testing (PST)
Sponsors:
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Alere,
Radiometer,
MAS/RALS,
Siemens
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.
Sheila 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.
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