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POCT Compliance and

Developing a POCT Website

Presented by James H. Nichols, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB


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Program Summary:

This webinar will discuss POCT compliance and strategies to improve staff conformance with institutional policies.  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.  Development of a POCT website will be focused as one means of disseminating information and moving to a paperless program.

 

Objectives:

After this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Identify common compliance issues with POCT programs

  • Discuss strategies to improve POCT compliance

  • Develop a simple POCT website using Microsoft Word

About Our Presenter:

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.   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. Dr. Nichols’ research interests span evidence-based medicine, information management, laboratory automation, point-of-care testing and toxicology.


This web meeting was provided with financial support from:

 

Eurotrol          hemocue          MAS     

 

And produced by Whitehat Communications in cooperation with Point of Care.net.

 

Whitehat      POCnet

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