Plan for
Quality to Improve Patient Safety at the
Point of Care
- August 19, 2010
Presented by Sharon S. Ehrmeyer, Ph.D.
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Summary: Today, the
focus of healthcare is on patient
safety. Errors introduced anywhere in
the total testing process –
pre-analytical, analytical and/or
post-analytical -- can compromise
patient safety. Consequently quality
management of the entire testing process
is essential. However, to really
improve patient safety, we need to look
outside the traditional three phases of
testing and create a new physician
paradigm to take maximum advantage of
POCT’s capabilities to better serve the
patient.Objectives:
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Identify common errors that
occur with POCT.
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Describe common POCT errors and
challenges.
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Discuss suggested strategies and
planning tips to avoid these
POCT errors and challenges.
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Integrate session information to
create an appropriate quality
management plan for your POCT
situation to better ensure
quality POCT results and patient
safety.
 About
our Speaker: Dr. Sharon
Ehrmeyer is Professor of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine and Director of the
CLS/MT Program at the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public
Health in Madison, WI. Her interests
focus on POCT and laboratory quality
issues including the impact of mandated
regulations on testing practices. She
has written numerous journal, book
chapters, and web-based articles and has
presented her interests nationally and
internationally. Dr. Ehrmeyer is past
chair of AACC’s Government Relations
Committee and is the Regulatory Affairs
section editor for Point of Care
(the journal of near patient testing and
technology).
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