JCAHO, CAP & POC Vendor Fair Take Center Stage at 
South Carolina POC Meeting!

JCAHO Presentation

 Vendor Fair 2005 Meetings CAP Presentation Last Words...
The second meeting of the South Carolina POC Network was held September 17, 2004 at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.  Even though Hurricane Ivan attempted to detain some people, approximately 100 POC participants still attended the meeting.  A vendor fair was also held, with 10 different vendors represented.

The meeting was opened with a welcome from Renee Romberger, VP of Professional Services at Spartanburg Regional.  She commended all of the dedicated laboratory and nursing professionals who carved time out of their busy schedules to attend such a meeting, citing dedication and the drive for knowledge as obvious factors.  She also commended the planning committee and recognized their hard work in bringing this group together.
The Planning Group consisted of:
  • Chris Floyd, POCC at Spartanburg Regional
  • Melvin Rowland, Manager of POC testing, Spartanburg Regional
  • Sonya Evans, POCC at Greenville Memorial Hospital 
  • Andrea Purser, Senior Account Manager for Roche Diagnostics Diabetes Care Division
  • Steve Valorz, My Point of Care.net for pointofcare.net and Director of Sales and Marketing for Medical Automation Systems.

Planning Group members Andrea Purser, Chris Floyd, Sonya Evans and  Melvin Rowland.
“Joint Commission Accreditation Update” 
Renee then introduced the first speaker for the day, Ms. Marilyn Sims, Consultant with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)  sponsored by JCAHO.  Ms. Sims presented a dynamic presentation entitled “Joint Commission Accreditation Update” that addressed JCAHO’s new process for inspections, examples of “tracers” used during POC inspections, some common compliance issues, changes to standards for 2005, a review of the National Patient Safety Goals and an introduction to the new JCAHO Laboratory Services and products.
The presentation followed with an informative question/answer session.  Resources were provided for those having other issues or questions at a later date. 
Vendor Fair and Luncheon
Sonya Evans then opened the afternoon portion of the session with recognition of the vendors who provided their support for this meeting.  
After attendees visited and obtained information at the vendor booths, lunch was served (sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics and Cardinal Health).  All agreed that lunch was plentiful and tasty!  Both morning and afternoon breaks were provided by Bayer Diagnostics---certainly, this group was fed well throughout the day.

The tote bags bearing the SC POC Network logo (sponsored by Roche Diagnostics and Beckman Coulter) given to all who attended were a big hit with everyone!  Invitations, posters for the meeting and all work for the website were provided by Steve Valorz and MAS. 

JCAHO provided Ms. Marilyn Simms as a speaker.  Danette Pravidica, College of American Pathology (CAP) speaker for the afternoon was sponsored by Lifescan/J&J, International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) and CAP. Spartanburg Regional also provided the location, educational packets and hospitality for this meeting. Exhibiting vendors included:
  • Abbott Diagnostics
  • Bayer Diagnostics
  • Beckman Coulter
  • BD
  • Cardinal Health
  • Helena Laboratories
  • Instrumentation Laboratories
  • International Technidyne Corporation
  • Lifescan/J&J
  • Medical Automation Systems/RALS
  • Roche Diagnostics

2005 SCPOC Meetings

The next group to host the SC POC Network Meeting was also introduced.  Eva Pulicicchio and Wanda Tipper from Roper St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, SC will begin planning for our next meeting to be held in March or April of 2005. 

More information on the Spring 2005 meeting will be posted on this web site soon so be sure to check back often.

Wanda Tipper and
Eva Pulicicchio
“Preparing POCT for a CAP Accreditation Inspection” 
Danette Pravidica, CAP speaker, presented a presentation entitled “Preparing POCT for a CAP Accreditation Inspection.”  Her information included details about areas inspector will examine during the POC inspection, how to best prepare your POCT for inspection and new and changing requirements for POCT.  She also answered the mind-numbing question of analytical measurement range versus reportable range versus calibration versus calibration verification.  The audience was “quizzed” at the end of the presentation regarding hypothetical POC situations----and passed with flying colors!

Danette was followed by Karen Lackinger from CAP.  Karen discussed in-depth information about CAP new developments and services.  This included Accreditation Program highlights, web-based solutions, new products and the CAP News document.  A detailed review of how to sign up for “e-Lab Solutions” (web-based services) was also presented.  Resources for answers to CAP questions were also provided.   
Last Words...

A day filled with education, networking and fun ended with a group picture and many smiling faces who departed looking forward to the next SC POC Network meeting in Charleston, SC.  A final thank you was issued to all vendors who provided their participation, attendance, support and sponsorship for this meeting.      

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