Managing POCT:
Trying to Control
Testing
in an Out-of-Control
Environment
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Pacific
William Clarke, PhD,
MBA, DABCC
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Summary:
This webinar will focus on
managing a POCT program in a rapidly changing environment,
with many emerging POCT applications. We will discuss
perspectives on the rapidly growing numbers of POCT tests
available. We will also discuss challenges and
opportunities that come with getting connected in the POCT
environment.
Objectives:
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Discuss challenges associated
with the rapidly growing number of available POCT
applications,
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Formulate strategies for
efficiently managing a growing POCT program,
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Identify areas where POCT
connectivity will be useful for improving efficiency and
patient safety
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About our
Speaker:
Dr. Clarke received his Ph.D. in
Analytical Chemistry from the University of Nebraska in
Lincoln in 2000, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in
Clinical Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
ending in 2002. In addition, he received an MBA focused on
medical services management from the Carey School of
Business at Johns Hopkins in 2007. Following his
post-doctoral fellowship, he has remained at Johns Hopkins,
where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Pathology, as well as the director of both Point-of-Care
Testing and TDM/Toxicology for the hospital. Dr. Clarke is
board certified in Clinical Chemistry by the American Board
of Clinical Chemistry, and is a Fellow of the National
Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. His research interests
include pharmacogenomics, method development for TDM, POCT
technology implementation, and the study of outcomes and
medical decision-making in the context of variability in
laboratory measurements.
Dr. Clarke has published 29 papers
in journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Journal of
Chromatography, Clin Chim Acta, and Annals of Surgery, as
well as 24 book chapters. He is editor of the book
Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry. Dr. Clarke was
the recipient of the 2004 George Grannis Award from the NACB
for excellence in research and publication by a young
investigator, and also the 2005 AACC TDM/Toxicology Division
Young Investigator Award. He has received research funding
from the National Institutes of Health, the Van Slyke
Society of AACC, and several in vitro diagnostic companies.
