Introduction |
Why Knowing Now Matters
in the
ED
Implementing
a Novel POC Test | POCT
Options
in the HIDU
Officer Elections
Introduction
Nearly 30 POCCs and
laboratorians turned out on
Friday, April 20, 2018 at Mary Immaculate
Hospital, Health Resource
Center, in Newport News for the Spring Meeting
of the Virginia POCCs.
Meeting host, and
current Virginia POCC President, Lauren Wheeler
from Bon
Secours Health System welcomed attendees
and provided a brief overview of Mary Immaculate
Hospital.
Why Knowing Now Matters in the
Emergency Department
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The
first presenter of the day was Ellis Jacobs,
PhD, DABCC, FAACC,
Director, Scientific Affairs,
Abbott.
In his talk, Dr.
Jacobs discussed how significant increases in emergency room visits
across the US and delays in the ED leads to poor
outcomes. There is an association between
waiting times and short term mortality and
hospital admission. Laboratory turnaround time
can impact ED operations and, based on
simulation modeling, the best performance is
predicted when the TAT is 40 minutes or less.
The needs of every ED are different and this
presentation included Emergency Department Facts
and Figures; Why knowing now matters for Chest Pain,
Why knowing now matters for Sepsis; and Why knowing
now matters for Infectious Disease.
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Implementing
a Novel
Point-of-Care Test
The next speaker
was Marcia L.
Zucker, PhD, ZIVD, LLC, who discussed how the idea of
introducing additional POC tests in a facility
can be daunting.
There is a lot of confusion
surrounding which evaluations and tasks are
actually required by CLIA regulations and by
accrediting agencies.
This presentation is
intended to address the laundry list of items
required by CLIA regulations to allow the
compliant, efficient implementation of a POCT.
POCT
Options and Decisions
in the HIDU
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Following
lunch, the final speaker of the day was 'Dan the
Lab Safety Man' Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ).
Dan's talk was very informative and entertaining
as he told about how hospitals across the United States quickly
organized Highly Infectious Disease Units
to treat Ebola patients back in 2014.
Many
decisions were made about where testing will be
performed, what instrumentation will be used,
and how staff would protect themselves in the
process. Four years later, the dust has settled,
but the CDC and individual states still have
specific ideas about how to be ready for the
next dangerous pathogen. Those changes include
updated recommendations about PPE, a modified
test menu, and new ideas about the “point of
care.”
This presentation highlighted specific safety and POCT issues and
learn how to make best practice decisions in the
HIDU setting.
Officer Elections
During the meeting,
elections were made, ballots were counted and new
officers for 2018 were announced. The VAPOCCs are
pleased to announce the following new officers...
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President |
President-Elect |
Treasurer |
Secretary |
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Lauren Wheeler
Bon Secours Health Newport News, VA |
Katherine Bodnar
Bon Secours Health Hampton Roads, VA |
Bill Hankins
Danville Regional
Danville, VA |
Sarafaye Shumate
Sentara Norfolk
Norfolk, VA |
The VAPOCCs would like
to thank Past-President Debbie Howard from
Children's Hospital King's Daughters, for her
efforts in leading the group this past year.
A special thanks goes
out to Lisa Durish who has taken on the role of
Treasurer and Secretary for a number of years and
now get a chance to rest and simply attend and
support the VAPOCC group... thanks Lisa!
