Lab Symposium
Cleveland, OH | April 28
Improving Patient Care and Efficiency
This educational workshop focused on how your lab can contribute to enhancing patient care and experience, controlling costs, as well as increasing lab efficiency.
Agenda
8:00 AM |
Check-in Opens |
9:00 AM |
The Laboratory's Role in Evaluation of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia* |
10:15 AM |
Lab Portfolio Overview: ACL TOP® Family 50 Series Hemostasis Systems and HemosIL® Assay Menu HemoCell® Specialized Lab Automation HemoHub™ Intelligent Data Manager BIO-FLASH® AutoImmune System and Testing Menu QUANTA Link® Workflow Management System for IFA Acute Care Diagnostics Portfolio Overview |
11:30 AM |
Featured Tests in Autoimmunity* |
12:30 PM |
Lunch and Instrument Demonstrations |
2:00 PM |
Meeting CAP Requirements & CLSI Guidelines for Hemostasis Samples with Automation Ready Analyzers* |
3:00 PM |
Instrument Demonstrations |
4:30 PM |
Symposium Adjourns |
Educational Presentations
The program will feature three educational presentations. Their titles and objectives follow.
1) The Laboratory’s Role in Evaluation of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia*
- Review the pathophysiology of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
- Describe the clinical significance of HIT
- Outline current diagnostic lab tests for HIT
- Discuss benefits of rapid, on-demand HIT testing
2) Featured Tests in Autoimmunity*
- Recognize the Clinical Significance of dsDNA antibody testing in the diagnosis of SLE
- Know the tests for antiphospholipid syndrome and how PS/PT fits into the diagnosis
- Describe the use of Fecal Calprotectin for diagnosing IBD
- Understand the reasons to test a patient for antibodies to HMGCR
3) Meeting CAP Requirements and CLSI Guidelines for Hemostasis Samples with Automation Ready Analyzers*
- Review the CAP requirements and CLSI standards for automation
- Explore acceptable methods for meeting CAP requirements and CLSI standards
- Discuss additional considerations for automation
*Approved for 1.0 Professional Education Program hour through P.A.C.E.®
Werfen is approved (or has applied for approval) as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. Program.
Location
Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower
1360 West Mall Drive
Cleveland, OH 44114
This event took place on April 28.
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