Point-of-Care Testing

CLSI POCT15 Webinar

Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases

Learn about CLSI POCT15, Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases, report that provides recommendations for assisting providers, laboratories, public health agencies, and policymakers in assessing, deploying, performing, and utilizing POC tests to improve management of infectious disease. Also learn about recommendations for indications, limitations, appropriate use, and result reporting and interpretation. In addition, a summary of potential uses of POC tests in community outreach and public health testing, and in resource-limited settings, is also presented. POCT15 provides guidance and aid to laboratory and non-laboratory workers using POC tests to improve patient care.

March 10, 2020

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Scope

This course will cover the following:

  • An overview of CLSI POCT15, Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases.
  • A technology summary, including antigen/antibody testing and molecular diagnostics. 
  • Discussion by pathogen, including respiratory pathogens, genitourinary pathogens, Helicobacter pylori, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Hepatitis viruses. 
  • Other health care associated and community pathogens of importance and Procalcitonin (PCT).
  • Use of point-of-care tests in low-resource settings
Speakers
Sheldon M. Campbell, MD, PhD, FCAP,  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Associate Chief for Clinical Laboratories, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Robert L. Sautter, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB), MT(ASCP)SM, Principle, RL Sautter Consulting LLC
Scope

This course will cover the following:

  • An overview of CLSI POCT15, Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases.
  • A technology summary, including antigen/antibody testing and molecular diagnostics. 
  • Discussion by pathogen, including respiratory pathogens, genitourinary pathogens, Helicobacter pylori, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Hepatitis viruses. 
  • Other health care associated and community pathogens of importance and Procalcitonin (PCT).
  • Use of point-of-care tests in low-resource settings
Speakers
Sheldon M. Campbell, MD, PhD, FCAP,  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Associate Chief for Clinical Laboratories, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Robert L. Sautter, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB), MT(ASCP)SM, Principle, RL Sautter Consulting LLC