Offered by Medavera, Inc.:
Creatinine: Significance and Applications for Rapid Creatinine Testing
Key learning objectives
- Discuss the risk factor for development of AKI.
- Explain the importance of early identification of changes in renal function.
- Discuss how rapid creatinine testing can assist in mitigating kidney injury.
- List future applications for a rapid creatinine test.
https://www.creatininetesting.com
Diagnosing and Managing Sepsis Syndrome: The Emerging Role of Bedside Analyte Testing
Key learning objectives
- Review the epidemiology of sepsis
- Describe biomarkers used in the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis
- Explain how to evaluate sepsis tests and results
- Identify the benefits of point-of-care analyte testing in sepsis patients
https://www.sepsismarkers.com/
VAP: Diagnosing and Managing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Key learning objectives
- Identify the risk factors of VAP
- Review the epidemiology of VAP
- Describe guidelines and recommendations used in the diagnosis and treatment of VAP
- Identify the benefits and limitations of point-of-care testing in VAP patients
https://www.vapeducation.com/
Offered by SelectScience:
The importance of pre-analytics in blood gas testing (expires 29 June 2023)
Key learning objectives
- Understand the technique for properly drawing arterial blood for blood gas analysis
- Explain the pre-analytical considerations to minimize potential sources of error of patient results
- Identify suitable anticoagulants for arterial blood gas samples
Understanding the complexity of urinary tract infections and the role of urinalysis in early detection (expires 15 Sept 2023)
Learning objectives
- Develop a comprehensive knowledge of urinary tract infections (UTIs) including causes, diagnosis, and treatments
- Explain the role of urinalysis in the diagnosis of UTIs
- Describe the use and misuse of antibiotics to treat UTIs
- Recognize how point-of-care urinalysis can be used to improve outcomes
Transforming Care with POC Testing (expires 26 Oct 2023)
Key learning objectives
- Identify the benefits of POCT
- Identify the challenges of operating and managing POCT
- Describe the impact of POCT on various hospital departments
Hemoglobin A1c measurement and standardization (expires 31 Oct 2023)
Key learning objectives
- Explain HbA1c testing and its correlation to historical diabetes patients' clinical outcomes studies
- Describe the HbA1c standardization process and the current state of HbA1c measurements
- Analyze potential analytical and biological interferences affecting HbA1c results
The connection between COVID-19 and diabetes: Where are we headed? (expires 04 Nov 2023)
Key learning objectives
- Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes
- Learn how an infection or inflammation interacts with patients with diabetes
- Discover how COVID-19 altered diabetes assessment and management
The importance of point of care testing in pediatrics (expires 13 Dec 2023)
Key learning objectives
- Discover the benefits of POCT in pediatrics
- Explore the challenges of collection and testing pediatric specimens
- Understand the impact of POCT on the workflow of pediatric settings
