Topic
Point of Care Testing (POCT)

Presented By
Alan T. Evangelista, PhD, director, Microbiology & Virology/Molecular Diagnostics; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the implementation and settings of point of care testing
• Describe examples of POCT currently used at St. Chris using blood and urine specimens, and additional POCT for rapid detection of specific infectious diseases, such as Strep pharyngitis, HIV, and COVID-19

Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children

Accreditation Statement
Tower Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Tower Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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