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Description: The utilization of Point of Care testing has increased dramatically in recent years, but we have been working alongside these instruments, perhaps unknowingly, for decades. In this webinar, the benefits and challenges of Point of Care programs will be discussed, with an emphasis on how MLTs will not be replaced, but how our role will evolve, as we adapt to the use of this technology.

Start date: Upon registration

Completion: Up to 52 weeks

At the end of this webinar you will be able to:

• Recognize what constitutes a Point of Care instrument or test
• Describe what is involved in the implementation a Point of Care program
• Evaluate the benefits and risks of implementing Point of Care
• Identify the crucial role of MLTs in Point of Care Programs

Speaker: Dannielle Caruk, MLT, BSc.

Dannielle graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BSc., majoring in Microbiology, and attended Red River College in Winnipeg for Medical Laboratory Sciences, eventually becoming a certified MLT. Dannielle worked as a General Duty Technologist in a rural core lab, an urban Biochemistry Lab, and is now the Point of Care Testing Specialist for Shared Health Manitoba, focusing on Manitoba’s Point of Care Pilot Project, in partnership with First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, and the Kidney Check Program – a Canada-wide kidney health screening project.

Recorded: June 3, 2022

PEP hours: 1.0

CPS credits: 0

*Note: PEP hours and/or CPS credits will only be awarded upon successful completion of the quiz.