2019 Point-of-Care Webinar Series
As point-of-care testing (POCT) gains greater traction in value-based healthcare, Orchard Software continues to develop tools that help the laboratory be an integral part of providing superior patient care. Orchard, along with other vendors with a shared interest in POCT, is sponsoring the POC Group webinars in 2019. The POC Group webinars are produced by Whitehat Communications and are focused on topics of interest to the laboratory and POCT industry. The free webinar sessions offer P.A.C.E.® credit opportunities and are given by experts in the lab and POCT market.
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Watch: POC Testing: Cost vs. Convenience—January 29, 2019
The Cost vs. Convenience webinar discusses which tests can make a positive impact in the point-of-care testing (POCT) setting. The webinar challenges the conventional wisdom about which lab tests impact treatment decisions, explores reasons to test at the point of care, and presents statistical data and anecdotal information regarding the impact of lab testing on reductions in morbidity and mortality. You will explore multiple rationales for POCT, including screening options, how chronic disease management is improved by POCT, and how POCT complements vital signs measurements. Along the way, you will learn more about POCT management criteria that optimize in-office lab testing performance and lead to higher levels of staff and patient satisfaction.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of
Whitehat Communications We thank the San Diego Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Artificial Intelligence & Disruptive Technologies in POC—March 5, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the potential to transform healthcare. Despite recent advances in AI/ML in everyday life, the clinical use of AI/ML remains embryonic. Significant technological, regulatory, and cultural challenges remain. This webinar provides an overview of AI/ML, common classification techniques, and current AI/ML applications in healthcare, focusing on laboratory testing.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Ohio Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: POC Troponin Testing: Current Status & Future Promise—March 28, 2019
Diagnosing and risk assessment of myocardial infarction (MI) is critical in patient management. Because cardiac troponin measurements are the cornerstone for the MI diagnosis, this webinar focuses on the characteristics and considerations that are important when selecting a cardiac troponin assay to provide to clinicians at the point of care. We are clearly moving into the era of high-sensitivity and next-generation cardiac troponin assays. This raises the bar for assuring that the quality of point-of-care assays is up to this new task. This webinar discusses how to assure quality in our activity. Attendees will be better informed about troponin’s role in diagnosis of MI and how to provide appropriate point-of-care services to clinicians ruling in, ruling out, and treating this condition.
Learning Objectives
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Heart of America Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: The Nursing-Lab Relationship in POC—April 4, 2019
Point-of-care testing is a growing means of delivering faster laboratory testing at the patient’s bedside. But, quality test results require good communication and interdisciplinary collaboration between the clinical and laboratory staff. This webinar will explore the challenges of communication and how to appreciate and value each member’s unique skills and expertise on the patient care team.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Bay State POCT Collaborative for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: POC Testing: Cost vs. Convenience—May 9, 2019
The Cost vs. Convenience webinar discusses which tests can make a positive impact in the point-of-care testing (POCT) setting. The webinar challenges the conventional wisdom about which lab tests impact treatment decisions, explores reasons to test at the point of care, and presents statistical data and anecdotal information regarding the impact of lab testing on reductions in morbidity and mortality. You will explore multiple rationales for POCT, including screening options, how chronic disease management is improved by POCT, and how POCT complements vital signs measurements. Along the way, you will learn more about POCT management criteria that optimize in-office lab testing performance and lead to higher levels of staff and patient satisfaction.
Learning objectives:
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the North Country POCC Group for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Laboratory Stewardship Essentials—May 15, 2019
As the healthcare industry transitions from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement, hospital systems are challenged to improve quality while reducing costs. While laboratory spending only accounts for 2%-3% of overall healthcare costs, the laboratory drives 70%-80% of downstream medical decisions1, 2. For this reason, proper laboratory stewardship is critical in today’s healthcare industry.
This webinar will explore essential steps to establish an effective lab stewardship program, including governance and structure of stewardship committees. Dr. Fletcher will also outline strategies for implementing successful laboratory stewardship interventions. These strategies include consolidation of reference testing for cost reduction and improved turnaround time; reference test formulary development to limit inappropriate inpatient tests; and appropriate utilization of in-house testing, including discussion on the impact of order sets, recurring daily lab tests, and duplicate lab tests. Each of these strategies will drive downstream savings and improve the quality of patient care in healthcare systems. Learning Objectives:
1Donaldson K, Young D. An evidentiary rules-based approach to reducing unnecessary lab testing. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010;134:503 2Forsman RW. Why is the laboratory an afterthought for managed care organizations? Clin Chem 1996;42:813–6. This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Louisiana Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: CAP Is Coming: What Do I Do Next?--May 21, 2019
This webinar describes the steps to take to prepare for a CAP inspection, including how to prepare the POCT operators and how to ensure that new CAP checklist questions are addressed. This webinar will also address the top citations for POCT and how to address them.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Central Florida Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Preparing for Your Joint Commission Survey—June 6, 2019
This webinar will outline recommendations on how to prepare for The Joint Commission Laboratory Accreditation Program on-site survey. The presentation will explain the tracer methodology and provide examples of how a tracer is utilized as an approach to conducting a survey. Additionally, the webinar will provide an overview of The Joint Commission Laboratory Program, including resources on how to better prepare for an on-site survey.
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About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Tennessee Point-of-Care Coordinators for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Foodborne Illnesses: Causes, Diagnostics, & Reporting—June 12, 2019
Chicken salad, lettuce, melon, sprouts, strawberries, and burgers: What is dangerous about this menu for your next backyard get together? Learn the pathogens most likely to come to your picnic and how these pathogens enter the food chain. Review recent outbreaks, improvements in rapid diagnostic methods, and the impact of multi-pathogen panels on reporting illnesses.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Greater San Diego POCC Group for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Training, Competency, & Educational Requirements—July 16, 2019
The regulations for training, competency, and educational requirements are not consistent between CLIA, CAP, COLA, and TJC. This webinar compares all four groups and their unique requirements. Participants will have an opportunity to work in groups to share information on how to meet and document training, competency, and educational requirements.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the South Carolina POC Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: It's Time to Clear the Fog about Kidney Function Testing—July 24, 2019
This webinar will cover the pros and cons of both the older and newer tests for acute and chronic renal disease, including creatinine, measured and estimated GFR (glomerular filtration rate), cystatin C, NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin), KIM (kidney injury molecule), and IGFBP7 (insulin-like growth factor binding protein, a cell-cycle arrest molecule). It will also discuss how these markers indicate nephron loss, decreased glomerular filtration, and/or renal tubular/cellular damage.
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This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Ohio Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Register Now: See how Orchard Simplifies POCT in Live Demonstration of Trellis
One of the greatest challenges in POCT is that management is spread across multiple siloed locations. The variance in locations, operators, devices, and device capabilities makes POCT management complex. Register now for Orchard Trellis: Manage POCT—People, Places, Devices, & Dollars, a webinar discussing POCT challenges followed with a live demonstration of Orchard® Trellis™!
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Watch: Waived Testing and Resolving Noncompliance Standards—August 15, 2019
This webinar will outline The Joint Commission accreditation standards on waived testing and provide recommendations on how to resolve noncompliance. Recommendations will be based on real-life examples of noncompliance that were observed from previous Joint Commission surveys.
The presentation will provide examples of how tracer methodology is utilized when conducting a survey for waived testing. Learning Objectives:
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Southwest Regional POC Group for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Watch: Clinician Versus Laboratorian: Conflict or Collaboration—August 20, 2019
While laboratorians and clinicians share the same goal—optimal patient care—they often seem to be working in opposition. This presentation will address the sources of these conflicts and suggest approaches to maximize cooperation.
Learning Objectives:
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Virginia POCC Group for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Register: POC Troponin Testing: Current Status & Future Promise—August 27, 2019
Diagnosing and risk assessment of myocardial infarction (MI) is critical in patient management. Because cardiac troponin measurements are the cornerstone for the MI diagnosis, this webinar focuses on the characteristics and considerations that are important when selecting a cardiac troponin assay to provide to clinicians at the point of care. We are clearly moving into the era of high-sensitivity and next-generation cardiac troponin assays. This raises the bar for assuring that the quality of point-of-care assays is up to this new task. This webinar discusses how to assure quality in our activity. Attendees will be better informed about troponin’s role in diagnosis of MI and how to provide appropriate point-of-care services to clinicians ruling in, ruling out, and treating this condition.
Learning Objectives
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the North Carolina POC Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.    Register: Quality Management—Making it Meaningful—September 12, 2019
Laboratory management used to be about making sure policies and procedures were current and updated, technical processes provided accurate results, and personnel performed testing correctly. Well, not anymore!
Every laboratory needs a quality management system (QMS) that can pull the troubled lab out of problems and elevate a good lab to greatness. Learn what every laboratory needs to know to evolve and maximize their existing QMSs to deliver greater value to patients, the laboratory, and the organization. Learning Objectives:
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speakers:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the New Jersey Point-of-Care Coordinators for their commitment to supporting continuing education.
   Register: Standardizing Workflows for Hospitals & Ambulatory Locations—September 19, 2019
No matter how large or small or how many hospitals or ambulatory sites you have in your health care system the steps to standardizing test systems and harmonizing workflows resonate throughout the health care industry. In this session, we'll talk about the details of integrating 3 community hospitals, 2 academic hospitals, 40 physician offices and at least 12 university clinics into one Point of Care program. You'll learn about challenges and successes when standardizing and harmonizing workflows, procedures and test devices.
Learning Objectives:
This basic level complimentary webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications. Whitehat Communications is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. About the Speaker:
Orchard Software is a proud sponsor of this P.A.C.E®-accredited opportunity on behalf of Whitehat Communications We thank the Heart of America Point-of-Care Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.
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