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Watch: Rapid HIV Assays — September 29, 2020
During this session, Dr. Karon will review the current state of the HIV epidemic, both in the US and around the world. The use of rapid HIV tests to advance CDC goals towards broader HIV testing will be discussed. Dr. Karon will also review Mayo Clinic evaluations and performance characteristics of different FDA-approved rapid HIV tests. Finally, the session will highlight healthcare settings where rapid HIV testing may have the most impact.
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:
Learning Objectives:
- Define the current state of the HIV epidemic and trends in HIV diagnosis.
- Review HIV testing algorithms updated in 2018 and implications on use of rapid tests.
- List the settings where rapid HIV testing is most used.
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:
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Brad Karon, MD, PhD
Co-director Hospital Labs Mayo Clinic Dr. Karon is a professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is co-director of Point-of-care Testing, Hospital Clinical Laboratories, and Laboratory Services (phlebotomy) at Mayo Rochester. Dr. Karon’s primary interest is in critical and point-of-care testing. He previously served as chair of the AACC Division of Critical and Point-of-care Testing and as a member of the College of American Pathologists Point-of-care resource committee. Dr. Karon has published numerous studies related to point-of-care testing. |
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We thank the Heart of America POC Network for their commitment to supporting continuing education.
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