Point of Care Testing in the Spotlight at IBMS Congress 2013

A series of seminars is to be held at the IBMS Congress this year looking specifically at diagnostic tests and techniques for point of care testing (POCT). POCT offers significant advantages such as faster clinical decision making, and improved outcomes and patient management. However the implementation of POCT presents challenges and raises important issues.

The Congress POCT seminars are designed to be of direct relevance to anyone involved in the provision of a POCT service. The smaller, more informal nature of these sessions enables delegates to discuss and debate the issues with the presenters and to exchange their ideas and experiences. The seminars cover a range of approaches; with presenters sharing insights into how they have approached the challenges they have faced in delivering their respective POCT services.

Many of the seminars have broad appeal to clinical staff within the acute sector, as well as healthcare professionals responsible for care delivery in the community setting. There are also presentations focusing on key aspects of infection prevention and control, which will prove invaluable for all those on the front line of care delivery.

Hall 4 Seminars

Monday 23 September

09.15 – 10.00 50 Shades of Dave
Speaker: David Spratt, North Middlesex Hospital

10.30 – 11.15 A Beginners Guide to Point of Care Testing
Dr David Ricketts, Project Leader for ISO 22870 revision

11.15-12.00 Rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases at point of care
Daniel Adlerstein, Atlas

Tuesday 24 September

09.15-10.00 How IT can provide support to meet the challenges in Point of Care Testing
Clinisys

10.30 – 11.15 The Necessity of an Integrated Team Approach to POCT
Speaker: Tony Cambridge, POCT Co-ordinator Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

14.00 – 14.45 Connectivity: the key to success in POCT
Speaker: Samantha Ekin, POCT Co-ordinator, Stepping Hill Hospital

16.00 – 16.4 50 Shades of Dave
Speaker: David Spratt, North Middlesex Hospital

Wednesday 25 September

09.15-10.00 Metro POCT: The Manchester approach to Point of Care Training
Simon Kimber, National Project Manager- Metro-POCT

10.30 – 11.15 Pathology, physiology: a fully integrated POCT service
Speakers: Gill Hall

14.00 – 14.45 50 Shades of Dave
Speaker: David Spratt, North Middlesex Hospital

See also the following lectures at Congress:

Tuesday 24 September

Clinical Chemistry

16:00-16:30 Point of Care Testing – achieving CPA accreditation
Mr Nick Bills, POCT manager, The Doctors Laboratory.

16:30-17:00 Point of Care Testing – emerging technology
Mr Peter Jones, Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Wednesday 25 September
Medical Microbiology

15:00-15:30 Microbiology tests at the bedside: A growing reality?
Mr Colin Walker, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Wednesday 25 September,
Virology

10:30 ‑ 11:00 Point of Care Testing – quality assurance
Mr Rhys Tassell, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

For further details of the IBMS Congress please see here.