Course Description: This course provides training on bedside diagnostic tests and equipment. Participants will learn about the implementation, management, and interpretation of point-of-care testing (POCT) to ensure rapid and accurate diagnostic results at the patient’s bedside.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop proficiency in point-of-care testing techniques.
- Implement and manage POCT equipment effectively.
- Ensure accurate and rapid diagnostic results.
- Interpret POCT results accurately.
- Enhance patient care through effective use of POCT.
Objectives:
- Identify key principles of point-of-care testing.
- Perform bedside diagnostic tests accurately.
- Implement and maintain POCT equipment.
- Monitor and evaluate POCT results.
- Develop strategies for ensuring quality control in POCT.
- Address common challenges in POCT.
- Educate healthcare teams about POCT techniques.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive care.
- Ensure compliance with POCT regulatory standards.
- Review case studies to apply POCT techniques in real-world settings.
Units:
- Introduction to Point-of-Care Testing
- Principles of POCT
- Performing Bedside Diagnostic Tests
- Implementing and Maintaining POCT Equipment
- Interpreting POCT Results
- Quality Control in POCT
- Addressing Challenges in POCT
- Educating Healthcare Teams about POCT
- Compliance with POCT Regulatory Standards
- Case Studies and Practical Applications
