Results at Your Fingertips: The Multifaceted Impact of A1C and Lipid POCT in the Pharmacy Workflow
To improve overall access to health care and empower patients, advances in technology have created point-of-care testing (POCT) tools, that provide simple, fast and accurate clinical results within minutes. The accessibility of pharmacists, combined with their therapeutic knowledge means they are ideally positioned to provide and expand healthcare services provided to patients. POCT provides pharmacists with a tool to make customized decisions based on clinical data, which allows them to provide a higher caliber of care to patients.
This course is accredited by CCCEP for 1.0 CEUs; course number CCCEP #1329-2024-3735-I-T.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the benefits to patients of point-of-care testing (POCT)
- Identify the types of POCT available in pharmacies across Canada
- Describe how to integrate A1C/Lipid POCT into the pharmacy workflow
- Explain the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy technician in A1C/Lipid POCT
- Discuss the benefits and challenges of incorporating A1C/Lipid POCT into the pharmacy workflow
Course Author(s): Mohamed Elsabakhawi, BSc. Phm. Rph. and John Zervas, PharmD, R.Ph, CTH
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