A Critical Evaluation of Critical Value Notification
Cardinal Health Lab Briefings webinar series
This webinar is presented by Steven W. Cotten Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Director of Automated Chemistry and Critical Care Testing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Title: A Critical Evaluation of Critical Value Notification
Overview
This webinar will explore the role that laboratories play in critical value notification to patient care teams. The landscape of resources available to benchmark thresholds for notification will be discussed and considerations for setting critical values. Evaluating glucose critical values and how evolving recommendations for management of hypoglycemia are impacting critical value thresholds will be used as a case study.
Objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education activity, the participant should be able to:
- Identify existing recommendations for critical value thresholds
- Contrast different mechanisms for critical results notification
- Investigate the origin of the latest ADA glycemic definitions and their impact on the lab
Intended audience
This continuing education credit is intended for use by clinical laboratory professionals who are interested in learning more about critical value notifications, including the different mechanisms for critical results notification and existing recommendations for critical value thresholds.
Take the course and obtain CE credits
Attend this basic level webinar at no cost. Cardinal Health is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This webinar is managed by Whitehat Communications and offers one P.A.C.E.® Continuing Education contact hour for up to six months after the live event.
One P.A.C.E® credit is available upon completion of the course: A Critical Evaluation of Critical Value Notification
P.A.C.E.® credits are widely recognized in the clinical laboratory profession and can be used to fulfill most continuing education requirements.