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Insights from the Frontlines: Patient-Centered Care in Respiratory Infections
Published October 16, 2025
Summary
In daily clinical practice, physicians are often required to make the best possible decisions with limited time and information. What options are available to improve the quality of diagnosis and care?
Dr. Yuan-Po Tu, an internist who served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., will share insights from his clinical experience and scientific expertise.
This webinar will explore nasal sampling as another viable approach, including its implementation in the U.S., evaluation of diagnostic accuracy, and its potential applicability in Japanese clinical settings. Join us in considering new options to enhance diagnostic quality.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the clinical rationale and evaluate the scientific evidence supporting nasal sampling in respiratory infection testing.
- Review real-world implementation and outcomes of nasal sampling in U.S. healthcare settings.
- Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and patient comfort associated with nasal sampling.
- Discuss the potential role and limitations of nasal sampling in Japanese clinical practice.
CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDITS
- One Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E.®) contact hour will be provided for this intermediate level complimentary webinar until October 15th, 2026. Abbott is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
- For participants outside the United States, the recognition of P.A.C.E.® credits is subject to the discretion of the respective national licensing authority, certification agency, or other relevant governing body.
Instructions to Claim P.A.C.E.® Credits
- Access https://ceorganizer.ascls.org/.
- Select either Member or Non-Member log-in box.
- ASCLS members: Log in with the username and password used to enter the Members Section of the ASCLS website.
- Non-members: click the “Register Here” link to create a username and password or use login with existing CE Organizer credentials
- Once logged in:
- Click on “Claim Credit” tab at the top of the page.
- Click on “Other P.A.C.E. Programs” tab.
- Locate 618 Abbott ARDx and click “View Events”.
- Select the session attended by checking the teal box and scroll down to click “Next”.
- Enter the session code provided at the end of the webinar and click “Next”.
- Evaluate the session and click “Complete Survey”.
- Click “Download Certificate Now” to view, print, and save your certificate.
Presenter Biography
Yuan-Po Tu, D.V.M., M.D.
Medical Director for Infectious Disease and Outbreak Response
Urgent Care Physician
Optum Pacific Northwest
Everett, Washington, USA
Katsunori Yanagihara, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University,
Professor and Chairman, Department of Laboratory Medicine,
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
Nagasaki, Japan
Who Should Watch
Physicians, Laboratory Supervisors, Laboratory Directors (and/or Assistant Directors), Medical Technologists, Point-of-Care Coordinators, Hospital Admin/C-Suite, Laboratory Managers (Supervisory and/or Non-Supervisory)
