Global Point of Care
There is a need for expanded POC lactate testing across EDs for improved sepsis care.
Using POCT allows for rapid results from important labs like lactates, which are a critical part of clinical decision-making in the context of sepsis.
This webinar covers one hospital system's journey to incorporate lactate testing into the standard of care for patients who present to the ED with symptoms of sepsis and their successful 'sepsis
drive-team' structure, with the goal of achieving:
This event is produced by Whitehat Communications and sponsored by Abbott Point of Care.
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Dr. Lisa Birdsall Fort is an Ochsner physician who specializes in emergency medicine. She attended medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA, and performed her residency and fellowship at Columbia University / St. Luke's Roosevelt in New York, NY. She also holds a masters of public health in health systems management from the Tulane School of Public Health in Tropical Medicine in New Orleans.
Teresa Arrington has worked in healthcare for 16 years. She serves as the Director of Robust Process Improvement for Quality & Patient Safety at Ochsner Health, and manages a portfolio of projects and strategic initiatives, including reducing mortality & expanding equitable healthcare. Teresa has an MBA in project management, and has earned certifications as an Elite AIM Practitioner, Project Management Professional, & Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Titles of those appearing in the recording represent their roles at the time the webinar took place and may not reflect their current positions.
POC coordinators, lab directors, nurses, ED physicians, quality directors
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