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Expert Recommendations to Save Time and Improve Care Quality with POCT During Covid

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SUMMARY

In this educational webinar, Prof. Peacock, Prof. Peng and Dr. Nagesh will share their expertise and experiences in managing workflow efficiencies and improving quality of care of their patients using POCT during Covid.

KEY TOPICS

  • ED POCT: Just how long is it safe to wait to see your Dr? by Prof. Peacock
  • Dynamic changes of outcomes in survivors from critically ill Covid-19 within one year: updates from Wuhan by Prof. Peng
  • Point of Care Testing – A New Paradigm in Critical Care for Infants by Dr. Nagesh

Learning Objectives

Learnings from the Emergency Department (ED):

  • Recognize the impact of Covid-19 on patient flow in the ED
  • Examine the impact of waiting times on patient outcomes 
  • Evaluate the role of point-of-care testing in the diagnosis and management of ED patients 
  • Learn best practices for blood testing in a busy ED

Learnings from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU):

  • Examine the 1-year health outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 survivors in Wuhan
  • Assess pulmonary function, physical morbidity, immunological status, quality of life, cognitive impairment and psychiatric disability

Learnings from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU):

  • Identify key parameters in the diagnosis and management of critically ill newborns
  • Differentiate between traditional and point-of-care approaches to blood gas testing in infants
  • Evaluate the challenges and progress made in neonatal intensive care
  • Learn best practices in managing critical care situations in infants

This event is produced by NTT Cloud Communications and sponsored by Abbott Point of Care.

About the Presenters

Dr. W. Frank Peacock MD, FACEP, FACC, FESC is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair for Research in the department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas.

  • With >600 publications, he is a two-time winner of the Best Research Paper of the Year Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians
  • 2019 recipient of the Ray Bahr Award for Excellence from the American College of Cardiology
  • Founder of Comprehensive Research Associates, LLC, and Emergencies in Medicine, LLC.

Dr. Zhiyong Peng MD, PhD is Chair and Professor of Critical Care Medicine at Zhongnan Hospital, Wuham University.

  • Vice-Director of Center of Clinical Trials of Wuhan University
  • Director of Center of Hubei Clinical Research on Critical Care Medicine
  • Clinical fellow training in the USA with USMLE Credentialing ECFMG

Dr. N. Karthik Nagesh MD, FRCPCH (U.K.), FNNF, FIAP is Chairman and HOD, Neonatology - NICUs. 

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Fellowship (U.K.)

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