The Improving Outcomes Through Point of Care Testing Certificate Program is an online learning program for laboratory professionals who want to learn more about using point of care testing to improve patient, health, safety, financial, and process outcomes. The program is composed of eight courses, which can be completed online in 1 to 2 hours each. Each course contains a lecture, required reading, and quiz, and may include resource materials. You can earn 12 continuing education units for completing the entire program.

To receive the Improving Outcomes Through Point of Care Testing certificate, you must successfully complete all eight courses before the program end date. Improving Outcomes Through Point of Care Testing certificates are awarded monthly. In addition, graduates of the program are listed on a graduate register.

The following individuals developed the Improving Outcomes Through Point of Care Testing Certificate Program and contributed to content in this program:

James Nichols, PhD, Chair
Baystate University, Boston, MA

Sheldon Campbell, MD
VA Connecticut and Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Rob Christenson, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Gerald Kost, MD, PhD
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Kent Lewandrowski, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Richard F. Louie, PhD
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Nam Tran, PhD
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

The faculty thank for the following people for their image or presentation contributions: Corbin Curtis, James Januzzi, MD, Stephanie L. Sumner, BS.

Available for sale: January 1, 2012
Sold Until: December 31, 2012
Program Access Available: January 1, 2012-July 15, 2013

• Five online courses
• Fee: $225.00 AACC Member/$450 Non-member
• Course Number: 6818
• If you purchase the program over the telephone, the online access information will be emailed within 1 week of enrollment. If you have not received your access information, please contact AACC Customer Service.
• If you purchase the program online, the login information will be on your confirmation page.
• If you purchase the program via mail or fax, please allow 2 weeks for processing.

ACCENT^® credit will be offered for this program. AACC is an approved provider of continuing education for clinical laboratory scientists in the states of California, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

This program is sponsored by the AACC Critical and Point-of-Care Testing Division and is supported by Abbott Point of Care.