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2020 Standards of Care in Diabetes

Revised standards of care recommend screening overweight women who are planning pregnancy, using OGTT to detect cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, and assessing glycemic management with ambulatory glucose profile and time in range. (Image credit: FatCamera / E+ / Getty Images)

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Coronavirus Resources for Labs

AACC has gathered essential information and resources to help laboratories prepare for coronavirus testing—and to stay prepared for when new infectious diseases inevitably emerge in the future. (Image credit: CDC)

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Managing Esoteric Lab Tests Requested by Patients

Laboratory professionals are sometimes put in a difficult position when patients request clinical tests due to marketing tactics. Experts in laboratory stewardship advise professionals to research and prepare for responding to these difficult requests. (Image credit: Whitney Curtis)

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POC Testing for Gestational Diabetes

Researchers have determined that in high-resource settings, the use of point-of-care measurements to diagnose gestational diabetes is not acceptable, but it could be justified in low- and medium-resource settings.

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Renew Your AACC Membership

If your AACC membership is due, be sure to renew so that you can continue to access the resources, connections, and knowledge you need to thrive in today’s fast-changing healthcare world.

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FEATURED AACC ARTERY SOLUTION

Pre-analytic Error

One member thinks that pre-analytic errors should not be considered lab errors, and should instead be designated as prelab errors. A couple respondents argued against this, however, because pre-analytic errors do include errors by lab staff, such as adding a test to the wrong patient sample. Another respondent also suggested that it would have a greater impact on quality to identify trends involving non-lab vs. lab errors in both the pre- and post-analytical phases, as this enables labs to better pinpoint both causes of error and solutions.

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AACC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

LC-MS/MS Troubleshooting for the Clinical Lab

Sign up for this AACC certificate program to learn more about the resolution of technical issues with HPLC and mass spectrometry hardware, as well as about related mass spec assay troubleshooting and assay maintenance.

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AACC CERTIFICATION

Become a Certified POCT Professional

If you are a healthcare professional working in point-of-care testing, certification through the AACC Board of Certification will document that you have proven expertise in this area and are among the top in your field.

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PATIENT CARE

Lab Tests Online

AACC's labtestsonline.org helps patients better understand the many clinical laboratory tests that play a critical role in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating a broad range of conditions, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and infectious diseases. Lab Tests Online content is peer-reviewed and is available in 10+ languages through local sites around the globe.

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About AACC

AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. Our leadership in education, advocacy and collaboration helps lab professionals adapt to change and do what they do best: provide vital insight and guidance so patients get the care they need.

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