The AACC Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Professional Certification Board oversees the certification process for individuals who apply to receive AACC’s Certified Point-of-Care Testing Professional (CPP) designation. This certification program is designed for all personnel who perform diagnostic tests outside the central laboratory, including near-patient testing, point-of-care device selection and validation, quality management, operator training, regulatory compliance, and liaison with the central laboratory. Those who receive the designation CPP will demonstrate to patients and healthcare colleagues and institutions that they have proven expertise in this field.
Board Officers
Vinita Thakur, PhD, FAACC (President)
Clinical Biochemistry Division Chief, Point-of-Care Testing Scientific Lead
Health Science Center, Eastern Health
Silka Clark, MT (President-Elect)
Director, Lab Excellence
ACCUMEN Inc.
Elia Mears, MT(ASCP) (Past President)
Surveyor
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Allison Venner, PhD, FCACB (Secretary)
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Clinical Biochemist, Alberta Precision Laboratories
Credentials Subcommittee
Matthew Feldhammer, PhD, DABCC, NRCC (Chair, Credentials Subcommittee)
Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Chemistry, Toxicology, and Point-of-Care
University of Florida
Richard Lambert, MS, MT(ASCP), CPP (Credentials Member)
Point-of-Care Testing Manager
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Christa Williams, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPP (Credentials Member
Point-of-Care Testing Specialist
University of Maryland
Exams Subcommittee
Rita Khoury, MD, DABCC, FAACC, CPP (Chair, Examinations Subcommittee)
Lab Director
Aculabs, Inc.
Kathleen David, MT (ASCP) (Exams Member)
Manager, Point-of-Care Testing
TriCore Reference Laboratories
Jane Tansiongco, MT(ASCP), CPP (Exams Member
Point-of-Care Testing Coordinator
Pali Momi Medical Center
Shana Gaug, CLS, MLS(ASCP), CPP (Exams Member
Point-of-Care Testing Coordinator
Kapiolani Medical Center
Nominating Subcommittee
Adonica Wilson, MT(ASCP) (Chair, Nominating Committee)
Point of Care Coordinator
A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Kayla Isaacs, MT(ASCP) (Nominating Member)
Medical Laboratory Scientist and POCC
CHI Saint Joseph Hospital
Charlotte Bismark, MT(ASCP), CPP (Nominating Member
Point-of-Care Testing Coordinator
St. George Regional Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare
Other Program Contributors
The AACC Board of Certification would also like to acknowledge the point-of-care testing experts on the Certification Program Task Force who developed the Point-of-Care Testing Professional Certification program, as well as the additional point-of-care testing experts throughout North America who collaborated to develop the certification exam.