Preparing for the Exam

If you would like to brush up on your point-of-care testing knowledge before the exam, we suggest using the following for reference or study resources.

Scope of Exam Content Outline

Online Resources

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). CMS U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
• To Test or Not to Test? Considerations for Waived Testing; CDC & CMS U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
• Developing an IQCP: A Step-By Step Guide; CDC & CMS U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
• The Point-of-Care Coordinators Online Resource (www.pointofcare.net)
• Evidence-Based Practice for Point-of-Care Testing. POCT Practice Guidelines ( Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC), 2007)
• Online certificate program Point-of-Care Specialist ( Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC))

Books

• Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 6th Edition (Rifai, N, Horvath, AR, Wittwer, CT, eds., 2018)
• Point-of-Care Testing: Principles and Clinical Applications (Peter Luppa and Ralf Junker, 2018)

Journals

• Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology (Wolters Kluwer Health)
• Clinical Chemistry ( Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC))
• Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine ( Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC))