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Title: Heparin Plasma Testing in Clinical Chemistry |
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Originally Presented: February 2007 |
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Length of Presentation: Approximately 60 minutes |
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SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE $125.00!
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About This Webinar: This self-study course provides an overview of the use of heparin plasma for testing in clinical chemistry. Topics include a general discussion of heparin, a comparison of serum versus plasma, factors influencing specimen quality, analyte stability, and instrument/assay considerations.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this webinar you will be able to:
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Describe heparin and its role as an anticoagulant in blood collection tubes.
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Identify the major differences between serum and heparin plasma.
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Identify the factors which influence plasma specimen quality.
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Identify the factors which influence analyte stability in heparin plasma.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Suggested Audience: Clinical laboratory directors, lab managers, and medical technologists
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Keynote Speaker / Author: Jeffrey Chance, PhD
Dr. Chance is a Senior Clinical Scientist with BD Diagnostics, Preanalytical Systems, and has coordinated and managed clinical evaluations of BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes for eight years. |
Eligibility for CE Credit: BD is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This webinar is eligible for one contact hour of P.A.C.E.® Continuing Education Credit. Applicant's attendance will be validated. Detailed information on obtaining continuing education credit will be provided within the presentation. The Special Introductory Registration Fee of $125.00 includes the processing fee for P.A.C.E. continuing education credit for the registrant of record only.
P.A.C.E. is a registered trademark of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
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