The increased availability of rapid molecular infectious disease diagnostics has significantly improved the potential for clinical laboratories to impact patient outcomes. Appropriate and optimal use of these new tests require communication and partnership between clinical microbiologists and clinicians. In the session, two speakers, a microbiologist and infectious disease clinician will discuss various approaches to diagnostic stewardship in a case format.
Diagnostic Stewardship for Molecular Testing: The Challenges and Rewards from the Laboratory Perspective
Kimberle Chapin, MD, Brown Biology and Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
The Art of Navigating Molecular Infectious Disease Test Results: From Ordering To Application In the Clinical Setting
Sejal Morjaria, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Objectives:
- Define the concept of diagnostic stewardship.
- List key stakeholders in establishing diagnostic stewardship.
- Describe approaches to establishing diagnostic stewardship.
Duration: 1.25 hr
Recording Date: November 7, 2019
CME/CMLE credit: 1.25 hr
Last day to purchase course and CE claim credit: December 24, 2022
