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Said: Hmm, my first thought is, if potential POCC applicants are choosing bench tech positions with likely, off-shift, weekend and holiday obligations over a M-F, no-holiday, daytime only POCC position, I would seriously reevaluate the POCC s...

Said: Yep, and you wouldn't necessarily need to validate on newborns/peds either - as that sort of primary validation is on the vendor to perform, and has already been approved by the FDA. You would be doing a secondary validation - so if it ...

Said: Good news on the horizon is the Siemens Atellica VTLi. It's been in use in Europe and Australia, and I'm hoping it'll clear FDA this year. It is more compact but drawback is it only tests for hs-TnI, unlike the Polymedco.

Said: We would focus on CG8s, so hemolysis would be a concern. Right now we do not have our ABL in the lab validated for capillary samples, so figuring out a validation would be challenging. I've reached out to the company and haven't receive...

Said: I'm a respiratory therapist and I'm the POC Coordinator for the pulmonary lab at my hospital. I handle anything blood gas related. I oversee QC testing, proficiency testing, new testing, and blood gas equipment. I do have to have our Me...