Training and Competency assessment for additional cartridges on GH100
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We currently only use the ACT-LR cartridges on the GH100 instruments, but we are looking at adding the ACT+ cartridges to our testing menu for our EP Lab. For those of you that use both cartridge types on the GH100, how did you handle this for training and competency? The users have already undergone training and competency assessments for the current ACT-LR cartridges. With the addition of this new cartridge type (ACT+) do I need to do new training and then separate competency assessments for this new cartridge? Or would the original training and competency suffice? Although the testing process is identical with both cartridge types, the measuring range is different. Just looking for what others have done. We are a CAP accredited facility.
My email is aholland@catawbavalleymc.org if you would prefer to respond via email.
Thank you!
My email is aholland@catawbavalleymc.org if you would prefer to respond via email.
Thank you!
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We have the signature elites but we had issues in the past with staff using the wrong cartridges. Only Perfusion uses the ACT+ at our facility. EP, Cath Lab, and ICU use LR. Since then, Werfen has color coded them. I also go a step further and apply an additional neon yellow label on the cartridges that states "Perfusion Use Only" and I include a question about the cartridge types during the Hemochron competency assessment. Most people do better if they know better.
You can create different configurations in your data management system, for the devices to accept one or the other (or both), depending on the needs of the individual locations. Our CVOR device only accepts the ACT+ and not the LR. All other areas only accept the LR and not the ACT+. Our 'lab' configuration will accept either because we do all of the stock validations on it.
When new cuvettes/QC are brought into the inventory, assign them only to the areas where they are used. If materials aren't assigned to a certain location, the device won't allow them to use it.