Building resilience through point-of-care innovations

    DoubleTree Pittsburgh
    October 14–16, 2026

    Planning Committee

    Anna Fuezery, PhD, DABCC, CPP (Chair)
    Alberta Precision Laboratories
    Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Nicholas Larkey, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, CPP, FADLM
    University of Virginia
    Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Jeanne Mumford, MLS(ASCP)
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Baltimore, MD, USA

    Nam Tran, PhD, HCLD (ABB), FADLM
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
    Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Wanvisa Treebuphachatsakul, PhD
    Naresuan University
    Muang, Phitsanulok, Thailand

    Target audience

    This symposium is designed to meet the needs of laboratory professionals overseeing and/or carrying out point-of-care testing, clinical laboratory physicians, supervisors, managers, regulatory personnel, and other laboratory professionals interested in advances in point-of-care testing.

    Learning objectives

    Learning objectives coming soon.

    Disclosures and statement of independence

    The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is dedicated to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. All participating planning committee members and faculty are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. The intent of this disclosure is to provide participants with information on which they can make their own judgments. Faculty disclosures of relevant financial relationship(s) will be provided in respective presentations and program materials.

    Content validity

    All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients; AND/OR all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation that conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

    Accreditation statement

    This educational activity will be submitted for ACCENT continuing education credit.