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Monday, September 11, at 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT

Approximately 3% of patients who are presented in an emergency department (ED) have chest pain that the clinician who treats them initially suspects may have been caused by acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Most of these patients are admitted to the hospital for further investigation meaning that chest pain is the most common reason for emergency hospital admission. However, tests will later identify that only a minority of those patients actually have ACS.

Point-of-care (POC) testing has substantial potential advantages in the ED setting, where rapid patient throughput is crucial to reduce the growing international problem of overcrowding. In this webinar, Prof. Pierre Hausfater, Head of the Emergency Department at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, will share his perspectives on POC high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) testing in the emergency department and the ambulance (EMS). Among others, the VALIDATE study, which assesses the diagnostic accuracy in ambulances across several locations in France will also be discussed. In addition, Dr. Lisa Vipond, Pathology Service Manager at the Royal Cornwall NHS Trust, UK, will share her perspectives on POC hs-cTnI testing in a regional healthcare network, with a focus on implementation.

Key learning objectives

  • Determine why and how POC hs-cTnl can be used to alleviate ED overcrowding
  • Describe how POC hs-cTnl is validated within the French ambulance network to improve the triage of chest pain patients
  • Explain how POC hs-cTnI testing can be embedded in clinical practice in the ED and EMS
  • Discuss how to implement POC hs-cTnI

Who should attend

ED physicians, Laboratorians, ED nurses, Cardiologists, POC coordinators, EMS staff, Healthcare insurers, and the Hospital board