Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST | 07:00 PST
D-dimer testing plays an important role in the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Yet variations between assays, clinical cutoffs, patient characteristics, and other biological and methodological factors can make interpreting results challenging.Join Christine Dahler, Marketing Manager at Siemens Healthineers, for an educational webinar exploring the analytical and clinical challenges surrounding D-dimer testing and what laboratories need to consider when interpreting and communicating results.
Discover why D-dimer results from different assays should not be considered interchangeable, how clinical decision thresholds differ from reference intervals, and the factors that can contribute to elevated results in patients without VTE. The webinar will also examine assay interference and potential causes of false-positive and false-negative results, alongside published evidence and clinical practice guidelines supporting best practices for D-dimer interpretation.
Register now to strengthen your understanding of the factors influencing D-dimer results and support more informed interpretation in the clinical laboratory.
Certificate of attendance
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Webinar details
- Date: December 16, 2026
- Time: 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST
- Cost: Free to attend
- Location: Online
Registration is required to secure your place. If you register but can’t attend live, you will receive a link to the on-demand recording once it becomes available.
Who should attend?
This event is perfect for:
- Laboratory directors and managers
- Hemostasis and coagulation laboratory managers
- Clinical and medical laboratory scientists
- Medical and biomedical laboratory scientists
- Hemostasis and coagulation specialists
- Laboratory technicians and technologists
- Hematologists and thrombosis specialists
- Pathologists and clinical pathologists
- Researchers working in hemostasis, coagulation, and thrombosis
What will this webinar cover?
- Key analytical and biological factors contributing to variability between D-dimer assays
- How assay design, antibody specificity, lot-to-lot variation, and reporting units can influence results
- The development and validation of clinical cutoffs for DVT and PE exclusion
- The difference between clinical decision thresholds and reference intervals
- Common causes of elevated D-dimer results unrelated to VTE
- Assay interference and potential causes of false-positive and false-negative results
- Best practices for interpreting and communicating D-dimer findings
Presenters
Lucy Lawrence
Science Editor
SelectScience
Christine Dahler
Marketing Manager,
Siemens Healthineers
Christine Dahler is a Marketing Manager at Siemens Healthineers, responsible for global marketing and product management of hemostasis products. Previously, she served as a certified Project Leader in the global PMO of Siemens Healthineers and worked in Clinical Affairs at Abbott Diagnostics, managing assay validation studies. She holds a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree in Chemical techniques/Process Technology from University of Applied Sciences Fresenius, Germany, the equivalent to a master's degree.