Right Test for the Right Patient to Maximize Performance for Accurate Test Results

Diagnostic testing has played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic and has been central to patient care. In his ASCP 2020 Virtual presentation State of the State: The COVID-19 Pandemic (DMT176-20), Gary Procop, MD, MS, MASCP, addressed the current state of the pandemic and focused on lessons learned from the clinical and public health laboratory community during 2020.

In his presentation, Dr. Procop explored testing capacity; testing protocols and guidelines; turn-around time; the role of pooled, serology and antigen testing; scarce medical resources; the pathology and laboratory medicine workforce; and the status of efforts at the federal level to provide assistance to states. He also described how the Cleveland Clinic is managing its laboratory operations in order to provide efficient turn-around times and deal with patient demand during this COVID-19 pandemic.

In another session, Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Pathology: Where We've Been and How to Prepare for the Future (DMT171-20), Gregory N. Sossaman, MD, FASCP, and Alexandra Brown, MD, FASCP, ASCP Chief Officer of Medical Quality, talked about the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how clinical laboratories, pathologists and medical laboratory professionals can better prepare for the near future.

ASCP members can view these sessions, as well as other Annual Meeting education, on demand for free through March 31, 2021 at www.ascp.org/2020.

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