Undetected Point-of-Care Hypoglycemia Can Be Life-Threatening to the Patient
The Westin Waltham Boston
70 3rd Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 8:30am ET - 12:00pm ET
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Topic
Bedside glucose testing is one of the most commonly performed tests in the hospital and many clinicians take the accuracy and reliability of these results for granted. However, certain glucose meters have interferences from medications and other endogenous factors that can cause erroneous glucose meter results. Five recently published papers have reported that inaccurate results from these meters have lead to improper treatment, such as giving insulin to a patient who is hypoglycemic, which can cause catastrophic outcomes including death. This is an ongoing, real-life problem, with erroneous glucose meter results and inappropriate insulin administration.1-4 In addition to adverse events, meter errors can cause increased length of stay and cost of hospitalization. This seminar will show how outcomes are achieved through improved glucose meter accuracy, discuss factors which can affect accuracy of some glucose meters and how to avoid them, and review implementation of an interference-free bedside glucose testing system which protects patients and providers.
Credits Offered
This event offers
2.5 CERP credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for 2.5 CERPs, Synergy CERP Category A, File Number 25635. Approval refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN approval or endorsement of content of this educational activity, or the products mentioned. This program offers 2.5 hours of P.A.C.E. continuing education credits..
Additional Information
Join us for an In Person Educational Seminar! Seminar begins at 8:30 am. Presentations follow until 12:00 pm. The seminar includes complimentary breakfast, buffet lunch and parking.
Speakers
Professor and senior director of clinical pathology at the University of California, Davis Medical Center
Experienced Director Of Chemistry with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Pathology, Medical Devices, Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Microbiology, and Clinical Pharmacology. Strong healthcare services professional with a NIH/NHLBI - Emergency Medicine K12 Career Training focused in acute injury biomarkers and pharmacokinetics from University of California, Davis - School of Medicine.
Senior medical director and scientific affairs at Nova Biomedical
Former surgeon, chair of the department of surgery and president of Winchester Hospital.
Assistant Professor, Tuffs University school of medicine
Being a successful surgeon requires good communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to consistently and confidently lead a team. I am a general and colorectal surgeon with over 20 years of clinical experience in both private practice and academic hospitals. Throughout my career, in addition to maintaining a thriving and busy practice, I have assumed key leadership roles in the hospitals I work at. These roles, such as President of the Medical Staff and Chair of the Department of Surgery involve managing hospital departments, physicians, and effecting change across the organization during times of flux and uncertainty, including 2 hospital mergers. I have also been extensively involved in teaching medical students, surgery residents, and family medicine residents over the years as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine, and have won numerous teaching awards for this. This involves distilling complex medical and clinical topics to a varied audience. I have also written numerous scientific papers and summarized scientific articles for the journal Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, and have been a reviewer for this journal as well.
System Point of Care System Manager
Banner Hospitals/Laboratory Sciences of Arizona