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Explore our host of accredited clinical webinars that will contribute to your continuing education

2 Nov 2022
Dora Wells
Clinical Content Editor

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Accredited webinars for clinical scientist

Did you know that SelectScience® is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program? We also host clinical webinars that offer ACCENT® Continuing Education Credits from the AACC.

SelectScience, in partnership with Siemens Healthineers, brings you several ACCENT and P.A.C.E accredited clinical webinars every month! Learn why post-covid HbA1c testing is so important in patients with diabetes, understand the different diagnostic approaches for respiratory tract infections, discover the benefits of point of care testing (POCT) in pediatrics, and much more.

Explore our list of upcoming accredited clinical webinars below and catch up on some of our on-demand webinars to claim your credits.

The connection between COVID-19 and diabetes: Where are we headed?

The connection between COVID-19 and diabetes: Where are we headed?


During this discussion of diabetes in the context of COVID-19, Dr. Francine Kaufman, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Communications at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, will explain why hemoglobin A1c testing is even more important in today’s healthcare landscape and will explore the hypotheses and pathophysiology behind this recent trend.

ACCENT and P.A.C.E. accredited

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Friday, November 04, 2022 at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT

Respiratory tract infections: Challenges and future perspectives for diagnostic laboratories

Respiratory tract infections: Challenges and future perspectives for diagnostic laboratories

In this webinar, Prof. Dr. Marcus Panning, Head of the Clinical Virus Genomics Department within the Institute of Virology, at the University of Freiburg, will review the epidemiology of viral respiratory tract infections and current concepts in diagnostics. In addition, Panning will present real-world data on the performance of different diagnostic approaches and highlight future developments.

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Friday, November 18, 2022 at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 06:00 PST / 09:00 EST


The importance of point of care testing in pediatrics

The importance of point of care testing in pediatrics


Pediatric populations present unique challenges when collecting and processing laboratory samples. Point of care testing (POCT) can often be a great option to help minimize pre-analytic errors, decrease recollections, and aid in blood conservation. Here, Patti Hezel, Point of Care Coordinator at the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha discusses the challenges of collection and testing pediatric specimens, and the impact of POCT on the workflow of pediatric settings.

ACCENT and P.A.C.E. accredited

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST

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