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Cindy Tang Friesner1,2,3, Julien Meyer1, Pria Nippak1

  • 1School of Health Services Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Practical Laboratory Medicine
|March 28, 2020
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
Auto-recertificationCAC, competency assessment checklistCPL, Clinical Practice LeadersCRL, Clinical Resource LeadersCSCC, Canadian Society of Clinical ChemistsCompetencyDedicated POCT coordinatorEMR, electronic medical recordElectronic medical recordLaboratory accreditationPOCT, point-of-care testingPoint-of-care testingQC, quality control

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