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Department of Surgery Teaching Conference

Errors in Laboratory Tests and Specimen Collection: Impact on Patient Care

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Surgery

Speaker: Anthony Tran MD
Date: 06/20/2018
Time: 7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
Location: University Tower 3rd Floor Suite T3320

Target Audience: Department of Surgery Faculty, Residents, Mid-Levels/Clinicians, Medical Students

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
1. Discuss about the errors inherent with lab testing.
2. Discuss the correct methods of drawing specimen.
3. Discuss the ways to reduce lab error.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Neither the activity director, planning committee members, nor the speaker, Dr. Tran, has a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation.

Dr. Tran will not be discussing the off-labeled use of any product.

This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from http://MyEvaluation.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email.

If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from http://MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your http://MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.

Join OCSS for Snack N' Chat every Wednesday during the Summer from 9am-10am in SU 315. We will have FREE snacks and coffee/tea available to commuter and off-campus students. Come for the snack, and stay for a chat- we want to hear from you!