By Anna Maria Niewiadomska
Respiratory pathogen testing is always a challenge, from the notoriously unpredictable demand to a rapidly evolving reimbursement model surrounding a broad range of testing options. Each year, clinical laboratories must make their best guesses about testing needs for the upcoming flu and cold season and decide how much of each test to stock.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to:
- List the challenges identified in seasonal respiratory pathogen testing.
- List the major advantages and disadvantages to molecular-based respiratory pathogen testing.
- Discuss findings and outcomes in nanopore-based molecular testing.
- Discuss findings and outcomes in metagenomic workflow techniques.
Course Includes
- 1 Article
- 1 Test
- Course Certificate
MLO and Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, IL, are co-sponsors in offering continuing education units (CEUs) for this issue’s CE article. CEUs or contact hours are granted by the College of Health and Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® program. Continuing education credits awarded for successful completion of this test are acceptable for the ASCP Board of Registry Continuing Competence Recognition Program. Readers who pass the test successfully (scoring 70% or higher) will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour of P.A.C.E.® credit. The fee for this continuing education test is $20. This test was prepared by Amanda Voelker, MPH, MT(ASCP), MLS, Clinical Education Coordinator, School of Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Passing scores of 70 percent or higher are eligible for 1 contact hour of P.A.C.E. credit. This test is no longer valid for CEUs after September 2025.
NIU is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.