By Matthew C. Wagner PhD
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to:
- Describe the goal of the “Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus.”
- List parameters of glycemic control in different populations of patients.
- Discuss biologic and nonbiologic interferences of testing methods of HbA1c.
- Describe methods of QA and patient management of the disease through different result strategies.
Matthew C. Wagner PhD received his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2006 from Georgia Institute of Technology. Since transitioning to industry, he works as a Scientific Affairs Specialist for Sebia Electrophoresis, provider of capillary and gel electrophoresis assays, including Capillary Hemoglobin A1c .
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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: Advanced
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 This test is no longer valid for CEUs after May 2025.
NIU is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.