Knowledge and Competence Support Platform Improves POC Testing

A knowledge and competence support platform is designed to improve and test user competency in point-of-care (POC) testing through online courses and examination.

POC is a growing field and is increasingly governed by regulatory requirements including competence assessment and training on a regular basis. Training in many countries is emerging as a compulsory expectation in POC management.

Continuous quality assurance of POC means ongoing recertification of standards. The Cobas academy is suitable for providing courses and exams for recertification to large numbers of staff. Knowledgeable and competent end users can deliver better use and greater reliability of POC devices, fewer errors in each of the analytic stages, and more appropriate use of lab resources.

Cobas academy's primary function is to test user competency after the initial face-to-face training. Accessible on the hospital intranet, it offers the user an optional pre-test that generates a study plan to focus only on required areas. The platform offers greater flexibility in training delivery and the opportunity to involve a larger group of staff.

Roche Diagnostics (Rotkreuz, Switzerland) launched the new knowledge and competence support platform, which currently offers three courses cobas b 221, Accu-Chek Inform, and Accu-Chek Inform II. Cobas academy is available in countries that proffer cobas IT (information technology) 1000 solutions.

Roche is a developer of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), drugs for cancer, transplantation, and virology. It is also active in other major therapeutic areas such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory and metabolic disorders, and diseases of the central nervous system (CNS).

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