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Laboratory stewardship, which has evolved from its predecessor of utilization management, is rapidly becoming an essential tool in the clinical laboratory’s arsenal for improving quality patient care. This presentation looks at broad laboratory stewardship topics using the format first popularized by the game show Jeopardy!™. Using this format provides a fun, engaging, and entertaining experience for learners. Our “show” is hosted by Dr. Mike Astion, a widely known and published expert on laboratory stewardship, co-founder of PLUGS (Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services), and Medical Director of Seattle Children’s Hospital Department of Laboratories. Timely and relevant commentary is provided by Dr. Jane Dickerson who is a co-founder of PLUGS and Director of Clinical Services at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Dr. Andrew Fletcher who is the Medical Director of Consultative Services at ARUP Laboratories and also widely known and published expert in laboratory stewardship.
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Dr. Astion is a clinical pathologist who is Medical Director, Department of Laboratories at Seattle Children's Hospital and Clinical Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington. For almost two decades he worked at the University of Washington, Department of Laboratory Medicine where he was a Professor and Director of Reference Laboratory Services. His career is divided between clinical service, teaching, clinical service, and research and development. He has authored more than 20 software titles, 40 peer-reviewed papers, and 40 editorials. His software, which has been translated into several languages, includes both laboratory tutorials and competency assessment exams, and these materials are now used by more than 40,000 clinical laboratory workers annually in 1500 labs as part of the Medical Training Solutions laboratory training library. He is the editor-in-chief of Patient Safety Focus, which appears quarterly within AACCs Clinical Laboratory News. He is currently working actively, through grants and intellectual property held by the University of Washington, with the insurance industry in the United States to create utilization management rules for clinical laboratory testing. In addition, he is one of the founders of PLUGS, the Pediatric Laboratory Utilization Guidance Service, a unique service thathelpspediatric hospitals and clinics actively increase the value of lab testing. Dr. Astion is a frequent speaker at professional meetings, where he lectures on issues related to laboratory test utilization; test interpretation; laboratory economics and outreach; and medical errors.
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