Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate the value of evidence based lab stewardship including the clinical and economic downstream effect on healthcare
- Understand the difference between reflex and reflective testing and how these can add clinical value
- Reflect on how these practices could be standardized across laboratories
Session Description
This session is divided into three parts- the first provides an overview on what laboratory stewardship entails and some of the strategies that we have followed in Halifax- Nova Scotia Health.
The second part- highlights the difference between reflex and reflective testing strategies and some general examples of their clinical value.
Finally it will highlight the consequences of delay in diagnosis of subtle clinical conditions such as pituitary disorders and how laboratories can leverage reflex and reflective testing strategies for early identification of pituitary disorders in our local population. The outcomes of a local study on this will be outlined.