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35
th IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE
TORONTO • CANADA
ABBOTT
An Image-Based CBC Solution for Near-Patient
Care & An Introduction to Human Factors
and Its Role in the Development of Next
Generation Hematology Instrumentation
Saturday, May 11, 2013 | 12:00PM - 1:45PM
Dominion North
An Image-Based CBC Solution for Near-Patient Care
Program Overview:
The rapid advancement of technology has made it increasingly
possible to provide critical diagnostic tests at the point of patient
care (POC). Instead of waiting for test results for hours or
even days, clinicians can perform diagnostic tests in minutes
while the patient is present. This is especially important in
situations where rapid test turnaround is essential for positive
patient outcomes. While POC tests are increasingly available,
there are as yet no satisfactory complete blood count (CBC)
and white blood cell (WBC) differential solutions for near
patient testing. Various hematology solutions based on
automated impedance and flow cytometry or other traditional
technologies have been developed, but none of them fully
satisfy the demand for rapid, accurate sample analysis, fluid-
free processing, reliability, compactness, low cost and ease
of operation. All of these are important requirements for POC
diagnostic systems. We report on a new technology for
POC hematology testing that makes use of digital imaging to
produce a CBC and a five-part WBC differential. Dr Herzog
is a research scientist with the Abbott Point of Care division
Speaker: David P Herzog PhD, Abbott Laboratories
An Introduction to Human Factors and Its Role in
the Development of Next Generation Hematology
Instrumentation
Program Overview:
Products are often designed in ways that are not compatible
with the humans that use them. Such products, including
medical devices are often difficult to use and sometimes
contribute to human errors that prevent these devices from
fulfilling their intended function. Human factors is a discipline
that applies information regarding human abilities, limitations
and characteristics to the design of tools, machines, systems,
tasks, jobs, and environments for safe, comfortable, and
effective human use. The current presentation will begin with
a brief overview of human factors and will present a case
study of human factors in the early development of a future
hematology instrument. Dr Muto is research scientist working
on the development of Abbott’s next generation instruments
Speaker: William H Muto PhD, Abbott Laboratories
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