Lab Stewardship in Action: Test Discontinuation
Speaker:
Sanjai Nagendra, MD, MMM, Medical Director of Labcorp’s Center for Esoteric Testing and Atlantic Division Regional Laboratories
Contact Hours:
1.0
Date:
February 07, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Description:
Due to advancements in technology and medical knowledge, laboratory tests often need to be discontinued. Despite evidence-based medicine, it is common for health care providers to resist these changes. Using a case-based approach, this webinar provides strategies for Stewardship Committees to successfully implement test discontinuation and mitigate dissent.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the major factors which lead to resistance to change in health care.
- Describe a Laboratory Stewardship Committee’s strategy for discontinuing an obsolete test.
- Review strategies for managing health care provider resistance after discontinuation.