High volume and multidisciplinary workflow integration of infectious disease assays: Experiences from University Hospital of Grenoble and University of Naples Federico II

Dr. Carole Chirica: Program

• Demonstrating workflow benefits in incorporating infectious disease immunoassays with routine and STAT assays in a high-volume biochemistry lab operating 24/7 (25 minutes).

Learning Objectives

• Successful integration of HIV, HAV, HBV, HCV and syphilis immunoassays in high-volume workflow biochemistry lab with 24/7 service for organ donations screening.
• Proven turnaround time (TAT) improvement achieved by consolidation of biochemistry and immunoassays assays on new analyzers.
• Improvements in the lab operational efficiency and optimizing lab staff allocation to meet hospital needs.

Professor Giuseppe Portella: Program  

• Multidisciplinary automated workflow for routine and screening tests in virology laboratory (25 minutes).

Learning Objectives

• Benefits of integration of multidisciplinary technology (i.e., immunochemistry and nephelometry to optimize virology laboratory routine high-volume workflow).
• Solutions to efficiently manage reflex test of HBV, HDV Ab, and HIV.
• Optimization solutions for consolidation of virological screening program and routine assays workload.