Date

10 Jan 2024

Attendees

Goals

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• CAP Today article: Steering Committee approval for Workgroup to develop SHIELD goals for article and bring back to Steering Committee.

Discussion topics

• SC vote passed to move ahead with CAP Today article.

• Kevin will ask CAP Today editor the following questions:

  • Will SHIELD will have approval rights to article (editorial purview)?

  • Does CAP have a standard set of questions they would want ask interviewees? Would it be helpful for SHIELD to provide a list of potential questions?

  • Is there any information/documentation that writer(s) would find helpful in understanding the purpose of SHIELD?

• CAP Today article

  • Recruiting (ex, more engagement from particular groups?)

  • Background/History

  • How does SHIELD align with other organizations?

  • Key deliverables (ex, LIDR)?

  • What are we hoping to achieve and how can laboratory professionals help?

  • Give flyer, outline (continue work on summary document), do we have a recorded presentation (no)? - Recommend asking writer what they would find helpful before we invest too much effort into something they may not want/need.

  • List of questions:

    • What is SHIELD? What do they do? What is the mission/focus?

    • Which stakeholder group do you represent?

    • Why/How did you get involved in SHIELD?

    • How can others get involved in SHIELD?

    • What can we expect from SHIELD in the future?

    • What role does SHIELD play in helping achieve lab interoperability?

    • How can SHIELD benefit your company?

    • What can labs do to prepare for future state of interoperability?

  • CAP Today article links for reference:

  • D-dimer trifecta: clarity on units, values, and use - CAP TODAY (captodayonline.com)

  • captodayonline.com/Archives/feature_stories/0505ddimer.html

• Recommendations for interviewees:

  • Suggest representatives from various stakeholder groups

  • IVD Vendors: Xavier Gansel or Nick Decker

  • SHIELD Leadership: Riki Merrick and/or Andrea Pitkus

  • Pathologist/Laboratorian/CLIAC: Hung Lu

  • Lab Organization: Raj Dash (CAP)

  • Standards Organization: Marjorie Rallins or Eza Hafeza (Regenstrief/LOINC)

  • Commercial Laboratory: Eric Crugnale (Sonic)

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