THOMAS S. ALEXANDER, PHD, D(ABMLI)
Summa Health System
Rootstown, Ohio
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, Ohio
Primary Audience: Phlebotomists, Laboratory Technologists, Laboratory Directors
Secondary Audience: Pathologists, Clinical Scientists (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Residents, and Students
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
· define an at-risk blood or body fluid exposure;
· discuss the most common bloodborne viruses that may be transmitted through such an exposure;
· identify the laboratory tests that are most useful to determine whether an exposed individual is at risk for infection from a bloodborne virus; and
· discuss the indications for and use of prophylaxis based on results of the laboratory tests.