Introduction to Diagnostic Stewardship

Course overview

This presentation will introduce the basic concepts of an effective laboratory stewardship program. The discussion will focus on diagnostic microbiology specifically and will review some tools and strategies that can be used to improve utilization and patient care. Learning Objectives Understand key areas where a laboratory stewardship program can intervene in the testing process. Understand tools that can be used to implement and monitor laboratory stewardship interventions. Discuss some specific low-hanging fruit areas where laboratory stewardship programs might look to intervene.