Point of Care Professional Certification Board

The Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Professional Certification Committee oversees the certification process for individuals who apply to receive the Certified POCT Professional (CPP) designation. This certification program is designed for all personnel who perform diagnostic tests outside the central laboratory, including near-patient testing, point-of-care device selection and validation, quality management, operator training, regulatory compliance, and liaison with the central laboratory. Those who receive the designation CPP will demonstrate to patients and healthcare colleagues and institutions that they have proven expertise in this field.

Officers

Stacy Meyer, MLS(ASCP), CPP(Chair)
Checklist Technical Process Analyst
The College of American Pathologists

Allison Venner, PhD, FCACB (Secretary)
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Clinical Biochemist, Alberta Precision Laboratories

Credentials Subcommittee

Christa Williams Otto, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPP (Chair)
Point-of-Care Testing Specialist
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Cristina Quick
Senior Point-of-Care Coordinator
USCD Health

Julie Fuller, MT(ASCP)
Point-of-Care Manager
OhioHealth

Exams Subcommittee

Mickayla Karikari, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPP (Chair)
Laboratory QA Manager
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Nicholas Larkey, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, CPP, FADLM
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Medical Director (CLIA holder) of Point-of-Care Testing
University of Virginia

Kayla Cooper, MT (ASCP), MHA , CCMA, CPP
Regional Point-of-Care Coordinator
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa

Megan Parrish, BSc (MLS), MLT (CSMLS), MLS (ASCPi), CPP
Point-of-Care Technologist II
Alberta Precision Labs

Nominating Subcommittee

Kayla Isaacs, MT(ASCP) (Chair)
Medical Laboratory Scientist and POCC
CHI Saint Joseph Hospital

Mary Hammel, MLS(ASCP)
Point-of-Care Laboratory Manager
UCHealth

Other program contributors

The ADLM Board of Certification would also like to acknowledge the point-of-care testing experts on the Certification Program Task Force who developed the POCT Professional Certification program, as well as the additional POCT experts throughout North America who collaborated to develop the certification exam.