POCT Improves Care Timelines in the Emergency Department
Mai 6, 2026
This webinar is now available on demand. Register below to access the full recording and download the speaker presentations.
Who should watch?
- Emergency physicians and emergency medicine specialists
- Nurses and advanced practice providers in emergency care settings
- Clinical laboratory professionals and point-of-care coordinators
About the speakers
Dr. Antonio León Justel Head of Clinical Laboratory Services, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain Principal investigator and lead author of the POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial, published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (2025).
Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón Emergency Medicine Specialist, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain PhD (Cum Laude, 2024) from the University of Seville, with research focused on the analysis and optimization of emergency department processes.
About this webinar
In this session, Dr. Antonio León Justel and Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón presented:
- The design and key findings of the POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial — including significant reductions in time to clinical decision and ED length of stay across 3,200 patients in three hospitals
- Real-world evidence confirming that POCT benefits for care timeliness are reproducible and sustainable beyond the controlled trial setting
- The clinical role of rapid creatinine and urea measurement — across sepsis, acute kidney injury, pneumonia severity stratification, and other high-impact ED presentations
- How the central laboratory bottleneck, not diagnostic complexity, is the primary operational barrier in most emergency departments — and how POCT addresses it
- Practical guidance on integrating POCT strategically into ED workflows, from triage to discharge decision-making
