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|Videos|October 15, 2021
Additional Increase in Point-Of-Care Testing Services Can Help Pharmacists, Patients
Ching discussed topics such as additional testing services, recommendations for point-of-care services, and strategies to help increase point-of-care testing services.
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Pharmacy Times spoke with Rannon Ching, PharmD, Pharmacist In Charge at Tarrytown Pharmacy and presenter at the annual NCPA Convention 2021, about his session "Point-of-Care Testing Beyond COVID-19."
Ching discussed topics such as additional testing services, recommendations for point-of-care services, and strategies to help increase point-of-care testing services.
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