POCT Improves Care Timelines in the Emergency Department
POCT Improves Care Timelines in the Emergency Department
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Mayıs 6, 2026 - 15:00 CET (Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen)
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Webinar presented by Dr. Antonio León Justel, Head of Clinical Laboratory Services, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; and Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón, Emergency Physician, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.</span>
About this webinar
Timely clinical decision-making in the emergency department depends on fast, reliable access to diagnostic results. Delays in obtaining key laboratory values — including creatinine and urea — can significantly slow patient assessment and disposition, placing additional pressure on already stretched ED teams.
Point-of-care testing (POCT) brings diagnostics directly to the patient’s bedside, eliminating time lost to central laboratory workflows. The published POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluated the impact of creatinine and urea POCT on care timeliness in emergency department settings, generating robust evidence to support the adoption of POCT in acute care. The trial enrolled 3,200 patients across multiple sites and demonstrated significant, measurable improvements in time to clinical decision when POCT was used.
During this webinar, Dr. Antonio León Justel and Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón will present the POCTUR trial findings alongside real-world clinical perspectives on POCT implementation in the emergency department, including:
- The design and key findings of the POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial
- The measurable impact of bedside creatinine and urea testing on care timeliness and patient flow in the ED
- The clinical role of kidney function markers alongside blood gas analysis in supporting timely decision-making for critically ill patients
- Practical considerations for integrating POCT into real-world emergency department workflows
About the speakers
Dr. Antonio León Justel
Head of Clinical Biochemistry
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
Dr. Antonio León Justel is Head of Clinical Laboratory Services at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain. He holds a degree in Pharmacy and a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Seville. With extensive experience in laboratory medicine and healthcare management, his work focuses on laboratory diagnostics and the integration of innovative diagnostic technologies to improve clinical decision-making and patient care. He is the principal investigator and lead author of the POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial, published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (2025), which demonstrated that POCT significantly improves care timeliness in the emergency department.
Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón
Emergency Physician & Faculty Quality Secretary
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
Dr. Ángela María Núñez Jaldón is an emergency medicine specialist within the Clinical Management Unit of Critical Care and Emergencies at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) in Seville, where she also serves as Faculty Quality Secretary, a role dedicated to improving care delivery and patient safety across the hospital. She holds a PhD (Cum Laude, 2024) from the University of Seville, with doctoral research focused on the analysis and optimization of emergency department processes, including real-world application during the COVID-19 pandemic. She leads and participates in several publicly funded research projects developing AI-powered decision support tools for ED patient flow management and serves as Secretary of the Clinical Simulation Commission at HUVR.
Who should attend?
- Emergency physicians and emergency medicine specialists
- Nurses and advanced practice providers in emergency care settings
- Clinical laboratory professionals and point-of-care coordinators
This webinar will:
- Present the methodology and key findings of the POCTUR multicenter randomized clinical trial on POCT in the emergency department
- Examine how bedside creatinine and urea testing reduces time-to-result and accelerates clinical decision-making in the ED
- Explore the clinical role of rapid kidney function markers alongside blood gas testing for assessing critically ill patients
- Share real-world perspectives on POCT implementation from emergency care professionals
- Provide practical guidance on integrating POCT as part of an evidence-based acute care strategy
Session format:
- 40 minutes of expert presentations combining clinical evidence on care timeliness with practical insights into kidney function testing in acute care
- 15 minutes of live Q&A with the speakers