Proficiency Testing (PT) Compliance and Monitoring – from Beginning to End…What’s It All About? (Focus on Compliance)

Oct 21, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT

Objectives: 

• Explain when and why PT is required for CAP laboratories beyond the CLIA regulated analytes.
• Describe how the activity menu specifies when PT or alternative performance assessment (APA) is required.
• Learn how to monitor your laboratory’s compliance with PT requirements regarding enrollment, participation, and performance.
• Understand how PT failures escalate for regulated and non-regulated analytes.
• Recognize when your laboratory may be at risk for a cease testing directive and develop an actionable strategy

Presenters:  
Curtis A. McGuyer, MD, FCAP
Lisa M. Stempak, MD, FCAP

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