OAPP Grand Rounds - The Value of Values Identifying and Implementing Innovative and Cost-Effective Laboratory Studies in the Clinical Setting (WISER)

This enduring material will address gaps in knowledge, competence, and performance related to interpreting nuanced laboratory values, including emerging tests and updated reference ranges. By strengthening clinicians’ ability to apply interpretation frameworks and integrate lab data into care plans, this activity aims to improve diagnostic efficiency, reduce unnecessary testing, and enhance interprofessional communication for better patient outcomes.

Target Audience

  • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs)
  • Physician Assistants (PAs)

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the value of patient laboratory acquisition for in-clinic and telehealth care patients including lab sensitivities, patient limitations, and impact upon clinical outcomes.
  • Identify the most innovative lab values benefitting patients in the acute/critical care settings, inclusive of advantages and limitations.
  • Explain the host of serum markers associated with malignancies inclusive of screening of at-risk patient populations and for observing trends in known cancer patients..
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
12/16/2025
Course expires: 
12/16/2028

Planning Committee:

  • Aimee Smith, DPAS, MS, PA-C - Emergency Medicine, UPMC
  • Robert Bauer, CRNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, UPMC

Course Director:

  • Jamie Hammond, MPAS, PA-C - Assistant Professor in the Physician Assistant Studies Program in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
  • Tara McSwigan, DPAS, PA-C -Director of Pre-Admissions for the Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program, Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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Released: 12/16/2025  Expires: 12/16/2028