American Academy of Family Physicians

Sep 24 – 28 in Phoenix, AZ (USA)

Join Labcorp at Booth 2716 during AAFP FMX 2024! As always, we’ll be discussing the complexities that can come with patient care in the primary care setting, as well as the information and tools needed to make insightful care decisions.

Also, don't miss our MED TALK.

Drug Testing: Insights of appropriate use in the primary care setting 

Friday, Sept. 27 | 9:25-9:40 a.m. MST Med Talk Theater, Xchange floor

Drug testing plays a critical role in monitoring patients who are prescribed controlled substances, including opioid pain medications, antianxiety medications, stimulants and drugs to treat substance use disorder. Testing choices have expanded in recent years and choosing the most appropriate drug testing involves the consideration of many factors.

Join us to gain insights into the fundamentals of clinical drug testing to help inform patient treatment decisions.

Presented by: Karla J. Walker, PharmD, DABCC, FAACC Discipline Director, Clinical Toxicology

Dr. Walker has an undergraduate degree in medical technology, completed a PharmD at the University of Minnesota and did a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacokinetics and infectious diseases. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry in toxicological chemistry and a Fellow of AACC Academy. She has been with Labcorp toxicology for more than 30 years and is a discipline director for clinical toxicology.