Dr. Allison Venner is a Clinical Biochemist with Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL). She is the Clinical Biochemistry Associate Section Chief and the Provincial POCT Medical Lead at APL. Dr. Venner is a Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine at the Univeristy of Calgary, and is certified as a Clinical Biochemist by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (CACB). She is past president of the Alberta Society of Clinical Chemists and the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. She is the current Secretary of the Alberta Association of Clinical Laboratory Doctoral Scientists (AACLDS). Dr. Venner has a particular interest in Quality, Informatics, and Point of Care Testing (POCT), and she is involved in many related local, provincial and national initiatives. She is focused on education, and in bringing increased awareness of quality within and outside of the clinical laboratory to improve patient care. She has multiple publications, with a recent focus on test utilization, harmonization of reference intervals, and innovation and quality assurance in POCT.