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The national QAAMS Program - a practical example of PoCT working in the community
(Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 2010)
The Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services (QAAMS) Program is the largest and longest-standing
national point-of-care testing (PoCT) program in Australia. With a focus on PoCT for ...
Point-of-care testing in the Indigenous rural community
(Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 2004)
This paper describes
three health programs - the 'Umoona
Kidney Project', the
national 'QAAMS' Program
for point-of-care HbA1c
testing and the 'Point-of-Care in Aboriginal Hands'
Program. The common
feature these models ...
How to set up and manage a point-of-care testing service
(Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 2004)
In this paper, various point-of-care testing (POCT) models
for early detection and/or
management of chronic
diseases in rural Aboriginal
communities are used to
provide practical
examples of how to
set up and manage
a ...
Assessment of the point-of-care Cholestech Lipid Analyser for lipid screening in Aboriginal communities
(Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, 2002)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in Aboriginal Australians. Screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors, notably elevated blood lipids, is urgently needed. The small portable Cholestech machine ...
Evaluation of a training program for device operators in the Australian Government's Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial: issues and implications for rural and remote practices
(Australian Rural Health Education Network, 2009)
From September 2005 to February 2007 the Australian Government funded the Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in General Practice Trial, a multi-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the safety, clinical ...
Point-of-care testing and creatinine measurement
(Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 2011)
This paper reviews the current status of point-of-care testing (PoCT) devices that are available for measuring whole blood or
serum/plasma creatinine globally and within Australasia. Information on non-analytical specifications ...
Point-of-care testing in the Aboriginal community
(Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, 2003)
This article documents experiences working in the field of Aboriginal health. The principle focus of the work is the application of Point-of-Care (POC) technology for the early detection and management of chronic diseases ...
The conduct of quality control and quality assurance testing for PoCT outside the laboratory
(Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, 2010)
Within pathology laboratories, quality assessment, internal
quality control (QC) and external quality assurance (EQA) are
integral components of a laboratory’s quality system. They
are tools to ensure that the quality of ...
Assessment of the Nova StatSensor whole blood point-of-care creatinine analyser for the measurement of kidney function in screening for chronic kidney disease
(Walter de Gruyter, 2010)
Point-of-care testing for creatinine using a fingerprick sample and resultant estimated glomerular filtration rate has potential for screening for chronic kidney disease in
community settings. This study assessed the ...