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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

Shephard, Mark Douglas; Mazzachi, Beryl C; Watkinson, Les; Shephard, Anne Kathryn; Laurence, Caroline O; Gialamas, Angela; Bubner, Tanya (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 ...

Assessment of the Nova StatSensor whole blood point-of-care creatinine analyser for the measurement of kidney function in screening for chronic kidney disease

Shephard, Mark Douglas; Peake, Michael; Corso, Olivia; Shephard, Anne Kathryn; Mazzachi, Beryl C; Spaeth, Brooke; Barbara, Jeffrey A J; Mathew, Timothy (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 ...