HD5-2 The cultural and clinical effectiveness of a national community-based point-of-care testing program for improved diabetes management in indigenous Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. S51
Author(s):  
Mark Shephard
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Testing Program ◽  
National Community ◽  
Indigenous Australia

Review of the cultural safety of a national Indigenous point-of-care testing program for diabetes management

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Shephard ◽  
Christopher O'Brien ◽  
Anthony Burgoyne ◽  
Jody Croft ◽  
Trevor Garlett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Cultural Safety ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Torres Strait

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have approximately three-fold higher rates of diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians. Point-of-care testing, where pathology tests are conducted close to the patient, with results available during the patient consultation, can potentially deliver several benefits for both the Indigenous client and the health professional team involved in their care. Currently, point-of-care testing for diabetes management is being conducted in over 180 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services as part of a national program called Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services (QAAMS). The cultural safety of the Program was reviewed by sourcing the views of the QAAMS Indigenous Leaders Team in a focus group setting and by surveying the point-of-care testing operators enrolled in QAAMS, via an electronic questionnaire. The current study confirms that QAAMS remains a culturally safe program that fills a permanent and positive niche within the Indigenous health sector. The study demonstrates that QAAMS provides a convenient and accessible ‘one-stop’ pathology service for Indigenous clients with diabetes and empowers Aboriginal Health Workers to have a direct role in the care of their diabetes clients.

scholarly journals Results from 15 years of quality surveillance for a National Indigenous Point-of-Care Testing Program for diabetes

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (18) ◽  
pp. 1159-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Shephard ◽  
Anne Shephard ◽  
Bridgit McAteer ◽  
Tamika Regnier ◽  
Kristina Barancek
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Testing Program

Rapid Point-of-Care HIV Testing in Community-Based Anonymous Testing Program: A Valuable Alternative to Conventional Testing

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Guenter ◽  
J. Greer ◽  
A. Barbara ◽  
G. Robinson ◽  
J. Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Testing Program ◽  
Valuable Alternative ◽  
Anonymous Testing

Pharmacist Testers in Multidisciplinary Health care Team Expand HIV Point-of-Care Testing Program

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Sherman ◽  
Shara Elrod ◽  
Deberenia Allen ◽  
Paula Eckardt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Testing Program ◽  
Public Health Challenges ◽  
Hiv Serostatus

Knowledge of HIV serostatus is the first step to accessing treatment, reducing transmission, and mitigating public health challenges. We describe the expansion of an HIV point-of-care testing (POCT) program within a health care system utilizing pharmacists as testers. The testing program’s expansion is detailed and its impact assessed. The POCT program was evaluated by comparing the number of traditional HIV venipuncture tests to the number of POCTs performed across the health system as well as comparing the number of POCTs performed by clinical pharmacists to the number of tests at other POCT locations. Although pharmacists’ contributions to HIV prevention are well documented, pharmacists’ involvement in HIV testing initiatives is still nascent. Our POCT program demonstrates an effective HIV testing initiative driven by pharmacists and other health care providers.

Description of a point-of-care testing program in a large urban academic medical center: Technologies, management and program cost

2021 ◽  
Vol 522 ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
Elizabeth-Lee Lewandrowski ◽  
Kimberly Gregory ◽  
Jeannette Le ◽  
Lee Goldstein ◽  
Kent Lewandrowski
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Testing Program ◽  
Program Cost ◽  
Academic Medical

scholarly journals Uptake of Community-Based Peer Administered HIV Point-of-Care Testing: Findings from the PROUD Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e0166942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Lazarus ◽  
Sheetal Patel ◽  
Ashley Shaw ◽  
Sean Leblanc ◽  
Christine Lalonde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Community Based
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