PMU81 INCORPORATING HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT INTO LABORATORY MEDICINE AT UW MEDICINE

Incorporating behavioral medicine into general practice.

Immunosensors: technology and opportunities in laboratory medicine.

An immunosensor is a device comprising an antigen or antibody species coupled to a signal transducer, which detects the binding of the complementary species. An indirect immunosensor uses a separate labeled species that is detected after binding by, e.g., fluorescence or luminescence (i.e., a heterogeneous immunoassay). A direct device detects the binding by a change in potential difference, cu...

Incorporating Environmental Health in Clinical Medicine

What are the objectives of 21st century healthcare? Five fundamental pillars and presuppositions appear to underscore the provision of clinical healthcare, whether conventional or alternative: (i) Healthcare should genuinely assist individuals (a) to prevent illness through health education; (b) to overcome and recover from disease and suffering when possible; (c) to receive compassionate and o...

Into Virtual Web Laboratory - Application in Medicine

The paper introduces the need of improving skills level of students using Internet network. The solution has been discussed on an example with remarks for the medical diagnostic devices. The laboratory, which is not large enough, for performing all needed training courses, can be provided the trainee after their main work hours. The elaborated solution is supported by various training interface...

Laboratory medicine in primary health care.

A LTHOUGH simple laboratory tests have been performed At'1.in primary health care for many years, recent technological developments have made it possible to do a much wider range of tests nearer the patient ('near patient testing').'-3 Many of these tests require little equipment and a non-technical person such as a nurse can often obtain a result within a few minutes. In the United States at l...