Influence of geography on the performance of quality control testing in the Australian Government's point of care testing in general practice trial.

Design, implementation and results of the quality control program for the Australian government's point of care testing in general practice trial.

BACKGROUND From 2005 to 2007 the Australian Government funded a multicentre, clustered randomized controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, satisfaction and safety of point of care testing (PoCT) in general practice (GP). PoC tests measured (and devices used) in the trial were haemoglobin A1c and urine albumin:creatinine ratio (DCA 2000), lipids (Cholestech L...

Evaluation of Prescriber Satisfaction in a University Testing Laboratory of Bacteriology

Background and Objectives: Given the growing concern focused on the continuous improvement of the quality of care, safety and customer satisfaction, the Ibn Sina University Hospital (CHIS) has started an ambitious program for institutionalization of quality management at the establishments under the CHIS, in general, and the ISO certification 9001v2008 of its biomedical analysis laboratories, i...

Can We Apply the Control Material from Standard Clinical Chemistry Analyzer for Usage in the Point of Care Testing Analyzer?

Evaluation of the Effect of Acupressure, LV3 Point on Maternal Physiological Parameters and Non-Stress Testing of the Fetus

Introduction: The mother's vital signs change in the face of stressful phenomena Acupressure improves vital function by secreting enkephalins. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure, LV3 point on maternal physiological parameters and non-stress testing of the fetus. Methods: A clinical trial study was performed on 84 primiparous mothers. The study tool was a questionn...

Patient satisfaction with point-of-care testing in general practice.

BACKGROUND Point-of-care testing is increasingly being used in general practice to assist GPs in their management of patients with chronic disease. However, patient satisfaction and acceptability of point-of-care testing in general practice has not been widely studied. AIM To determine if patients are more satisfied with point-of-care testing than with pathology laboratory testing for three c...