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A Practical Guide to Global Point-of-Care Testing
Mark Shephard
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Description for A Practical Guide to Global Point-of-Care Testing
Hardcover. A practical guide on point-of-care testing for health professionals working in community-based primary care settings. Editor(s): Shephard, Mark. Num Pages: 488 pages, Colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: MJAD; MMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to pathology testing performed in a clinical setting at the time of patient consultation, generating a rapid test result that enables informed and timely clinical action to be taken on patient care. It offers patients greater convenience and access to health services and helps to improve clinical outcomes. POCT also provides innovative solutions for the detection and management of chronic, acute and infectious diseases, in settings including family practices, Indigenous medical services, community health facilities, rural and remote areas and in developing countries, where health-care services are often geographically isolated from the nearest pathology laboratory.
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Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to pathology testing performed in a clinical setting at the time of patient consultation, generating a rapid test result that enables informed and timely clinical action to be taken on patient care. It offers patients greater convenience and access to health services and helps to improve clinical outcomes. POCT also provides innovative solutions for the detection and management of chronic, acute and infectious diseases, in settings including family practices, Indigenous medical services, community health facilities, rural and remote areas and in developing countries, where health-care services are often geographically isolated from the nearest pathology laboratory.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9781486305186
SKU
V9781486305186
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Mark Shephard
Mark Shephard OAM Director, Flinders University International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing.
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