MDSC8001 Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 1

Professor Mark Shephard

2019

4.5

1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line tutorial weekly

Students should have qualifications in, or be practising in, the fields of medical science, health science, nursing, medicine, paramedics or Indigenous health.

Assignments; Tutorial participation and presentation; Tests; Seminar presentation.

This topic will deliver advanced specialist knowledge (aimed at the level of a Point-of-Care Co-ordinator) on how to implement, manage and sustain a quality-assured point-of-care testing (POCT) service at a specific site or network of sites. Syllabus topics will include:

The global scope and application of POCT
the principles and practise of how to establish a POCT service based on the defined clinical need
the selection of a suitable POCT device
analytical and technological aspects of POCT
the needs and aspirations of key stakeholders in the POCT process: community, patient, POCT device operator, POC Co-ordinator, clinician and industry
options for training and competency assessment of POCT device operators globally
options for managing analytical quality in a POCT service globally
how to research and evaluate the effectiveness of a POCT model
how to manage a POCT network (using examples from Australasia)
regulatory frameworks for conducting POCT.

Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 1 aims to:

provide students, particularly those working within the remote and Indigenous context, with advanced skills and specialty knowledge in point-of-care pathology testing (POCT),
equip students with the skills and knowledge required to practice as a Point-of-Care Co-ordinator (POCC), who is able to manage individual sites or a network of sites conducting quality-assured POCT at a local, national or international level.

At the completion of the course, students will be expected to be able to:

Describe and critique the scope, application, quality and sustainability of POCT services in a range of clinical settings locally, nationally and internationally
Critically appraise the performance of POCT devices, make decisions about fitness for purpose, and provide expertise and leadership in this emerging specialty field in hospital and community-based health settings at local, national and/or international levels
Apply their knowledge and skills to be able to design, develop and optimise POCT services for the diagnosis and management of chronic, acute and infectious disease, in a range of health care settings
Critically analyse options for quality management practices to maximise analytical quality of POCT in a range of health care settings.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.

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