Are we about to see a new dawn for point-of-care testing?

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Professor Mark Morgan, Chair of the RACGP’s Expert Committee – Quality Care (REC–QC), told newsGP he is a ‘great supporter’ of point-of-care testing as long as there is evidence for the test’s efficacy.
 
‘The convenience and immediacy of being able to make clinical decisions with patients in the light of point-of-care testing is a great advantage over needing to test and then recall the patient,’ he said.  

Subject

Point of care testing

Primary care

Period2 Jul 2020

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  • TitleAre we about to see a new dawn for point-of-care testing?
    Media name/outletNews GP
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date2/07/20
    DescriptionThe potential of point-of-care testing has not been realised for decades – but that may be about to change...
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    Professor Mark Morgan, Chair of the RACGP’s Expert Committee – Quality Care (REC–QC), told newsGP he is a ‘great supporter’ of point-of-care testing as long as there is evidence for the test’s efficacy.

    ‘The convenience and immediacy of being able to make clinical decisions with patients in the light of point-of-care testing is a great advantage over needing to test and then recall the patient,’ he said.
    Producer/AuthorDoug Hendrie
    URLhttps://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/are-we-about-to-see-a-new-dawn-for-point-of-care-t?utm_source=racgpnewsgpnewsletter&utm_campaign=newsgpedm&utm_medium=email
    PersonsMark Morgan
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