Analytical Evaluations

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In addition to our community-based research programs, our unit has also conducted the following scientific evaluations on POCT devices for the following tests:

Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

Martin D, Shephard M, Freeman H, Jones TW, Davis E and Maguire G. Point-of-care testing of HbA1c and blood glucose in a remote Aboriginal Australian community. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182: 524-527.

Shephard M and Whiting M. Assessment of the practicability and analytical performance of a point-of-care affinity chromatography haemoglobin A1c analyser for use in the non-laboratory setting. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2006; 43; 513-515.

Lipids

Shephard MDS and Tallis G. Assessment of the point-of-care Cholestech Lipid Analyser for lipid screening in Aboriginal communities. Australian Journal of Medical Science 2002; 23: 4-10.

Urine Albumin:Creatinine Ratio

Shephard MDS, Barratt L, Simpson-Lyttle W. Is the Bayer DCA 2000 acceptable as a screening instrument for the early detection of renal disease? Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 1999; 36: 393-394.

Creatinine

Mazzachi B, Lavender K and Shephard MDS. Improved performance of the blood creatinine module on the i-STAT point-of-care analyser. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, Auckland, New Zealand (October 2001). Abstract published in the Clinical Biochemists Reviews 2001; 22: 82.

Mazzachi B, Lavender K and Shephard MDS. An assessment of the i-STAT point-of-care analyser for biochemical monitoring of renal disease in remote areas. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (November 2000). Abstract published in the Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2000; 21: 115.

The following landmark paper has also been published concerning analytical goals for common POCT used for diabetes management:

Shephard M. Analytical goals for point-of-care testing used for diabetes management in Australian health care settings outside the laboratory. Point-of-Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology 2006; 5: 177-185.

Mark Shephard conducting a POCT evaluation in the laboratory