[HTML][HTML] The adoption of point of care testing technologies for respiratory tract infections in primary care in Australia: Challenges and facilitators

N Jamshidi, M Waine, M Binet, V Mohan… - … and Infectious Disease, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite technological advances and readily available point of care test (POCT) devices with
rapid turn-around results for respiratory tract infection (RTI) management, their adoption in …

Improving diagnostic antimicrobial stewardship in respiratory tract infections: a protocol for a scoping review investigating point-of-care testing programmes in …

SK Saha, S Promite, CL Botheras, E Manias… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Diagnostic uncertainty regarding the cause of respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
multiplies the problem of unnecessary use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in …

Identifying services provided in community pharmacy practice settings

C Schenkelberg, A Al-Khatib, B Bakken… - Innovations in …, 2023 - pubs.lib.umn.edu
Background: To better address their patients' needs, community pharmacists are expanding
from their traditional role of dispensing to managing medications and providing other care …

The Potential of Incorporating a Pharmacist-Only Medicine Category in Poland

T Zaprutko, J Sprawka, B Maciuszek-Bartkowska… - Scientia …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pharmacists play an important role, being increasingly focused on patient care and
pharmaceutical services. This trend is also noticeable in Poland. Thus, we aimed to study …

Patient perceptions of acute infectious disease point-of-care tests and treatment within community pharmacy settings

M Sahr, N Blower, R Johnston - Journal of the American Pharmacists …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Community pharmacies are well-positioned to help patients overcome many
health care barriers they experience when trying to receive care. Community pharmacists …

New Jersey Pharmacists' Perceptions on Performing COVID-19 Testing in Community Pharmacy Practice Sites

LA Brust-Sisti, ME Armanious… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Point of care testing (POCT) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a
major source of its control. On May 13, 2020, NJ pharmacists were authorized to order and …

Evaluation of patient perspective of point of care testing and medication: Dispensing by community pharmacists for Streptococcus pyogenes and influenza

C Tigges, WR Doucette, S Veach… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recent state-level legislation allows pharmacies to implement protocols for the
testing and treatment of influenza and group A streptococcal pharyngitis infections, which …

Concordance of Truvian's Benchtop Blood Testing Platform to Central Laboratory Testing

R Higgins, N Haase, P Desmond, I Levine, C Romero… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Routine blood tests play an essential role in modern healthcare, but their
administration, processing, and reporting under the current centralized testing model is slow …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Improving diagnostic antimicrobial stewardship in respiratory tract infections: a protocol for a scoping review investigating point-of-care testing …

SK Saha, S Promite, CL Botheras, E Manias… - BMJ Open, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Diagnostic uncertainty regarding the cause of respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
multiplies the problem of unnecessary use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in …

Expanding scope: Impact and preferred implementation strategies for statewide test and treat protocols

MG Smith, E Abdullah - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Arkansas Act 503 allows pharmacists to test and treat health conditions
performed with waived tests using a statewide protocol. To guide development and …