TY - BOOK ID - 134750596 TI - Implementation and Scale Up of Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics in Resource-Limited Settings AU - Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani AU - Drain, Paul K. PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - point-of-care-ultrasound KW - ultrasound KW - implementation KW - point of care ultrasound KW - augmented reality KW - telemedicine KW - spatial accessibility KW - blood group KW - rhesus type KW - point-of-care testing KW - maternal healthcare KW - Upper East Region KW - Ghana KW - point-of-care ultrasound KW - medical education KW - syphilis KW - maternal mortality KW - interrupted time series KW - segmented regression analysis KW - point-of-care CD4+ t testing KW - qualitative survey KW - acceptability KW - patients KW - healthcare providers KW - primary healthcare clinics KW - HIV self-testing KW - scale-up KW - key stakeholder KW - quality HIV point-of-care-diagnostics KW - nominal group technique KW - stakeholder engagement KW - self-testing KW - novel coronavirus disease-19 KW - blockchain KW - artificial intelligence KW - geographical access KW - glucose-6-phosphate dioxygenase deficiency KW - antenatal care KW - upper east region KW - schistosomiasis KW - barriers to diagnostics KW - access to healthcare KW - end-user perspectives KW - neglected tropical diseases KW - Nigeria KW - case management KW - electronic health information system KW - diagnosis KW - treatment KW - point-of-care KW - low and middle income countries KW - point-of-care diagnostics KW - healthcare services KW - COVID-19 era UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134750596 AB - Scale up and implementation of new point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is a global health priority to enable the adoption of new evidence-based POC diagnostics and to replicate and extend the reach of POC diagnostics. Global private and public sector agencies have significantly increased their investment in the development of POC diagnostics to meet the unmet needs of patients in resource-limited settings, particularly disease burdened settings with limited access to laboratory infrastructure. However, previous research has demonstrated that the availability of health technologies in these settings does not always guarantee patient-centered outcomes. The applicability, effectiveness and sustainability of diagnostic technologies is affected by the involvement of all stakeholders during planning and implementation, which must be relevant to each specific context and sensitive to local culture. Factors such as infrastructure, resources, values and characteristics of participants can influence the implementation, scalability and sustainability of health interventions such as POC diagnostics. This book, “Implementation and Scale up of Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics in Resource-Limited Settings”, presents literature reviews and primary research studies focusing on the implementation and scale up of POC diagnostics in resource-limited settings. ER -