The grand point-of-care challenge

Richard F. Louie; Benjamin J. Hindson; Nam Tran; Nicole L. Gentile; Gerald J Kost

doi:10.1097/POC.0b013e318182f9c4

The grand point-of-care challenge

Richard F. Louie, Benjamin J. Hindson, Nam Tran, Nicole L. Gentile, Gerald J Kost

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Abstract

The 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina showed that point-of-care testing (POCT) was both needed and feasible in acute disaster response and follow-up recovery. However, POCT devices made for routine clinical use and the consumer market are not adequate for disaster conditions. We explain the rationale for developing field-robust point-of-care devices and durable single unit-use tests in the context of 3 "wishes." Then, we challenge inventors, innovators, and industry to produce POCT devices and reagents that will meet the needs of rural emergencies and disaster care to improve preparedness in the United States and other countries worldwide. We call this "The Grand Point-of-Care Challenge."

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	105-107
Number of pages	3
Journal	Point of Care
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/POC.0b013e318182f9c4
State	Published - Sep 2008

Keywords

Clinical needs
Durable
Field robust
Hurricane katrina
Multianalyte testing
Novel nucleic acid testing technologies
Thermal stress
Tsunami

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Louie, R. F., Hindson, B. J., Tran, N., Gentile, N. L., & Kost, G. J. (2008). The grand point-of-care challenge. Point of Care, 7(3), 105-107. https://doi.org/10.1097/POC.0b013e318182f9c4

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