title: The National QAAMS Program - A Practical Example of PoCT Working in the Community.
abstract: The Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services (QAAMS) Program is the largest and longest-standing national point-of-care testing (PoCT) program in Australia. With a focus on PoCT for diabetes management, it now operates in 115 Indigenous medical services and has been funded continuously by the Australian Government for 11 years. A recent independent evaluation of the QAAMS Program concluded that the program continues to meet best practice standards for Indigenous healthcare, diabetes management and PoCT.
authors.affiliation: Community Point-of-Care Services, Flinders University Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Adelaide.
authors.forename: Mark Ds
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Shephard
authors.forename: Janice P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gill