In joining QAAMS, you will be part of along-standing, well-established national Indigenous health program which, at the conclusion of our current contract, will have been continuously funded by the Australian Government for 10 years!

QAAMS provides a common structure for training health professionals, notably Aboriginal Health Workers, in the use of POCT on the DCA 2000/Vantage and supports its use by a world-class quality management framework.

As an active QAAMS participant, you will have access to:

On-going training and competency assessment

Opportunities to participate in the Annual QAAMS Workshop

Regular reports on the analytical quality of your DCA 2000/Vantage device

A range of POCT support services from the QAAMS Management team

Regular Newsletters

The ‘Participant Only’ section of the QAAMS website

The Medicare Rebate for both HbA1c and urine ACR, which is available exclusively to QAAMS participants.

Being a participant in QAAMS also enables you to network with other Aboriginal Health Workers and health services from across the country and to feel an integral part of the QAAMS ‘family’. This is particularly so for rural and remote services who may be isolated geographically from other services.

The QAAMS Program has a strong evidence base gathered over many years that verifies POCT for diabetes management:

has been well-accepted by clinicians, Aboriginal Health Workers and clients with diabetes

provides a convenient, accessible, culturally and clinically effective service

has changed the way the health care is delivered for clients with diabetes in many services

has contributed to improved health outcomes for both individual clients and groups of clients with diabetes.

delivers POCT on the DCA 2000/Vantage that is analytically sound in Aboriginal hands and meets national and international analytical goals

works effectively, and is adaptable, across services in urban, rural and remote locations and in Aboriginal health services with small, medium and large infrastructures.