AIM

To deliver a POCT model for the management of diabetes which is culturally and clinically effective in the Indigenous medical service setting and analytically sound in Indigenous hands.

OBJECTIVES

To deliver a culturally appropriate education and training program for teaching Aboriginal Health Workers (and other allied health professionals) to be competent POCT operators in their community setting.

To deliver a quality management framework for maintaining surveillance of the analytical quality of POCT results generated by the DCA 2000/Vantage device used in Indigenous medical services.

To provide a range of on-going support services to Indigenous POCT operators and their medical services to ensure the program remains efficient and sustainable.

To gather evidence from both qualitative and quantitative research outcome measures to assess the cultural and clinically effectiveness of POCT as a mode of health service delivery for Indigenous patients with diabetes.