Publications

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2011

Innovative use of point-of-care testing for chronic kidney disease screening. Point of Care 2011; 10: 98-101.

Jones GR, Barker G, Goodall I, Schneider HG, Shephard MDS, Twigg SM. Change of HbA1c reporting to SI units. Medical Journal of Australia 2011; 195: 45-46.

Shephard M. Point-of-care testing and creatinine measurement. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2011; 32: 109-114.

2010

Shephard M. Point-of-care testing comes of age in Australia. Australian Prescriber 2010; 3: 6-9.

Gialamas A, Laurence C, Yelland L, Tideman P, Worley P, Shephard M et al. Assessing agreement between point of care and laboratory results for lipid testing from a clinical perspective. Clinical Biochemistry 2010; 43: 515-518.

Mathew T, Corso O, Ludlow M, Boyle A, Cass A, Chadban S, Joyner B, Shephard M, Usherwood T. Screening for chronic kidney disease in Australia: a pilot study in the community and workplace. Kidney International 2010; 77 (Supp 116): S9-S16.

Shephard MD, Peake MJ, Corso O, Shephard AK, Mazzachi BC, Spaeth BA, Mathew TH. Assessment of the Nova StatSensor whole blood point-of-care creatinine analyser for the measurement of kidney function in screening for chronic kidney disease. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 2010; 48: 1113-1119.

Gill J and Shephard MDS. The conduct of quality control and quality assurance testing for PoCT outside the laboratory. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2010; 31: 81-84.

Shephard MDS and Gill J. The national QAAMS Program – A practical example of PoCT working in the community. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2010; 31: 95-99.

2009

Shephard M. The influence of geography on the performance of quality control testing in the Australian Government’s Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial. Clinical Biochemistry 2009; 42: 1325-1327.

Shephard M, Shephard A, Watkinson L, Mazzachi B and Worley P. Design, implementation and results of the Quality Control program for the Australian Government’s Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2009; 46: 413–419.

Shephard M, Mazzachi B, Watkinson L, Shephard A, Laurence A, Gialamas A and Bubner T. Evaluation of a training program for device operators in the Australian Government’s Point of Care Testing In General Practice Trial. Rural and Remote Health 2009; 9: 1189. (Online)

2008

Laurence C, Gialamas A, Yelland L, Bubner T, Ryan P, Willson K, Glastonbury B, Gill J, Shephard M, Beilby J.. A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction with point of care testing in a general practice setting – rationale, design and baseline characteristics. Trials 2008; 9:50

2007

Shephard MDS, Mazzachi BC and Shephard AK. Comparative performance of two point-of-care analysers for lipid testing. Clinical Laboratory 2007; 53: 561-566.

2006

Shephard M, Allen G, Paizis K, Barbara J, Batterham M and Vanajek A. Results of an Aboriginal community-based renal disease management program incorporating point of care testing for urine albumin:creatinine ratio. Rural and Remote Health 2006; 6: Article 591 (on-line).

Shephard MDS and Gill JP. The analytical quality of point-of-care testing in the ‘QAAMS’ model for diabetes management in Australian Aboriginal medical services. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2006; 27:185-190.

Shephard M. Clinical and cultural effectiveness of the ‘QAAMS’ point-of-care testing model for diabetes management in Australian Aboriginal medical services. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2006; 27: 161-170.

Shephard M, Mazzachi B, Shephard A, Burgoyne T, Dufek A, Ahkit J, Mills D and Dunn D. Point-of-care testing in Aboriginal hands – a model for chronic disease prevention and management in Indigenous Australia. Point-of-Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology 2006; 5: 168-176.

Shephard M. Point-of-Care Testing Trial in General Practice in Australia. Point-of-Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology 2006; 5: 192.

Shephard M. Analytical goals for point-of-care testing used for diabetes management in Australian health care settings outside the laboratory. Point-of-Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology 2006; 5: 177-185.

Shephard M and Whiting M. Assessment of the practicability and analytical performance of a point-of-care affinity chromatography haemoglobin A1c analyser for use in the non-laboratory setting. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2006; 43; 513-515.

2005

Shephard MDS and Gill JP. An innovative Australian point-of-care model for urine albumin:creatinine ratio testing that supports diabetes management in indigenous medical services and has international application. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 2005; 42:208-215.

Martin D, Shephard M, Freeman H, Jones TW, Davis E and Maguire G. Point-of-care testing of HbA1c and blood glucose in a remote Aboriginal Australian community. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182: 524-527.

Shephard M, Mazzachi B, Shephard A, McLaughlin K, Barnes G and Denner B. The impact of point of care testing on diabetes services along Victoria’s Mallee Track. Results of a community-based diabetes risk assessment and management program. Rural and Remote Health 5:371. (On-line), 2005.

2004

Shephard MDS. Point-of-care testing in the Indigenous Rural Environment – the Australasian Experience. Chapter 29 p 293-301. In: Point-of-Care Testing. Price C, Hicks J and St John A (eds). AACC (American Association of Clinical Chemistry) Press, Washington DC, July 2004.

Shephard MDS. Point-of-care testing in the Indigenous Rural Community. Clinical Biochemist Newsletter 2004; 153 (June): 26-31.

Shephard MDS. How to set up and manage a point-of-care testing service. Clinical Biochemist Newsletter 2004; 153 (June): 36-41.

2003

Shephard MDS and Gill J. Results of an Innovative Education, Training and Quality Assurance Program for Point-of-Care HbA1c Testing using the Bayer DCA 2000 in Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Clinical Biochemist Reviews 2003; 24: 123-131.

Shephard MDS and Mundraby K. Assisting diabetes management through point-of-care HbA1c testing – the ‘QAAMS’ program for Aboriginal health workers. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal 2003; 27 (4): 12-18.

Shephard MDS, Allen GG, Barratt LJ, Paizis K, Brown M, Barbara JAJ, McLeod G, Vanajek A.Albuminuria in a remote South Australian Aboriginal community: results of a community-based screening program for renal disease. Rural and Remote Health 2003; 3 (online) 8 February 2003. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au.

Shephard M. Point-of-care testing in the Aboriginal community. Australian Journal of Medical Science 2003; 24: 10-16.

2002

Jones R, Mazzachi B, Shephard M. Point-of-Care in Aboriginal Hands. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal 2002; 26 (6): 13-16.

Zeunert S, Cerro N, Boesch L, Duff M, Shephard MDS, Jureidini KF and Braun J. Nutrition project in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Journal of Renal Nutrition 2002; 12: 102-106.

Shephard MDS and Tallis G. Assessment of the point-of-care Cholestech Lipid Analyser for lipid screening in Aboriginal communities. Australian Journal of Medical Science 2002; 23: 4-10.

2001

Shephard MDS and Allen GG. Screening for renal disease in a remote Aboriginal community using the Bayer DCA 2000. Australian Journal of Medical Science 2001; 22: 164-170.

2000

Shephard MDS, Brown M, Hudson M, Riessen C and Braun J. The Umoona Kidney Project. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal 2000; 24 (2): 12-15.

1999

Shephard MDS, Barratt L, Simpson-Lyttle W. Is the Bayer DCA 2000 acceptable as a screening instrument for the early detection of renal disease? Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 1999; 36: 393-394.

Mark Shephard delivering a lecture at the 6th International Conference on Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples. Cairns, Qld, 2004

Mark Shephard delivering a lecture at the 6th International Conference on Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples. Cairns, Qld, 2004

Mark Shephard presenting the AACB Regional Travelling Lecture in Bunbury, WA, 2005

Mark Shephard presenting the AACB Regional Travelling Lecture in Bunbury, WA, 2005