Evaluation of Point-of-Care CRP Testing in Rural Sepsis Pathways

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Torres and Cape HHS awarded a contract to The University of Queensland for a research project evaluating the implementation of point-of-care C-reactive protein (POC CRP) testing within the standard sepsis pathway at rural and remote sites, compared to current practice without POC CRP testing.

The project involves data collection on sepsis testing (including POC CRP and pathology tests) and clinician surveys on POC device utilisation and user experience at Bamaga Hospital, Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service, and Weipa Integrated Health Service.