Dear CHIFA colleagues,
You are cordially invited to a webinar on:
Increasing access to timely haemoglobin results: unlocking potential of point-of-care tests
18th December, 10am GMT.
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8117008467308/WN_R1zPU3qQS3iP501ist-vGA...
Access to timely haemoglobin test results is vital for managing children with severe anaemia. However, in many places it can take hours to receive haemoglobin test results, or the tests may often be unavailable. Point-of-care tests have the potential to provide swift results to enable clinicians to decide which children require blood transfusions. Despite this, they are not yet widely available in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries. This webinar will explore the potential of these devices for improving outcomes for people with severe anaemia. It will cover a systematic review of which tests are currently being used in low- and middle-income settings, including the challenges around their use. It will also include the perspective of a paediatrician working in a regional referral hospital around how point-of-care haemoglobin tests can facilitate timely clinical decision-making, improving the chances for children with severe anaemia.
Please do share this invitation to friends and colleagues who may be interested.
Best wishes,
Annabelle
Annabelle South, PhD (she/her)
Policy, Communications & Research Impact Coordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
ICTM
90 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6LJ
+44 (0)207 670 4827
a.south@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:a.south@ucl.ac.uk>
Read our latest publications:
Use of point‐of‐care haemoglobin tests to diagnose childhood anaemia in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tmi.13957>
Site staff perspectives on communicating trial results to participants: Cost and feasibility results from the Show RESPECT cluster randomised, factorial, mixed-methods trial<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17407745231186088>
For resources on the design, conduct, and analysis of randomised controlled trials, visit our new MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at UCL Capacity Strengthening Hub<https://mrcctu.tghn.org/>
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CHIFA Profile: Annabelle South is Policy, Communications & Research Impact Coordinator at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, London, UK. She is interested in paediatric health research, particularly HIV and TB. a.south AT ucl.ac.uk
