The First Nations Molecular POC Testing Program has been a journey of co-design and collaboration for more than 10 years, between:
- Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
- government health departments
- academic institutes
- pathology providers
- industry
The POC testing implementation is led by primary health services and supported by Kirby Institute and Flinders University International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing, with cultural and clinical oversight to ensure the Program and its protocols remain culturally appropriate while ensuring high analytical quality of POC test results.
The Program has had First Nations governance groups at each stage of the journey, where group members provide cultural advice on all aspects of the Program, and act as cultural ambassadors for the Program.
- TTANGO2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group (previous), pictured below.
- First Nations Infectious Disease POC Leaders Group (previous)
- First Nations Point-of-Care Testing and Research Governance Group (current)
