Patient Engagement

Where care begins: enabling frontline care with decentralised testing

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Key Takeaways:   APAC’s healthcare systems are shifting away from hospital-centric care, with both consumers and clinicians backing a move toward empowered, accessible primary care via decentralised testing. Point-of-care testing (POCT) is enabling this shift – bringing lab-quality diagnostics into GP clinics, family practices, pharmacies, and rural outposts across the region. Point of care HbA1c […]

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High-quality testing and its role in improving the quality and efficiency of medical services

In tandem with China’s ongoing efforts to reform its medical and healthcare systems, Prof Duan Zhaohui, Director of the Department of Lab Medicine at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, underscores the pivotal role of tumour marker detection and precision diagnosis in facilitating dynamic disease monitoring. By integrating these two approaches, healthcare providers can deliver personalised treatment

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Innovative optimisation strategies in lab medicine: takeaways from a Chinese public hospital

The lab medicine department of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital recently found a way to optimise and quicken report issuance, resulting in an average reduction in hospitalisation days for patients. Director of the Department of Lab Medicine Prof Ji Ling reveals how this success was owed to several factors, from the importance of standardising operating procedures,

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Practical tips for optimising cross-laboratory communication in healthcare

Prof Sun Baoqing, Director of the Department of Lab Medicine, National Center for Respiratory Medicine introduces the advantages of IVD technology in modern clinical diagnosis and treatment. She also identifies the challenges in communication between clinical and lab medicine departments, proposing several practical suggestions to help optimise workflow and improve correspondence between the two.

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Teenage cancer survivor shares her plans for a future beyond cancer

Teenage cancer survivor, Ms Kayla Low, shares her inspiring journey from a rare stage IV cancer diagnosis to a vibrant life as a budding artist. Learn how she faced gruelling treatments with an unwavering spirit, how diagnostics influenced her path to recovery, and how her experience fuels her passion to create art that spreads hope

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Advancing women’s health: Project Teal drives cervical cancer screening in Hong Kong

Advancing Women’s Health: Project Teal drives cervical cancer screening in Hong Kong

  To find out more about the Karen Leung Foundation and the work they do, please click here. In Hong Kong, cervical cancer ranked as the 8th most common cancer and cause of mortality amongst women in 2019 [1]. Despite a national screening programme implemented in 2004, studies show that close to 40% of women

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Liver disease and patient advocacy in Taiwan: Q&A with Prof Yang Pei-Ming

Liver disease and patient advocacy in Taiwan: Q&A with Prof Yang Pei-Ming

Liver disease is a serious public health issue in Taiwan. In a population of over 23 million, roughly 15%–20% of adults are hepatitis B viral (HBV) carriers, and 2%–5% are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) [1]. To address these challenges, Taiwan’s healthcare community has shown a strong commitment to fighting viral hepatitis, improving outcomes

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Respiree takes on heart failure with remote monitoring platform

Respiree takes on heart failure with remote monitoring platform

Post-COVID19 is expected to see a paradigm shift in care – specifically towards the use of digital patient monitoring. Some hospitals are shifting towards home-based models while others are adopting care in hospitals using sensors and artificial intelligence. Despite this, digital patient monitoring still sees several limitations. Mobile interfaces and use of manual synchronisations limit

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How Siriraj Hospital is reimagining the patient journey in Thailand

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As the biggest state hospital in Thailand, Siriraj Hospital used to face many challenges common in public healthcare institutions: overcrowding, long waiting times and complex care pathways. But in recent years, Siriraj implemented innovative digital solutions, laboratory technologies and operating models that helped to improve the patient journey. This “virtual site visit” showcases their progress in developing mobile apps

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