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  1. Introducing the eJIFCC special issue on “POCT – making the point"Guest editors: Sergio Bernardini
  2. Controlling reliability, interoperability and security of mobile health solutionsDamien Gruson
  3. Best laboratory practices regarding POCT in different settings (hospital and outside the hospital)Adil I. Khan
  4. POCT accreditation ISO 15189 and ISO 22870: making the pointPaloma Oliver, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Antonio Buno
  5. Utilizing point-of-care testing to optimize patient careJames H. Nichols
  6. POCT: an inherently ideal tool in pediatric laboratory medicineSiobhan Wilson, Mary Kathryn Bohn, Khosrow Adeli
  7. Point of care testing of serum electrolytes and lactate in sick childrenAashima Dabas, Shipra Agrawal, Vernika Tyagi, Shikha Sharma, Vandana Rastogi, Urmila Jhamb, Pradeep
  8. Training and competency strategies for point-of-care testingSedef Yenice
  9. Leading POCT networks: operating POCT programs across multiple sites involving vast geographical areas and rural communitiesEdward W. Randell, Vinita Thakur
  10. Connectivity strategies in managing a POCT serviceRajiv Erasmus, Sumedha Sahni, Rania El-Sharkawy
  11. POCT in developing countriesPrasenjit Mitra, Praveen Sharma
  12. How could POCT be a useful tool for migrant and refugee health?Sergio Bernardini, Massimo Pieri, Marco Ciotti
  13. Direct to consumer laboratory testing (DTCT) – opportunities and concernsMatthias Orth
  14. Clinical assessment of the DiaSorin LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 Ag chemiluminescence immunoassayGian Luca Salvagno, Gianluca Gianfilippi, Giacomo Fiorio, Laura Pighi, Simone De Nitto, Brandon M. Henry, Giuseppe Lippi
  15. Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: emphasizing the emerging role and perspectives from artificial intelligence, mobile health, and digital laboratory medicinePradeep Kumar Dabla, Damien Gruson, Bernard Gouget, Sergio Bernardini, Evgenija Homsak
  16. Catering for the point-of-care testing explosionAdil I. Khan, Mazeeya Khan, Rosy Tirimacco
  17. Predictive model of severity in SARS CoV-2 patients at hospital admission using blood-related parametersLaura Criado Gómez, Santiago Villanueva Curto, Maria Belén Pérez Sebastian, Begoña Fernández Jiménez, Melisa Duque Duniol
  18. Clinicians’ Probability Calculator to convert pre-test to post-test probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection based on method validation from each laboratoryZoe Brooks, Saswati Das, Tom Pliura
  19. Prevalence of aminotransferase macroenzymes in rheumatoid arthritis patients and impact on their managementMaja Šimac, Daniel Victor Šimac, Lidija Bilić-Zulle
  20. Malignant hyperthermia syndrome: a clinical case reportIsabel Sánchez-Molina Acosta, Guillermo Velasco de Cos, Matilde Toval Fernández

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