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‘FIT to Practice?’ Workshop – ACB Focus – June 2018
This Industry Sponsored Workshop entitled ‘FIT to Practice?’ was given by Professor Callum Fraser, Sally Benton and Nigel D’Souza. They discussed data collected from testing FIT in the Symptomatic since
Q&A Session ‘FIT to Practice?’ – ACB Focus – June 2018
Catch the interactive audience discussions from the workshop held at ACB Focus 2018 on the use of faecal immunochemical testing for detecting colorectal disease.
Feasibility of FIT – the Hull Experience
Setting up a FIT Feasibility Study and considerations for ISO 15189 accreditation. Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS trust is undertaking a feasibility study for the roll out of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT)
Developing an Evidence Base for NHS England
We’re working on a way to make FIT as safe as possible, and identify whether it misses cancer in a predictable way The NICE FIT Study – 6 Months on… The NICE FIT
FIT Negative Follow-Up
Safety-netting patients with a low faecal haemoglobin concentration and modifying the current patient pathway to improve patient care. Dr. James Turvill, Consultant Gastroenterologist, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dr. James
Colorectal Pathway Redesign
Dr David Burling describes the new colorectal diagnostic pathway being rolled out across west London. The pathway for patients on a 2ww urgent referral has been designed to enable them to
View the Results of the Digestive Diseases Day FIT Survey
On the 15th November 2017, Alpha Laboratories held a Digestive Diseases Day workshop. This educational day brought together experts in the field to discuss recent advances in clinical diagnostics for
Introducing the FIT Service at NHS Tayside
Judith Strachan, Consultant Clinical Scientist at Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, tells us about the introduction of FIT for triaging patients at NHS Tayside. Gastroenterologists are increasingly challenged to provide
Evaluating a Faecal Immunochemical Test System for Symptomatic Patient Assessments
Alan Hankinson, Senior Biomedical Scientist with the HM-JACKarc at Monklands Hospital An interview with Dr Ian Godber, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Lead (Biochemistry), Monklands Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire Dr Ian Godber’s
Which FIT’s Best?
Guildford Medical Device Evaluation Centre (GMEC) Evaluation of Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Tests for Haemoglobin The excellent clinical outcome data demonstrated in many publications, require faecal haemoglobin cut-offs for referral for
How to do the bowel cancer screening test in Scotland
A guide supplied by Cancer Research UK to show users how to do the bowel cancer screening test in Scotland including how to collect the sample and what happens after
Getting a FIT Sample
Improve Sample Integrity for Faecal Haemoglobin One of the challenges in clinical diagnostics is the logistics of getting a quality sample from the patient to the laboratory for analysis. When
