Authors, publishers, and assessment users create a partnership to ensure responsible test use. The European Test Publishers Group (ETPG) works with thousands of test users internationally and these are the most common questions asked by users about tests in healthcare settings. ETPG seeks to provide answers and suggest how to identify the best test for your purpose. Different countries run different professional, legal and scientific guidelines, rules and policies for test use and supply. This paper attempts to describe general navigation principles but these should be adapted to meet the requirements of such local guidelines and legislation.

  • Responsible test use is a partnership between publishers/distributors and users. Publishers/distributors should provide enough accurate information for test users to make informed choices about which tests they need and how to use them. Users should use them professionally, taking time to learn how to use each test they find appropriate for their work.

  • You should know why you are using a test in a particular circumstance with a particular client and/or patient. Different tests are better or worse for different purposes.
  • The client or patient’s needs come first. To use a test without appropriate knowledge affects test takers lives adversely.

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