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End of life care: an educational pathway for community nurses. [PDF]

, 2014
This article reports on an innovative educational pathway for district and community nurses aimed at enhancing confidence and competence in dealing with end of life care (EoLC). Nurses were aligned with a mentor from a specialist palliative care team and,
Atkinson, Joanne, Marples, Gwen, Steven, Alison, White, Gail   +3 more
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Involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management functions in EU hospitals:implementation and impact on patient-centred care strategies [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management (QM) functions and to assess associations between levels of involvement and the implementation of patient-centred care ...
, Almeman, F, Arah, OA, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Bartels, P, Botje, D, Bottaro, S, Bruneau, C, Car, M, Depaigne-Loth, A, DerSarkissian, M, Dersarkissian, Maral, Eiras, M, Escoval, A, Franca, M, Garel, P, Groene, O, Groene, Oliver, Hammer, A, Jones, S, Klaus, E, Klazinga, N, Klazinga, Niek S., Kringos, DS, Kristensen, S, Kus, H, Kutaj-Wasikowska, H, Kutryba, B, Leite, I, Lombarts, MJMH, Lopez, MA, Lívio, A, Mannion, R, Michel, P, Ommen, O, Ozturk, K, Pfaff, H, Plochg, T, Saillour-Glenisson, F, Saluvan, M, Secanell, M, Shaw, C, Sunol, R, Sunol, Rosa, Thompson, A, Thompson, Andrew, Thompson, CA, Thompson, Caroline A., Vallejo, P, Vlcek, F, Wagner, C, Wang, A, Wang, Aolin   +52 more
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The Care Pathway Concept: concepts and theories: an introduction

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2012
This article addresses first the definition of a (care) pathway, and then follows a description of theories since the fifties of the last century.  It ends with a discussion of theoretical advantages and disadvantages of care pathways for patients and ...
Guus Schrijvers, Arjan van Hoorn, Nicolette Huiskes   +2 more
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Rationale and design of the Clinical Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Coronary heart disease 2 trial (CE-MARC 2): a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial of diagnostic strategies in suspected coronary heart disease [PDF]

, 2015
Background: A number of investigative strategies exist for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite the widespread availability of noninvasive imaging, invasive angiography is commonly used early in the diagnostic pathway.
Berry, Colin, Bijsterveld, Petra, Brown, Julia, Everett, Colin C., Greenwood, John P., McCann, Gerry P., Plein, Sven, Ripley, David P., Sculpher, Mark, Walker, Simon   +9 more
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Systems dynamics in the community care pathway at the end-of-life: the Hong Kong experience [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Since 2009, the HKWC-CGAT in collaboration with TWGHs JC C&A Home piloted the “EOL Program for RCHE in HKWC” program. The program offered 2 EoL care pathways on top of existing care framework: 1) AED pathway: residents remain in RCHE during ...
Chan, CLW, Chan, CWK, Chan, FHW, Fong, CHC, Ho, AHY, Kwok, CKK, Luk, JKH, Ng, WC, Tam, MYJ, Yuen, JHL   +9 more
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Service evaluation of the implementation of a digitally-enabled care pathway for the recognition and management of acute kidney injury [PDF]

, 2017
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), an abrupt deterioration in kidney function, is defined by changes in urine output or serum creatinine. AKI is common (affecting up to 20% of acute hospital admissions in the United Kingdom), associated with significant ...
Back, T, Connell, A, Emerson, M, Hughes, C, Jones, G, Karthikesalingam, A, King, D, Laing, C, Ledsam, J, Merrick, C, Montgomery, H, Morris, S, Nightingale, C, Raine, R, Rees, G, Sadeghi-Alavijeh, O, Stanley, S   +16 more
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Opportunities to encourage adoption of a biomarker‐enabled care pathway for Alzheimer's in primary care

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Identification of early‐stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a challenge due to limited specialist availability, diagnostic access, disease awareness, and cultural factors.
Soo Borson, Rhoda Au, Anna H. Chodos, Sam Gandy, Holly Jain, Amy Alagor, Kristi Cohn, Diana R. Kerwin, Jacobo Mintzer, Stephanie Monroe, Delecia Robinson, Michelle M. Mielke, Donna M. Wilcock   +12 more
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Clinical Leadership as an Agent for Change: A Health System Improvement Intervention in Curaçao

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020
Jamiu O Busari,1,2 Huriye Yaldiz,3 Reinold OB Gans,4 Ashley J Duits5– 7 1Department of Pediatrics, Horacio Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba; 2Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences ...
Busari JO, Yaldiz H, Gans ROB, Duits AJ
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Development and implementation of a decision pathway for general practitioners for the management or referral of suspected allergy. [PDF]

, 2014
Many patients with suspected allergy are referred to specialist care inappropriately. We aimed to develop and implement an online decision pathway to aid General Practitioners' (GPs) management decisions in suspected allergy. Our study involved 1487 GPs,
Ashurst, EJ, Gude, R, Jones, D, Jones, RB, Kaminski, E   +4 more
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Policies Make Coherent Care Pathways a Personal Responsibility for Clinicians: A Discourse Analysis of Policy Documents about Coordinators in Hospitals

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2018
Introduction: In response to increase of patients with complex conditions, policies prescribe measures for improving continuity of care. This study investigates policies introducing coordinator roles in Norwegian hospitals that have proven challenging to
Audhild Høyem, Deede Gammon, Gro Rosvold Berntsen, Aslak Steinsbekk   +3 more
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