4428 Harnessing Community Paramedicine for Transformative Fall Prevention Solutions
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Healthcare costs for falls are expected to reach nearly 55 billion dollars annually in the US by 2020. Leveraging 911 calls as trigger events to activate fall prevention solutions could transform our ability to identify high-risk ...
Carmen Quatman +7 more
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Community paramedics' perception of their roles in community paramedicine programs
Community Paramedicine (CP) is an evolving care model that expands paramedic roles to a focus on non-emergent and preventive health services tailored to local community needs. Though acceptance of CP is gradually increasing, there is limited research on how community paramedics (CPs) perceive their expanded roles.
Chinyere Mma Okoh, 0000-0002-1514-8476
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Care transitions intervention reduces ED revisits in cognitively impaired patients
Introduction About half of older adults with impaired cognition who are discharged home from the emergency department (ED) return for further care within 30 days.
Manish N. Shah +8 more
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Introduction: This article aimed to evaluate pilot community paramedicine (CP) programs in northern Ontario from the perspectives of paramedics to gain program recommendations related to both rural and urban settings.
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia +5 more
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The The Geometric Generalized Birnbaum–Saunders model with long-Term Survivors
Introduction: A cure rate survival model was developed based on the assumption that the number of competing reasons for the event of interest has the Geometric distribution and the time allocated to the event of interest follows the Generalized Birnbaum-
Ahmad Reza Baghestani +2 more
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Recommendations for Ontario Central LHIN Community Paramedicine
The Government of Ontario established the 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in 2006 to plan, delivery and fund local health care on the principle that community-based care is best planned, coordinated and funded in an integrated manner within the local community because local people are best able to determine their health service needs and ...
Central LHIN Community Paramedicine Working Group
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Comparison of the prevalence of Mycoplasm hominis infection in pregnant women with and without preterm premature rupture of membranes and the relationship of this infection with preterm premature rupture of membranes [PDF]
Introduction: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as the rupture of the membrane before the onset of a regular uterine contraction and prior to the 37th week of gestation, which indicates a serious perinatal problem.
Nooshin Mobaraki +4 more
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Sustaining Rural Access to Emergency Care through Collaborative Emergency Centres in Nova Scotia
Collaborative Emergency Centres (CECs) were introduced in Nova Scotia in 2011 to address gaps in rural access to emergency care through enhanced primary care, urgent care, and interprofessional teams supported by remote physicians.
Alison M. Coates
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Introduction: Both rural residents and state government leaders describe a need to redesign rural health care systems. Community members should be at the center of this effort.
Rebecca L. West +4 more
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Navigating Integration in Mixed‐Methods: A Practical Guide for Novice Nursing Researchers
ABSTRACT Mixed‐methods research is increasingly used in healthcare to understand complex issues, yet integration of qualitative and quantitative findings remains challenging, particularly for novice researchers. This paper provides a practical guide for nursing researchers to integrate survey and interview data effectively.
Natasha Hawkins +2 more
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