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Managing Local Health System Interdependencies: Referral and Outreach Systems for Maternal and Newborn Health in Three South African Districts

Systems, 2023
In complex health systems, referral and outreach systems (ROS) are formal strategies for connecting and managing interdependencies between facilities in service delivery pathways.
Helen Schneider, Solange Mianda, Willem Odendaal, Terusha Chetty   +3 more
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Information-theoretic and stochastic methods for managing the quality of service and satisfaction in healthcare systems [PDF]

, 2010
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This research investigates and develops a new approach to the management of service quality with the emphasis on patient and staff satisfaction in the ...
Komashie, Alexander
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Strategic communication through all stages of a major emergency life cycle, with particular reference to the needs of Ireland [PDF]

, 2009
This study asks if a strategic approach to the management of communication can assist and support the overall operational commander in effectively managing a major emergency situation.
Connors, Paul
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Introducing an on-site Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physician at the Emergency Medical Communication Centre - implications for dispatch precision at a Norwegian HEMS base

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Dispatch precision of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is a key topic in prehospital research. In Norway, the combined role of the HEMS physician on-call and the Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) physician has been ...
Ole Erik Ulvin, Oddvar Uleberg, Andreas Asheim, Helge Haugland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic Factors Influencing Pre-Hospital Medical Care Following Road Traffic Accidents Along Kenya's Nairobi-Mombasa Highway: A Mixed-Methods Study

Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Road traffic injuries remain a leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide and disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries where pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are often underdeveloped.
Aaron Kimeu Mutie, Nicholas Ombachi, Tecla Sum Psusma   +2 more
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Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand, Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Saeed Mohmammad Soleymani, Shadiyeh Bararpoor Poshkohi, Samaneh Masoudi, Hadi Esmaily   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence–Based Online Symptom Assessment Tools for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis: Patient Perspectives

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this article is to identify perceptions of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) regarding artificial intelligence (AI)–based online symptom assessment tools, and the potential of these tools to address diagnostic barriers.
Olivia A. Stein, Jennifer L. F. Lee, Evelyne Vinet, Arielle Mendel, Christian A. Pineau, Fares Kalache, Louis‐Pierre Grenier, Sasha Bernatsky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic Nano‐Assembly of Red‐Blood‐Cell (RBC) Lipids and Components for Engineering Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered red blood cell‐derived extracellular vesicles (eRBCEVs) are synthesized via controlled microfluidic assembly from native RBC lipids, enabling tunable encapsulation of proteins, nucleic acids, nanoparticles, and viral vectors. The platform demonstrates reproducible nanoscale architecture, preserved membrane composition, and functional cargo ...
Chiranth K. Nagaraj, Xilal Y. Rima, Kim T. Nguyen, Courtney Culkins, Nana Boateng, Jacob Doon‐Ralls, Alejandro Bresolin, Xin Huang, Hong Li, Vahedi Amid, Ajeet Pal Singh, Dharti Shantaram, Anastasiia Amari, Mangesh D. Hade, Nicholas R. Merriam, Zachary D. Schultz, Scott Q. Harper, Nizar Y. Saad, Setty M. Magaña, Willa A. Hsueh, Rachel E. Kopec, Blaise R. Kimmel, Andre F. Palmer, Eduardo Reátegui   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Logistics for Emergency Medical Service systems [PDF]

, 2017
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems worldwide are complex systems, characterised by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix and quality care indicators. Analysing and improving them is therefore challenging.
Pieter L. van den Berg, Vile, JL, Reuter-Opperman, M., Julie L. Vile, van den Berg, Pieter, Reuter-Opperman, M, Van den Berg, Pieter L., Vile, J.L., Berg, P.L. (Pieter) van den, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Vile, Julie L.   +10 more
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