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Mind the gap: Adherence to denosumab dosing and cessation guidelines in Australian residential aged care

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This original research used medication administration data to explore adherence to treatment guidelines for the most common osteoporosis medications in long‐term residential aged care (RAC) in Australia. The paper highlights gaps in adherence to treatment guidelines that must be addressed to improve outcomes of older adults living in RAC.
Marea O'Donnell, Johanna I. Westbrook, Bayzidur Rahman, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Nasir Wabe, Ian D. Cameron, Mark Morgan, Magdalena Z. Raban   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of the health-financing mechanisms in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries and the People's Republic of China: Lessons for the move towards universal health coverage.

PLoS ONE, 2019
We systematically review the health-financing mechanisms, revenue rising, pooling, purchasing, and benefits, in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China, and their impact on universal health coverage (UHC ...
Chaw-Yin Myint, Milena Pavlova, Khin-Ni-Ni Thein, Wim Groot   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring individualized crovalimab dosing in PNH through in silico modelling: Potential for improved convenience and cost efficiency

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired haematopoietic stem cell disorder. Crovalimab, a complement C5‐inhibitor, is approved for PNH and can be self‐administered subcutaneously every 4 weeks, offering a more convenient route than intravenous C5‐inhibitors.
Mendy ter Avest, Simon E. Koele, Nicole C. A. J. van de Kar, Saskia M. C. Langemeijer, Rob ter Heine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost of managing an episode of relapse in multiple sclerosis in the United States

BMC Health Services Research, 2003
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the direct medical US cost of managing multiple sclerosis relapses. Methods Direct data analysis and cost modeling were employed to derive typical resource use profiles and costs in 2002 US dollars ...
Ward Alexandra J, O'Brien Judith A, Patrick Amanda R, Caro Jaime   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek, Amelia Roberts, Emma Sumner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The work relative value estimation assessment in China: an empirical research for common surgical procedures

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesChina’s National Health Service Items Standard (NHSIS) establishes a relative value system and plays an important role in pricing. However, there are few empirical evaluations of the objectivity of the NHSIS-estimated relative value.MethodsThis
Jin Hao, Jin Hao, Han Yao, Ling Kong, Yuanli Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao, Wei Yan Xiong, Hei‐hang Hayes Tang, Xiao Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's experiences and views about costs of seeking malaria chemoprevention and other antenatal services: a qualitative study from two districts in rural Tanzania

Malaria Journal, 2010
Background The Tanzanian government recommends women who attend antenatal care (ANC) clinics to accept receiving intermittent preventive treatment against malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) and vouchers for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) at subsidized ...
Byskov Jens, Olsen Øystein E, Magnussen Pascal, Bloch Paul, Mubyazi Godfrey M, Hansen Kristian S, Bygbjerg Ib C   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source