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“Sepsis brought him to his knees”: exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of sepsis survivors and family members to inform a sepsis public education campaign in Canada

BMC Public Health
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of the body’s response to fighting an infection. The global burden of sepsis is incredibly high, accounting for an estimated 20% percent of all global deaths as well as high hospitalization costs and ...
Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Rebecca Brundin-Mather, Deirdre Walsh, Sara J. Mizen, Cynthia Sriskandarajah, Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Denise E. Werner, Kirsten M. Fiest   +7 more
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Administrative Challenges to the Integration of Oral Health With Primary Care [PDF]

, 2016
Inadequate access to preventive oral health services contributes to oral health disparities and is a major public health concern in the United States.
Gano, Laura, Kochhar, Komal, Maxey, Hannah L., Norwood, Connor W., Randolph, Courtney   +4 more
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Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Ideas to Help the Aquino Administration Achieve its Health Agenda [PDF]

One of the inaugural commitments made by the Philippines` new administration is the provision of quality and affordable health care for each and every Filipino. To achieve this, a strategic health agenda is needed. This Policy Note offers a few new ideas
Lavado, Rouselle F.
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under-Utilization of Community Health Centers in Purworejo Regency, Central Java [PDF]

, 2006
The basic strategy of the Ministry of Health to achieve Health For All In Indonesia 2010 is through health paradigm, decentralization, professionalism and health service management.
Triratnawati, A. (Atik)
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Influenza vaccination uptake among people aged over 85 years: an audit of primary care practice in the UK [PDF]

, 2014
Public health research and national guidelines have advocated for seasonal influenza vaccination in the elderly. General practice has established itself as an ideal setting for the safe administration and monitoring of vaccines.1 Due to waning immune
Arnott, ND, Fitchett, JR
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding EMS response times: a machine learning-based analysis

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response times are critical for optimizing patient outcomes, particularly in time-sensitive emergencies. This study explores the multifaceted determinants of EMS response times, leveraging machine learning (ML)
Peter Hill, Jakob Lederman, Daniel Jonsson, Peter Bolin, Veronica Vicente   +4 more
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The Impact of Accountable Care: Interactions between patients and payers – Where do pharmacists lie? [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Over the past several years, patient outcomes became the focus of health care. With increased accountability, pharmacy education must transform the next generation of health care providers according to the new 2016 Accreditation Council for
Stone, Danielle
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