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Economic evaluations and their use in infection prevention and control: a narrative review

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the different types of economic evaluations that can be utilized by Infection Prevention and Control practitioners with a particular focus on the use of the quality ...
Elissa Rennert-May, John Conly, Jenine Leal, Stephanie Smith, Braden Manns   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upsurge of Dengue Prevalence During the Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Pouring Gasoline to Fire

Clinical Pathology, 2022
Recently, there has been an alarming increase in Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and dengue virus infection cases in Bangladesh. As the 2 viral diseases share many similar symptoms, healthcare practitioners are facing difficulty in correctly ...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sadia Afruz Ether, Md. Rabiul Islam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Standards for Infection Control Nurse Practitioner competency standards

Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología, 2022
The main aim of this document is to contribute to improve the professional development of Infection Control Nurses and to be a standard for the certification and recertification of these professionals. In Argentina, until now, the Infection Control Nurses don´t have a uniform academic training at national level. A framework of reference was outlined to
Wanda Alcalá, Ana María Azario, Stella Maimone, Silvia Villa, Andrea Novau, María Laura María Laura Vernazz   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Practices of Nurse Practitioners in Screening for Hepatitis C [PDF]

, 2015
Presented to the Faculty of the University of Alaska Anchorage in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCEThe purpose of this project was to determine both hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening rates and the percentage ...
Thompson, Jordin A.
core  

The 9th International RASopathies Symposium

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The RASopathies are a group of congenital disorders with overlapping clinical manifestations that are caused by pathogenic germline or early somatic variants that result in the hyperactivation of the RAS/mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway.
Pau Castel, Lisa Schoyer, Beth Stronach, Raya Bogdanova, Anton M. Bennett, Jaishri Blakeley, Miriam Bornhorst, Tammy Bowers, Saskia M. Brachmann, Emma Burkitt‐Wright, Kathryn Chatfield, Alessandro De Luca, Khalil El‐Chammas, Abdul Elkadri, John E. Fortunato, Bruce D. Gelb, Anne Goriely, Karen Gripp, Kassidy Grover, Lindsay Homan, Kenneth A. Kern, Maija Kiuru, Charles (Chuck) Lawson, Yong‐Seok Lee, Frank McCormick, Gina Ney, Cristina Nuevo‐Tapioles, Sara Pardej, Elizabeth I. Pierpont, Julia Plank, Nancy Ratner, Katherine A. Rauen, J. Elliott Robinson, Les Rogers, Sarah E. Sheppard, Keir Shiels, David Stevenson, Dagmar Tiemens, Matthew Traylor, K. Nicole Weaver, Marielle Yohe, Tamar Green   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infection control gaps in rural Cross River State, Nigeria: medical students’ observational study of traditional health practitioners

Discover Public Health
Background Traditional health practitioners remain a primary point of contact for healthcare in rural communities, especially during health emergencies, due to their accessibility, cultural alignment, and affordability.
Precious Miracle Wagwula, Athanasius Christopher Ofem, Racheal Abraham Umoh, Rosette Chidera Oti-Ashong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parents' experiences of sharing neonatal information and decisions: Consent, cost and risk [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is about the care of babies with confirmed or potential neurological problems in neonatal intensive care units. Drawing on recent ethnographic research, the paper considers parents' experiences of sharing information and decisions with ...
Alderson, Priscilla, Hawthorne, Joanna, Killen, Margaret   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Implementing an Indigenous Research Methodology to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Survey and Yarning Protocol: Challenges With Retention of the Aboriginal Health, Ageing and Disability Workforce

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal staff play a vital part in improving culturally safe and effective services and supports for Aboriginal people. Research on the Aboriginal workforce helps advance a culturally safe environment for workers and Aboriginal people accessing health and community services. This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers to workforce
F. Talbot, J. Gilroy, J. Gwynn, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, Rob Heard, Sarah Peter, A. Haines, M. Lincoln, B. Rambaldini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burnout in Infection Control Practitioners During Public Health Crisis Events: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review Protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

HRB Open Research
Background Infection prevention and control work environments are highly complex in nature and have long been associated with crisis events including serious infectious disease outbreaks.
Ella Arensman, Sinead Creedon, Anna Trace, Maura P Smiddy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Point-of-care C reactive protein for the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in NHS primary care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to adoption [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Point-of-care (POC) C reactive protein (CRP) is incorporated in National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the diagnosis of pneumonia, reduces antibiotic prescribing and is cost effective.
Barlow, J, Hanna, GB, Huddy, JR, Majeed, A, Ni, MZ   +4 more
core   +2 more sources