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Cancer Clinic Redesign: Opportunities for Resource Optimization

Current Oncology, 2022
Ambulatory cancer centers face a fluctuating patient demand and deploy specialized personnel who have variable availability. This undermines operational stability through the misalignment of resources to patient needs, resulting in overscheduled clinics,
Michael Fung-Kee-Fung, Rachel S. Ozer, Bill Davies, Stephanie Pick, Kate Duke, David J. Stewart, M. Neil Reaume, Marcus Ward, Katelyn Balchin, Robert M. MacRae, Shannon Nelson, Julie Renaud, Dennis Garvin, Suzanne Madore, Jason R. Pantarotto   +14 more
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Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
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How to use communities of practice to support change in learning health systems: A landscape of roles and guidance for management

Learning Health Systems
Background Communities of practice support evidence‐based practice and can be, in and of themselves, applied learning spaces in organizations. However, the variety of ways that communities of practice can support learning health systems are poorly ...
Stephanie P. Brooks, Esther Ekpe Adewuyi, Tracy Wasylak, Denise Thomson, Sara N. Davison, Kate Storey   +5 more
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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques, Mariana dos Santos Murra, Welinton Hirai, Ana Laura Balduino do Nascimento, Karla Emilia de Sá Rodrigues, Wilson Elias de Oliveira Junior   +5 more
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Creating a provincial post COVID‐19 interdisciplinary clinical care network as a learning health system during the pandemic: Integrating clinical care and research

Learning Health Systems, 2023
Introduction Coronavirus Disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) affects multiple organ systems in the acute phase and also has long‐term sequelae. Research on the long‐term impacts of COVID‐19 is limited.
Adeera Levin, Michelle Malbeuf, Alison M Hoens, Christopher Carlsten, Christopher J Ryerson, Alessandro Cau, Stirling Bryan, Jaclyn Robinson, Tamsin Tarling, Joanne Shum, Danielle C Lavallee   +10 more
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
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Development and testing of an interactive evaluation tool: the Evaluating QUality and ImPlementation (EQUIP) Tool

Implementation Science Communications
Background Evaluating implementation outcomes is gaining momentum in health service delivery organizations. Teams are increasingly recognizing the importance of capturing and learning from their implementation efforts, and Implementation Scientists have ...
Laura McAlpine, Candace Ramjohn, Erin L. Faught, Naomi Popeski, Eileen Keogh, Gabrielle L. Zimmermann   +5 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Partnership-building considerations for implementation science in learning health systems: a case study of the Implementation Science Collaborative in Alberta, Canada

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionImplementation of health innovations is inherently collaborative, requiring trans-sectoral partnerships between implementation researchers, innovation teams, and implementation practitioners.
Stephanie P. Brooks, Stephanie P. Brooks, Cody Alba, Denise Thomson, Sara N. Davison, Kate Storey   +5 more
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