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Applying Geriatric Principles to Transitions of Care in the Emergency Department.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 2021
Each emergency department (ED) visit represents a crucial transition of care for older adults. Systems, provider, and patient factors are barriers to safe transitions and can contribute to morbidity and mortality in older adults. Safe transitions from ED
Kimberly Bambach, L. Southerland
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Talk CPR - a technology project to improve communication in do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions in palliative illness

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background A national Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation policy was rolled out for the National Health Service in Wales in 2015. A national steering group led on producing information videos and a website for patients, carers and healthcare ...
Mark Taubert, James Norris, Sioned Edwards, Veronica Snow, Ilora Gillian Finlay   +4 more
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The context of care matters: Older people's existential loneliness from the perspective of healthcare professionals-A multiple case study.

International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2019
AIM To explore existential loneliness among older people in different healthcare contexts from the perspective of healthcare professionals. BACKGROUND Professionals meet and care for older people in most care contexts and need to be prepared to address
Malin Sundström, K. Blomqvist, A. Edberg, M. Rämgård   +3 more
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What matters to patients?: a timely question for Value Based Care

bioRxiv, 2020
Background Our healthcare system is moving towards patient-centered and value-based care models that prioritize health outcomes that matter to patients.
Meron Hirpa, Tinsay A Woreta, Hilena Addis, S. Kebede   +3 more
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Point-of-care CRP matters: normal CRP levels reduce immediate antibiotic prescribing for acutely ill children in primary care: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018
Objective: Antibiotics are prescribed too often in acutely ill children in primary care. We examined whether a Point-of-Care (POC) C-reactive Protein (CRP) test influences the family physicians’ (FP) prescribing rate and adherence to the Evidence Based ...
Marieke B. Lemiengre, J. Verbakel, R. Colman, Kaatje Van Roy, Tine De Burghgraeve, F. Buntinx, B. Aertgeerts, F. De Baets, A. De Sutter   +8 more
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Reducing mental illness stigma in healthcare settings: Proof of concept for a social contact intervention to address what matters most for primary care providers.

Social Science & Medicine (1967), 2020
Initiatives for integration of mental health services into primary care are underway through the World Health Organization's mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) and related endeavors.
B. Kohrt, E. Turner, S. Rai, Anvita Bhardwaj, K. Sikkema, A. Adelekun, Manoj Dhakal, N. Luitel, C. Lund, V. Patel, M. Jordans   +10 more
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How do you define a family lawyer? [PDF]

, 1999
Family law has not only become a specialism in its own right, but family law practitioners have claimed for themselves special characteristics. This article reviews the attributes and skills to which the legal profession, and particularly the solicitors'
Piper, CD
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Reimagining climate‐informed development: From “matters of fact” to “matters of care”

The Geographical Journal, 2021
This paper is concerned with the impasse climate‐informed development practices currently find themselves in. This is represented by the fact that while “solutions” to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance capacities for adaptation and resilience are increasingly adopted around the world, we have enough evidence to suggest that strategies adopted “from ...
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Public engagement in zero-emission futures: a matter of care

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
This article explores how care as an analytical lens reframes understandings of public engagement in climate-mitigation research. The analysis draws on three living labs conducted in a technology-led research center dedicated to developing sustainable ...
Hanne Marit Henriksen, Thomas Berker, Ruth Woods   +2 more
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Circular Consumption Practices as Matters of Care

Journal of Business Ethics
While a circular economy (CE) paradigm shift has gained significant momentum among academics, practitioners, and policymakers, theory regarding its social aspects remains scant, especially theory based on an ethical, micro-level perspective.
N. Mesiranta, M. Mattila, Outi Koskinen, Elina Närvänen   +3 more
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