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Role of peer support workers in improving patient experience in Tower Hamlets Specialist Addiction Unit [PDF]

BMJ Quality Improvement Reports, 2016
The aim of the project was to improve patient experience for people in Tower Hamlets Specialist Addictions Unit in order to increase satisfaction by 25% in 12 months starting in August 2014. The team used the model for improvement as part of ELFT's quality improvement programme to support iterative cycles of testing and learning.
Kulik, Wiktor, Shah, Amar
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Pre‐analytical optimization of cell‐free DNA and extracellular vesicle‐derived DNA for mutation detection in liquid biopsies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pre‐analytical handling critically determines liquid biopsy performance. This study defines practical best‐practice conditions for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) and extracellular vesicle–derived DNA (evDNA), showing how processing time, storage conditions, tube type, and plasma input volume affect DNA integrity and mutation detection.
Jonas Dohmen, Lucrezia De Santis, Bret M. Stephens, Vincent Bernard, Jörg C. Kalff, Lara Braun, Phillipp Leyendecker, Johannes Röttgen, Daniel Weissinger, Anirban Maitra, Paola A. Guerrero, Alexander Semaan   +11 more
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The exploration of attitudes and perspectives of mental health workers on peer support in Singapore

Discover Mental Health
Background Using the lived experience as their expertise, peer support specialists (PSS) focus on the empowerment of individuals with mental health conditions. Despite its value, peer support services in Singapore are relatively uncommon.
Siong Yin Chua, Karel Himawan
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Peer specialists and mental health nurses who work with patients who are suicidal: A comparative interview study

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: In the field suicide prevention, knowledge about the involvement and approaches of peer specialists is scarce, prompting an examination of their potential unique contributions compared to what mental health nurses offer.
Diana D. Van Bergen, Tove Henseler
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Facilitating treatment engagement for early psychosis through peer-delivered decision support: intervention development and protocol for pilot evaluation

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background Emerging adults with early psychosis demonstrate high rates of service disengagement from critical early intervention services. Decision support interventions and peer support have both been shown to enhance service engagement but are ...
Elizabeth C. Thomas, John Suarez, Alicia Lucksted, Laura A. Siminoff, Irene Hurford, Lisa B. Dixon, Maria O’Connell, David L. Penn, Mark S. Salzer   +8 more
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Organizing the U.S. Health Care Delivery System for High Performance [PDF]

, 2008
Analyzes the fragmentation of the healthcare delivery system and makes policy recommendations -- including payment reform, regulatory changes, and infrastructure -- for creating mechanisms to coordinate care across providers and ...
Anne K. Gauthier, Anthony Shih, Douglas McCarthy, Karen Davis, Rachel Nuzum, Stephen C. Schoenbaum   +5 more
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Somatic mutational landscape in von Hippel–Lindau familial hemangioblastoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The causes of central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastoma in Von Hippel–Lindau (vHL) disease are unclear. We used Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) on familial hemangioblastoma to investigate events that underlie tumor development. Our findings suggest that VHL loss creates a permissive environment for tumor formation, while additional alterations ...
Maja Dembic, Anne Nørremølle, Lilian Bomme Ousager, Lars van Brakel Andersen, Marie Louise Mølgaard Binderup, Mads Thomassen   +5 more
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Establishment of a humanized patient‐derived xenograft mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer for preclinical evaluation of combination immunotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We have established a humanized orthotopic patient‐derived xenograft (Hu‐oPDX) mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) that recapitulates human tumor–immune interactions. Using combined anti‐PD‐L1/anti‐CD73 immunotherapy, we demonstrate the model's improved biological relevance and enhanced translational value for preclinical ...
Luka Tandaric, Line Bjørge, Martine Rott Lode, Cecilie Fredvik Torkildsen, Pia Aehnlich, Rammah Elnour, Daniela Elena Costea, Lars Andreas Akslen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen, Emmet McCormack, Katrin Kleinmanns   +10 more
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A Refugee and Immigrant Peer Support Program in the United States

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas
This field report describes the development and implementation of a curriculum for peer psychosocial support (PSS) for refugees and immigrants in the United States. From 2017 to 2019, we piloted an adapted PSS multistakeholder-approved peer curriculum to
Sasha Verbillis-Kolp, Kristen Guskovict, Mahad Hassan, Seth Cohen   +3 more
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Extending the peer support specialist pathway for supporting recovery

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being
Recovery Corps is a pioneering social innovation in behavioural health, addressing the critical need for peer-driven recovery support services amidst the ongoing substance use crisis in the United States. Leveraging AmeriCorps infrastructure, Recovery Corps recruits and trains individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) lived experience to provide ...
Anthony Coetzer-Liversage, Pete Nelson, Ben Suker   +2 more
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