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Comparative analysis of quality assurance in health care delivery and higher medical education

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2012
Jamiu O BusariDepartment of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The NetherlandsAbstract: Quality assurance (QA) in higher medical education involves the development ...
Busari JO
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Evaluation of prenatal care in Primary Health Care in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Objectives: to evaluate prenatal care in Primary Care by identifying the aspects that influence structural and operational adequacy. Methods: evaluation research with analysis of 4,059 municipalities that joined the 2nd cycle of the Program for ...
Ana Carolina Cunha, Josimari Telino de Lacerda, Mônica Teresa Ruocco Alcauza, Sônia Natal   +3 more
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Measuring care coordination in German primary care – adaptation and psychometric properties of the Medical Home Care Coordination Survey

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Continuity of care is associated with many benefits for patients and health care systems. Therefore measuring care coordination - the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants - is especially needed to
Aleida Ringwald, Katja Goetz, Jost Steinhaeuser, Nina Fleischmann, Alexandra Schüssler, Kristina Flaegel   +5 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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Perceptions of lecturers and students regarding discriminatory experiences and sexual harassment in academic medicine – results from a faculty-wide quantitative study

BMC Medical Education
Background Discrimination and sexual harassment are prevalent in higher education institutions and can affect students, faculty members and employees. Herein the aim was to assess the extent of discriminatory experiences and sexual harassment of students
Sabine Ludwig, Sabine Jenner, Ralph Berger, Sylvie Tappert, Christine Kurmeyer, Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Mandy Petzold   +6 more
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The impact of accreditation on health care quality in hospitals [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018
Background/Aim. Accreditation is considered to be the oldest and most widespread mechanism of independent external evaluation of health care quality and is implemented in over 70 countries worldwide. Despite numerous studies in this field, there is still
Marković-Petrović Gordana, Vuković Mira, Jović-Vraneš Aleksandra   +2 more
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar, Xinqi Yan, Lucas F. Jansen Klomp, Stefano Schivo, Janine N. Post   +4 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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Health Facilities for Primary Eye Care in Sultanate of Oman : Primary Eye Care Study 2000

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2006
Objective: Endeavor to improve (i) the quality of Primary Eye Care with the aid of an Eye Health Care Programme and (ii) the resourcing Primary Eye Care in Ministry of Health Institutions in 2001.
Rajiv Khandekar, Ali J Mohammed
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