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Optimization of Inventory Management to Prevent Drug Shortages in the Hospital Supply Chain

Applied Sciences, 2021
Drug shortage is always a critical issue of inventory management in healthcare systems since it potentially invokes several negative impacts. In supply chain management, optimization goes hand-in-hand with inventory control to address several issues of ...
Tarek Abu Zwaida, Chuan Pham, Yvan Beauregard   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the Drivers of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales and Sectors in Colorado's West Slope River Basins

Earth's Future
Colorado's West Slope Basins are a critical source of water for the Colorado River, contributing approximately 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell in a typical year.
Sai Veena Sunkara, David Gold, Patrick Reed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacists’ approach to oncology medicine shortages: results of a cross-sectional survey in Pakistan

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives The study estimated the shortages of oncology medicines in Pakistan, their causes, impacts, mitigation strategies, and possible interventions.Design Cross-sectional survey.Setting Oncology pharmacists working at 43 oncology settings (out of 80)
Caijun Yang, Faiz Ullah Khan, Yu Fang, Sundus Shukar, Muhammad Hassaan Shahid, Jinwei Zhang, Shayan Muhammad Din   +6 more
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Response to the Opioid Crisis is Hampered by Physician Workforce Shortages

Psychiatric Services, 2021
The US is experiencing an unprecedented opioid crisis, with a record 81,000 opioid-involved overdose deaths in the past year. Addressing the opioid crisis will require a substantial scale-up of access to effective treatment for opioid use disorder ...
J. McNeely, Daniel Schatz, M. Olfson, Noa Appleton, A. Williams   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Natural Killer Cells in Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Paediatric soft tissue sarcomas (pSTS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumours arising in tissues of mesenchymal origin. The role of natural killer (NK) cells in pSTS remains poorly understood, with evidence fragmented across small preclinical studies and early‐phase clinical trials.
Raya Dean, Lara V. Graham, Christina Putnam, Rosa Gomes Alves Martins, Daniel T. Harding, Tim J. Underwood, Zoë S. Walters, Matthew D. Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of medicine shortages on patients - a framework and application in the Netherlands

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Medicine shortages are often described in plain numbers, suggesting all shortages have a uniform impact. However, some shortages have a direct and serious effect on patients and need a prompt reaction from stakeholders.
Doerine J. Postma, Peter A. G. M. De Smet, Kim Notenboom, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj, Christy Noble, Amy Gray, Daniel C. Moreira, Jennifer Lowe, Maite Gorostegui, Gwenda Anga, Andrew Soma, Milena Lay Dos Santos, Siobhan Cross, Erin Luttrell, Michael Sullivan, Julie Cayrol, Julia Challinor, Neil Ranasinghe, Jordana McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal‐Assisted Activities With Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Oncology: A Multicenter Survey of the Current Status, Implementation, and Challenges in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Animal‐assisted activities (AAAs) with therapy dogs have shown positive effects on patient well‐being and quality of life in various areas of medicine, including pediatric oncology. However, research on this topic is limited. The aim of this study is to present the current status of AAA in pediatric oncology in Germany, Austria, and
Jan‐Marius Wedig, Birgit Burkhardt, Christof M. Kramm, Kira Ostermann, Sarah C. Goretzki, Uta Dirksen, Nico Kurpiers, Michael M. Schündeln   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) to address shortages of human and veterinary medicines across Europe

Frontiers in Public Health
Shortages of medicines are a global public health challenge with a significant impact on patient care. While the issue is at the top of the agenda of EU policymakers, regulators and healthcare providers, shortages are a complex problem with many ...
Inga Abed, Vanessa Bennett, Brendan Cuddy, Sandra Dang, Juan García Burgos, Domenico Di Giorgio, Maria Lamas, Momir Radulovic, Nuno Simões, Rui Santos Ivo, Hugues Malonne, Monica Dias   +11 more
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