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Task Shifting by Nurse Practitioner in Neuroendovascular Therapy. [PDF]

J Neuroendovasc Ther
As a solution to the shortage of and overwork among physicians, task shifting and task sharing have been proposed for health-care professionals. This study aimed to investigate the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in neurovascular interventions and evaluate the validity of task shifting in our institute.Medical records from 684 neurovascular ...
Katayama T, Komatsu F, Okubo M, Kihara K, Sasaki K, Tanaka R, Hasebe A, Tanabe J, Haraguchi K, Yamada Y, Nakahara I, Kato Y.   +11 more
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A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Shortages of human resources for health (HRH) have severely hampered the rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Current rollout models are hospital- and physician-intensive. Task shifting, or delegating tasks performed
Nathan Ford, Schneider Helen, Schneider, Helen, Callaghan, Mike, Ford Nathan, Helen Schneider, Callaghan Mike, Ford, Nathan, Mike Callaghan   +8 more
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Task shifting or shifting care practices? The impact of task shifting on patients’ experiences and health care arrangements in Swaziland [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
In the quest to achieve early HIV treatment goals, national HIV treatment programmes dependent on international funding have been dramatically redesigned over the last 5 years. Bottlenecks in treatment provision are conceived of as health system problems to be addressed via structural and logistical fixes (routine HIV testing, point-of-care equipment ...
Thandeka Dlamini-Simelane, Eileen Moyer
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At the dawn of delegation? Experiences and attitudes of general practitioners in Germany – a questionnaire survey

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background In the future, ‘delegation’ as task shifting from general practitioners (GPs) to non-physicians will be important in primary care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes towards the concept of task shifting and to ...
Katja Goetz, Anna Kornitzky, Janis Mahnkopf, Jost Steinhäuser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A scoping study on task shifting; the case of Uganda [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2014
Le transfert des tâches est mis en œuvre en Ouganda depuis des décennies avec peu de documentation. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient de recueillir des preuves sur les expériences de transfert de tâches en Ouganda, d'établir son acceptabilité et ses perceptions parmi les gestionnaires de la santé et les décideurs, et de faire des recommandations. Il
Baine, Sebastian Olikira, Kasangaki, Arabat   +1 more
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Conceptual framework for task shifting and task sharing: an international Delphi study

Human Resources for Health, 2021
Background Task shifting and sharing (TS/S) involves the redistribution of health tasks within workforces and communities. Conceptual frameworks lay out the key factors, constructs, and variables involved in a given phenomenon, as well as the ...
Aaron M. Orkin, Sampreeth Rao, Jeyasakthi Venugopal, Natasha Kithulegoda, Pete Wegier, Stephen D. Ritchie, David VanderBurgh, Alexandra Martiniuk, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Ross Upshur   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated care pathways and task shifting [PDF]

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Delivery of HIV care has evolved over the last 10 years, and nurse specialists are a driving force in developing new pathways to enhance patient care. Despite the continued rise in numbers of people living with HIV, the financial constraints on the NHS have unfortunately resulted in a reduction in service provision.
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Providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy in Thyolo, Malawi through task shifting and decentralization of HIV/AIDS care. [PDF]

, 2010
Objective  To describe how district-wide access to HIV/AIDS care was achieved and maintained in Thyolo District, Malawi. Method  In mid-2003, the Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Frontières developed a model of care for Thyolo district (population ...
Marielle Bemelmans, Massaquoi, M., Harries, Anthony, Mwagomba, B., Harries, A., Ford, Nathan, Thomas Van Den Akker, Bemelmans, M., Hermann, Katharina, Beatrice Mwagomba, Philips, M., Anthony Harries, Nathan Ford, Van Den Akker, T., Katharina Hermann, Schouten, Erik, Bemelmans, Marielle, Mit Philips, Mwagomba, Beatrice, Erik Schouten, Zachariah, Rony, Moses Massaquoi, Philips, Mit, Ford, N., Van Den Akker, Thomas, Schouten, E., Massaquoi, Moses, Hermann, K., Zachariah, R., Rony Zachariah   +29 more
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Experiences, opportunities and challenges of implementing task shifting in underserved remote settings: the case of Kongwa district, central Tanzania

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2012
Background Tanzania is experiencing acute shortages of Health Workers (HWs), a situation which has forced health managers, especially in the underserved districts, to hastily cope with health workers’ shortages by adopting task shifting. This has however
Munga Michael A, Kilima Stella P, Mutalemwa Prince, Kisoka William J, Malecela Mwelecele N   +4 more
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Barriers, promoters, and strategies for improving task shifting and task sharing implementation in Nigeria: qualitative perspectives of policymakers

Journal of Global Health Reports, 2023
# Background Nigeria developed a National Task Shifting and Sharing Policy due to protracted inequitable distribution of health workers, especially at the primary level of care, and the low stock and production rate of skilled health workforce ...
Sunny C Okoroafor, Christmal Dela Christmals   +1 more
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