Global Perspectives on Task Shifting and Task Sharing in Neurosurgery [PDF]
World Neurosurgery: X, 2020 Background: Neurosurgical task shifting and task sharing (TS/S), delegating clinical care to non-neurosurgeons, is ongoing in many hospital systems in which neurosurgeons are scarce.
Faith C. Robertson +252 more
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“Not shifting, but sharing”: stakeholders' perspectives on mental health task-shifting in Indonesia
BMC Nursing, 2022 Background Task-shifting, the distribution of tasks among health workers to address health workforce shortage, has been widely used to tackle mental health treatment gaps. However, its implementation in Indonesia has still been rarely explored.
Ferry Efendi +3 more
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Defining and characterizing task-shifting medical devices [PDF]
Globalization and Health, 2021 Background Task shifting could help address limited human resources available for the delivery of quality health care services in low-resource settings. However, the role of medical devices in supporting task shifting is not fully understood.
Amir Sabet Sarvestani +2 more
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Task Shifting and Task Sharing in Surgical Care [PDF]
Annals of Surgery OpenParth K. Modi, MD, MS +3 more
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“Exploring vertical task shifting: perceptions and experiences of nurses and general practitioners in Norwegian general practice - a qualitative study” [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health CareObjective Task shifting between health care providers is seen as a strategy for combating increased demands in primary healthcare. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of general practitioners (GPs) and nurses regarding vertical task ...
Marie Lovise Meland +3 more
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Task shifting of medical office works: A preliminary questionnaire survey for generalists [PDF]
Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2023 To reduce physician burden, task shifting of clerical work from physicians to medical assistants is being promoted; however, it depends on hospitals.
Yuki Otsuka +3 more
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Pluralistic task shifting for a more timely cancer diagnosis. A grounded theory study from a primary care perspective [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2021 Objective To explore how cancer could be diagnosed in a more timely way. Design Grounded theory analysis of primary care physicians’ free text survey responses to: ‘How do you think the speed of diagnosis of cancer in primary care could be improved ...
Hans Thulesius +12 more
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Task shifting from general practitioners to nurses and the association with patient flow and resource use in out-of-hours primary care clinics: a descriptive register-based study [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health CareBackground This study aims to describe patterns of patient flow and resource use in out-of-hours (OOH-PC) clinics with high versus low levels of task shifting from general practitioners (GPs) to nurses.Methods This descriptive register-based study used ...
Katrine Bjørnshave Bomholt +6 more
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The professionalisation paradox: retaining the health advantages of community-based providers in task shifting and task sharing initiatives [PDF]
Human Resources for HealthTask shifting and task sharing involve the deliberate redistribution of healthcare responsibilities to non-specialist workers to maximise resources, expand access, and enhance health. Structured training, regulatory measures, and monitoring can transform
Shukanto Das, Liz Grant, Aaron Orkin
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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2020 Objective: To describe experiences among general practitioners (GPs) in Norway regarding horizontal task shifting experiences associated with adverse events that potentially put patient safety at risk.
Kirsti Malterud +2 more
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