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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"clinical practice guidelines"”.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines: Sustaining in Organizational Memory
… in better understanding how changes made in clinical practice can be sustained in healthcare organizations. Organizational learning and knowledge transfer theories were used to develop and test a theoretical model, “Sustaining in Memory” (SIM) model, to explore how organizations disperse or …
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Modelling evolving clinical practice guidelines: a case of Malawi
… task-shifted health workers with guideline-based clinical decision support to improve the quality of healthcare delivery. However, the formalization of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) into computer-interpretable guidelines (CIGs) for clinical decision support in such a setting is a very …
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The Dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines to Arthritis Health Professionals Using Innovative Strategies
… use of innovative dissemination strategies for clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and social media use for chronic disease self-management among health professionals, two systematic reviews of the literature were conducted. The first systematic review identified research on health …
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Clinical Practice Guidelines as a Management Tool for Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus Pneumoniae
… the United States. The analysis of the clinical practice guidelines revealed that physicians do not use guidelines that they believe will not benefit their patients. This hampers the use of clinical practice guidelines for antibiotic resistance problems because many physicians do not …
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Why clinical practice guidelines shift over time : a dynamic model with application to prostate cancer screening
… data for fluctuations in official screening guidelines and in actual practice for the use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. I explore how these dynamics are affected by the main guideline-issuing organizations in the U.S. and by clinicians, patient groups, and the media. Essay 2: …
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Evaluation of the compliance of antibiotic prescribing with international clinical practice guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis at intermediate hospital Rundu, Namibia
Compliance with guidelines of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) has been shown to reduce the prevalence of surgical site infections by approximately 40%. However, globally, 30 to 90% of antibiotics used for SAP purposes, are irrationally utilized. The aim of this study was to estimate the level …
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Development of a new technology-based learning tool to promote the uptake of clinical practice guidelines on the management of neck pain in chiropractic teaching faculty
… faculty are well-informed of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines may help to ensure chiropractic students are educated accordingly throughout their training. This is imperative for maintaining high-quality education and developing competent chiropractic graduates. Objective: To …
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Managing revisions of rules and guidelines used in clinical information systems : exploring a hierarchical knowledge representation model
One important purpose for creating clinical practice guidelines is to improve quality of care by reducing variations in practice. In the current healthcare environment, guidelines are being advocated as a means to disseminate research findings, standardize care, improve quality of care, and …
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A South African perspective: audiologists' and otologists' orientation to, and use of evidence-based practice with reference to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Evidence-based practice, whose roots emanate from the mid-1960s, aims to provide fair, high-quality, and soundly researched health care with patients' best interests as a priority. Clinical practice guidelines are evidence-based and designed to assist clinicians with sound decision making. Despite …
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Understanding the Primary Health Care Needs and Current Care Guidelines for Women Following Breast Cancer Treatment: a Scoping Review and Validation Study
… review of the current literature and available clinical practice guidelines to generate an understanding of the primary health care needs of women following treatment for breast cancer. Methods: Based on an extensive scoping review of the literature, research findings regarding the complications …
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Costs and effects of a multifaceted intervention to improve the quality of care of children in district hospitals in Kenya
… This was a multifaceted intervention employing clinical practice guidelines, training, supervision, feedback and facilitation, for brevity called the Emergency Triage and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) strategy. This thesis presents an economic evaluation of this complex intervention.
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Evaluating diagnostic and treatment modalities in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Veterans Administration population
… significantly affects quality of life. Though clinical practice guidelines for BPH management have been established, little research has been done to determine adherence to such guidelines. To assess adherence to such guidelines, this study evaluated diagnostic and treatment modalities in BPH …
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Evidence-based claims adjudication: a technology-based learning tool for automobile insurance claims adjusters
… tools to improve claims adjusters’ knowledge of clinical practice guidelines. I developed an online, asynchronous, self-directed, module-based curriculum. I evaluated the learner-centered constructs of the TBL tool in a sample of adjusters using a validated questionnaire. Results indicated the …
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Improving Provider Compliance With Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Care Guidelines In The Ambulatory Setting Through The Use Of Electronic Health Records
… and provide benefits to providers and clinic practices. These systems can transform quality measurement and quality improvement methods, facilitate workflow, and track patients over time to ensure that they receive guideline-recommended, and evidence-based, care. Simply having an EHR system, …
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Influence of rear wheel tire type on wheelchair propulsion biomechanics
… characteristic that contradicted current clinical practice guidelines for upper limb preservation following spinal cord injury. In addition, kinematics with solid, high rolling resistance tires were similar to those described during uphill or over carpet propulsion. In order to avoid …
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Diabetes mellitus in U.S. aviators
… examiners need to be aware of current clinical practice guidelines to ensure that aviators with diabetes remain at low risk for developing sudden incapacitation.
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Vitamin D in Human Health and Performance: The Pursuit of Evidence-Based Practice in an Era of Scientific Uncertainty
… and non-genomic roles in most body tissues. Clinical practice guidelines related to vitamin D are inconsistent and controversial. The purpose of this dissertation was to describe current patterns of vitamin D-related clinical care in a variety of settings, and to evaluate the impact of …
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Saving the Brain Matter(s): Improving Stroke Outcomes Utilizing a Direct to CT Workflow
… testing no longer required under the national clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Within the new workflow patients arriving via the 911 system were taken directly from the ambulance to the CT scanner. Additionally, nursing care for all ischemic stroke patients …
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