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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"point-of-care tool"”.
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Describing the use of social media as a point-of-care tool in facility-based emergency care in Africa
… provide real-time clinical support to emergency care providers. It can be particularly beneficial for those in Africa, who might lack adequate training or access to information. This PhD aimed to describe the use of social media as a point-of-care telemedicine tool in facility-based emergency …
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Molecular quantification in digital health diagnostic cd with surface modifications
… aims to document the experimental quantification of molecules on top of a common compact disc (CD) using the ubiquitous and inexpensive technology of a CD drive. To illustrate the concept, glucose is chosen as the target molecule and a colorimetric enzymatic glucose assay is carried out on top of …
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Improving pediatric influenza vaccination rates in the primary care setting
Background and Significance: Caregiver vaccine hesitancy (VH) is a barrier to pediatric health. Current pediatric vaccination rates nationwide fall below the national recommendations. Understanding contributors to individualized hesitancy while employing motivational interviewing (MI) techniques …
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Evaluating a South African mobile application for healthcare professionals to improve diagnosis and notification of pesticide poisonings
… (LMICs) including South Africa. However, healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide have limited training in handling environmental health risks such as from pesticide exposures. Most HCPs lack basic training on APP and, this presents a challenge to HCPs when diagnosing and notifying …
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Lung Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-rays for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children
… priority in children. It is the leading cause of death in children outside the neonatal period, over 90% of which occur in low-resource settings, and a major cause of morbidity, accounting for over 100 million episodes globally each year. Early, correct diagnosis is a modifiable factor which …
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A Depth-Guided Annotation Tool for B-Line Quantification in Lung Ultrasound
… congestion is a critical and common complication of congestive heart failure, requiring timely and accurate monitoring to guide clinical decision-making. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a promising point-of-care tool for assessing pulmonary fluid status due to its portability, safety, and …
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Fostering research uptake and evidence-use in applied clinical settings
Radiation Therapy health care practitioners need access to actionable, evidence-based, and solution-focused research in order to make the best clinical decisions possible. This paper presents a qualitative case study which tested and explored an existing physician-orientated literature synthesis …