Implementation of a cascade training model to enhance emergency care capacity of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda by Sulaiman Bugosera Wasukira, Carl Trevor Kambugu, Judith Nanyondo S, Emmanuel Candia, Stephen Emmanuel Aporu, Patricia Ikwaru, Racheal Kwagala, Andrew Kwiringira, Peter Mukiibi, Costance Murungi, Marek Ma, Celine Jacobs, Cliff Asher Aliga, Afizi Kibuuka, Dathan M. Byonanebye, Sylvia Natukunda, Kenneth Bagonza, Rose Muhindo, Prisca Kizito, Benard Toliva Opar, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Wilson Etolu, Paska Apiyo, Mohammed Larmode, Joseph Oumo, Rony Bahatungire, John Baptist Waniaye, Annet Alenyo-Ngabirano

“…Some 511 healthcare workers from 205 facilities were trained as trainers, of whom 51.8% were nurses. The trainers trained cascaded the training to 3,550 healthcare workers. …”
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COVID-19 and children with congenital anomalies: a European survey of parents’ experiences of healthcare services by Ingeborg Barisic, Carlos Matias Dias, Amanda Neville, Anna Pierini, Anke Rissmann, Joan K Morris, Judith Rankin, Ester Garne, Anna Latos-Bielenska, Elena Marcus, Anna Jamry-Dziurla, Ljubica Odak, Clara Cavero- Carbonell, Elly Den Hond, Lucas Genard, Ana João Santos, L Renée Lutke, Christina Neergaard Pedersen, Annika Niemann, Lucía Páramo-Rodríguez

“…Satisfaction ratings for support from general practitioners were lowest in the UK and Poland, and lowest in Poland and Italy for specialist doctors and nurses.Conclusion A large proportion of participants reported disruptions to healthcare during the pandemic, which for some had a significant impact on their child’s health. …”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Since then various UCC models have developed, including a novel general practitioner (GP)-led UCC that incorporates both GPs and emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs). Traditionally these two groups do not work alongside each other within an emergency setting. …”
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Professional view of doctors on improving the organization of radiation research for cancer patients by S. Yu. Lomakov

“…According to the respondents, it will improve the quality and availability of medical care for cancer patients: additional training of radiologists (70.0%) and clinicians (42.6%); equipping medical institutions (38.2%), a separate procedure for routing cancer patients to radiological research (44.7%); increasing the staff of radiologists (36.1%) and nurses (17.4%); using telemedicine technologies (31,7%); excluding cases of unjustified referral of patients to research (27.3%); uninterrupted operation of medical equipment (27.3%). …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of the helmet interface using flow meters versus the mechanical ventilator for non-invasive ventilation in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. C... by Fernanda dos Reis Ferreira, João Carlos Ferrari Correa, Eduardo Storopoli, Diego Restivo Faria, Karina Cassaro, Natália Feitosa da Hora, Raphael Ritti, Rafael Akira Becker, Simone Dal Corso, Ivan Peres Costa, Luciana Maria Malosá Sampaio

“…Implications for clinical practice: using the helmet interface with the flow meter and positive end-expiratory pressure valve can simplify device installation, potentially reducing the need for intubation, making it a valuable tool for nurses and physiotherapists in daily clinical practice.…”
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Application of PDCA cycle in continuous quality improvement of elective surgery schedule (运用PDCA循环持续改进首台择期手术开台时间管理质量) by SUN Yifan (孙铱钒), XU Xu (徐旭), WANG Yuena (王岳娜)

“…Conclusion The implementation of PDCA cycle is effective to increase the awareness of first case on-time starts among surgeons, anesthesiologist, surgical nurses and other medical workers. The PDCA cycle helps hospital managers to establish scientific process and improve the management quality of elective surgery schedule. …”
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A patient choice‐driven lifestyle intervention lowers HbA1c in type 2 diabetes: A feasibility study by Nathan R. Weeldreyer, Mindy L. McEntee, Matthew P. Martin, Chong D. Lee, Farshad Fani Marvasti, Glenn A. Gaesser, Rodger Kessler, Siddhartha S. Angadi

“…Medical assistants were trained by members of the study team and administered the intervention under nurse practitioner supervision. HbA1c trended toward significant reduction 8.59 ± 0.9% to 8.15 ± 1.2% (p = 0.051, 95% CI: −0.88 to 0.003). …”
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Assessing the stability of psychobiological stress reactivity during adolescence: mixed-effect modelling of cortisol responses to laboratory stressors [version 2; peer review: 2 ap... by Elizabeth Susman, Jen O'Shea, Samantha Dockray

“…Pubertal stage was measured by nurse report where possible, and parent/self-report otherwise and was used to calculate pubertal timing and tempo relative to peers. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing six monthly multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in two urban HIV clinics during the COVID-19 Era in Malawi. by Rachel Chamanga, Agatha Bula, Denview Magalasi, Stella Mahuva, Mulinda Nyirenda, Kwasi Torpey, Thulani Maphosa, Mitch Matoga

“…Of the 77 HCWs who participated in the surveys, 56 (73%) were female and 22 (29%) were nurses. Major barriers to the implementation of 6-MMD were low drug supply and lack of understanding of the policy. …”
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Widening access to isotretinoin in primary care: an evaluation of New Zealand national dispensing data for isotretinoin for acne, 2008–2023 by Bruce Arroll, Diarmuid Quinlan, Peter Moodie, Rachel Petronella Roskvist, Jason Arnold

“…Objectives To identify what changes in the prescribing of isotretinoin have occurred since funded prescriber access was widened in 2009 from ‘dermatologist only’ prescribing to include ‘general practitioners (GPs) and nurse practitioners working within their scope of practice’.Design Evaluation of isotretinoin dispensing data from 2008 to 2023 using the national annual prescribing data obtained from the New Zealand Pharmaceutical National Collection database.Setting All New Zealand citizens prescribed and dispensed funded isotretinoin for acne from 2008 to 2023 were included.Main outcome measures The prescribing data were analysed to identify the total number of prescriptions per year by prescribing clinician type, patient ethnicity and deprivation levels.Results In 2008, nearly 100% (26 897) of dispensed prescriptions were written by a dermatologist, while in 2023, 79% (39 432) were written by primary care clinicians. …”
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Stress, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance among healthcare professional during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of 72 meta-analyses. by Mohammed Al Maqbali, Ahmad Alsayed, Ciara Hughes, Eileen Hacker, Geoffrey L Dickens

“…In subgroup analyses the prevalence of anxiety and depression was higher among nurses than among physicians. Evidence from this umbrella review suggested that a significant proportion of HCPs experienced stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Knowledge of Health Professionals on Cold Chain Management and Associated Factors in Ezha District, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia by Zeyneba Jemal Yassin, Habtamu Yimer Nega, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Yetnayet Sisay Yehuala, Abel Fekadu Dad

“…Being trained on immunization program (AOR = 5.1; 95% CI: 2.68, 10.13), having a work experience above six years (AOR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.8, 4.15), using EPI guidelines (AOR = 2.58; 95% CI: 1.47, 5.57), and being a BSc nurse/health officer (AOR = 2.4; 95% CI: 1.47, 14.4) had got better knowledge on cold chain management. …”
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Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India by James Blanchard, Marissa L Becker, Ties Boerma, Ravi Prakash, Shajy Isac, Bidyadhar Dehury, Banadakoppa Manjappa Ramesh, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, John Anthony, Nihal Hasan, Prakash P Javalkar

“…We defined ENBC practice as both cord care and initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth were practiced in normal deliveries by the staff nurse. Descriptive analysis was done based on data from 2603 newborns attended by 318 providers. …”
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Cost of primary care approaches for hypertension management and risk-based cardiovascular disease prevention in Bangladesh: a HEARTS costing tool application by Andrew E Moran, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Deliana Kostova, Muhammad Jami Husain, Mohammad Sabbir Haider, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Renesa Tarannum, Shamim Jubayer

“…A task-sharing model involving shifting of select tasks from doctors to nurses and local community health workers would be essential for the eventual scale-up of primary care services to prevent CVD in Bangladesh.…”
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Men’s views on factors contributing to their poor health-seeking behaviour in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Lazarros Chavalala, Tsakani Rachel Lebese, Lufuno Makhado

“…Educational and health promotional campaigns, challenging societal norms, and employing more nurses were suggested as strategies to improve men’s health-seeking behaviour. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…In addition, Family resilience and hope had a significant chain mediating effect between social support and social isolation (95% CI -0.029, -0.006).ConclusionsSocial support can have both direct and indirect effects on social isolation through the mediating factors of family resilience and hope. Clinicians and nurses can develop supportive interventions by taking integration of family and personal hope. …”
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The Effort to Rationalize Antibiotic Use in Indonesian Hospitals: Practice and Its Implication by Selma Siahaan, Rukmini Rukmini, Betty Roosihermiatie, Pramita Andarwati, Rini S. Handayani, Ingan U. Tarigan, Tita Rosita, Rustika Rustika, Yuslely Usman, Lusi Kristiana

“…Informants at the hospitals were hospital directors, chairmen of the AMR-CP team, chairmen of the medical committee, persons in charge of the microbiology laboratory, clinicians, nurses, clinical pharmacists, and those program managers at the provincial health offices who are responsible for administering antibiotics. …”
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Perceived effectiveness and recommendations from a childbirth quality assurance and improvement programme in India’s private sector: a qualitative evaluation using the RE-AIM frame... by Katherine Semrau, Meghna Desai, Lauren Spigel, Somesh Kumar, Megan Marx Delaney, Lauren Bobanski, Suranjeen Pallipamula, Natalie Henrich, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Hema Divakar, Rajat Chabba, Shweta Jindal, Gulnoza Usmanova, Sukanya Dutta, Aarushi Gupta, Sucheta Kinjawadekar, Priti Kumar, Priyanka Kumari, Prerna Mukharya, Hrishikesh Pai, Ameya Purandare, Pompy Sridhar

“…Participants included facility owners, nurses, FOGSI quality assessors, programme implementers and Manyata leaders. …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture on discomfort in patients undergoing colonoscopy: protocol for a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial by Chao Lin, Wenting Chen, Yue Yong, Jiangang Song, Xiangyu Sun, Yongqiang Wang, Liyue Lu, Chunchun Wang, Kuangdi Xu

“…Secondary outcomes will include participants’ tolerance levels, including standard NRS scores for abdominal pain, bloating and anal discomfort reported by the participants, as well as heart rate(HR), blood pressure(BP), surgical pleth index, participant satisfaction, nurses’ and endoscopists’ evaluations, incidence of adverse events and salivary cortisol levels collected before EA and after colonoscopy.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (number 2023-1327-94-01), Ethics Committee of Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (number 2023LCSY059) and Ethics Committee of Wuxi Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (number 2023-062-01). …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN CODUNCTING PREECLAMPSIA SCREENING by Iflah Aninda, Muhammad Ardian Cahya Laksana, Ivon Diah Wittiarika

“…Primary care providers, including general practitioners, midwives, and nurses, have a crucial role to play in the early assessment of preeclampsia screening. …”
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