Formulating best practice recommendations for prepaid electricity meter deployment in Soweto, South Africa – Capitalising on the developed‐world's experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Njabulo Kambule ◽  
Kowiyou Yessoufou ◽  
Nnamdi Nwulu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Recommendations

scholarly journals International Examination and Synthesis of the Primary and Secondary Surveys in Paramedicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc A Colbeck ◽  
Sonja Maria ◽  
Georgette Eaton ◽  
Craig B Campbell ◽  
Alan M Batt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Algorithms ◽  
Practice Recommendations ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Secondary Survey

<p class="Pa2"><strong>Background</strong></p><p class="Pa2">To guide their care paramedics routinely rely upon two assessment and treatment algorithms, known as the primary survey and the secondary survey.  No clear consensus of the concepts (assessments and interventions) that are, or should be, included in these algorithms exist internationally. </p><p class="Pa2"><strong>Methods </strong></p><p class="Pa2">This paper evaluated Australasian paramedic clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), as well as six other international paramedic CPGs (USA, Ireland, UK, South Africa, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates) in order to identify which concepts are currently described in best-practice recommendations for paramedics.  The authors also contributed concepts that they felt were important additions based on their experience as veteran paramedics and paramedic educators.</p><p class="Pa2"><strong>Results </strong></p><p class="Pa2">The resulting amalgamation of concepts identified in each term was then formed into two mnemonics which, together sequentially list approximately 100 specific clinical concepts that paramedics routinely consider in their care of patients. We describe these as the “International Paramedic Primary and Secondary Surveys”.</p><p class="Pa2"><strong>Conclusion </strong></p><p class="Pa2">The primary and secondary surveys presented in this paper represent an evidence-based guide to the best practice in conducting a primary and secondary survey in the paramedic context.  Findings will be of use to paramedics, paramedic students, and other clinicians working in remote or isolated practices.</p>

Illuminating the decision-making strategies of anesthesia providers in challenging cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 653-657
Author(s):  
Joshua Biro ◽  
David M. Neyens ◽  
Candace Jaruzel ◽  
Catherine D. Tobin ◽  
Myrtede Alfred ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Recommendations ◽  
Medication Delivery ◽  
Anesthesia Providers ◽  
Healthcare Work ◽  
Realistic View

Medication errors and error-related scenarios in anesthesia remain an important area of research. Interventions and best practice recommendations in anesthesia are often based in the work-as-imagined healthcare system, remaining under-used due to a range of unforeseen complexities in healthcare work-as- done. In order to design adaptable anesthesia medication delivery systems, a better understanding of clinical cognition within the context of anesthesia work is needed. Fourteen interviews probing anesthesia providers’ decision making were performed. The results revealed three overarching themes: (1) anesthesia providers find cases challenging when they have incomplete information, (2) decision-making begins with information seeking, and (3) attributes such as expertise, experience, and work environment influence anesthesia providers’ information seeking and synthesis of tasks. These themes and the context within this data help create a more realistic view of work-as-done and generate insights into what potential medication error reducing interventions should look to avoid and what they could help facilitate.

scholarly journals Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Secondary Prevention of Stroke Update 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-69
Author(s):  
David J. Gladstone ◽  
M. Patrice Lindsay ◽  
James Douketis ◽  
Eric E Smith ◽  
Dar Dowlatshahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Prevention ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Recommendations

Best Practice Recommendations for Optimizing Care in Structural Heart Programs: Planning Efficient and Resource Leveraging Systems (PEARLS)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Perpetua ◽  
Kimberly A. Guibone ◽  
Patricia A. Keegan ◽  
Roseanne Palmer ◽  
Martina K. Speight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Practice Recommendations ◽  
Resource Leveraging

scholarly journals Toward a more effective approach to stroke: Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care

2008 ◽  
Vol 178 (11) ◽  
pp. 1418-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Lindsay ◽  
M. Bayley ◽  
A. McDonald ◽  
I. D. Graham ◽  
G. Warner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Stroke Care ◽  
Practice Recommendations

Best-Practice Recommendations for Chiropractic Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients: Results of a Consensus Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ann Weis ◽  
Katherine Pohlman ◽  
Jon Barrett ◽  
Susan Clinton ◽  
Sophia da Silva-Oolup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Chiropractic Care ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
Practice Recommendations
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