Health Care Providers' Missed Opportunities for Preventing Femicide

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis W. Sharps ◽  
Jane Koziol-McLain ◽  
Jacquelyn Campbell ◽  
Judith McFarlane ◽  
Carolyn Sachs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Missed Opportunities

Family Conference in Palliative Care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Isaac ◽  
J. Randall Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Patient Navigators ◽  
Family Conference ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
End Of Life Decision

Patients receiving palliative care often experience severe psychosocial distress, which may due to the perception of the situation, the community resources and support, educational level, comorbidities, coping skills, and socioeconomic status. However, the distress can be reduced by communication between patients, caregivers, and health care providers. Studies have shown that family conferences can be a safe and well-accepted means for communication between patients, caregivers, and health care providers in the palliative care setting. This chapter highlights key topics regarding the family conference and facilitation of patient–clinician communication in palliative care. The topics covered in this chapter include (a) key components of a family conference (e.g., the importance of listening, therapeutic communication, and missed opportunities), (b) proactive communication strategies in the intensive care unit, (c) use of patient navigators and communication facilitators to reduce family distress, and (d) the impact of advance care planning on end-of-life decision-making regarding resuscitation.

scholarly journals Missed opportunities: are residents prepared to care for transgender patients? A study of family medicine, psychiatry, endocrinology, and urology residents

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e41-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Coutin ◽  
Sarah Wright ◽  
Christine Li ◽  
Raymond Fung
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Clinical Exposure ◽  
Care Education

Background: The transgender (trans) population faces multiple barriers in accessing health care, with knowledge deficits of health care providers contributing substantially. Trans patients report having to teach health care professionals about their own health needs.We compared perceptions of trans-care education and training across family medicine, psychiatry, endocrinology, and urology residency training programs at the University of Toronto.             Methods: We surveyed residents to assess their perceptions of and attitudes towards trans-care, exposure to trans patients, knowledge of trans-specific clinical care, and the state of trans-care education within their training. We used Likert scale data to identify patterns across residency programs. We collected open-ended responses to further explain quantitative findings where appropriate.Results: Of 556 residents approached, 319 participated (response rate = 57.4%). Nearly all endocrinology and psychiatry residents agreed that trans-care falls within their scope of practice, while only 71% and 50% of family medicine and urology residents did, respectively. Though participants were at different stages of their postgraduate training when surveyed, only 17% of all participants predicted they would feel competent to provide specialty-specific trans-care by the end of their residency and only 12% felt that their training was adequate to care for this population.Conclusion: Though the study revealed a willingness to serve this population, there was a lack of clinical exposure and trans-related teaching within postgraduate curricula resulting in feelings of unpreparedness to meet the health care needs of this underserved population. 

scholarly journals Country-Level Assessment of Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in South Africa: Protocol for Multilevel Analysis (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duduzile Ndwandwe ◽  
Ntombenhle J Ngcobo ◽  
Abdu A Adamu ◽  
Chukwudi Nnaji ◽  
Thandiwe Mashunye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Missed Opportunities

BACKGROUND Vaccination is one of the greatest public health interventions of all time. Vaccination coverage in South Africa has shown a steady improvement in reaching the national target. However, while there is progress nationally, there are districts within the country that are below the set target for vaccination coverage. One of the main drivers of suboptimal vaccination coverage is thought to be missed opportunities for vaccination. OBJECTIVE This study aims to understand the magnitude and determinants of missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa. METHODS The 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey will be used to conduct multilevel regression analyses to determine individual and contextual factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa. The perspectives of parents attending health care facilities in South Africa will be explored through exit interviews and focus group discussions. Similarly, perspectives of the health care providers will be sought to understand enablers and barriers to vaccination coverage at the facility level. Insights to such factors will aid in designing tailor-made interventions to improve vaccination coverage in South Africa. RESULTS Ethical review submission is planned for October 2020. Data collection is expected to be underway in January 2021. CONCLUSIONS The extent of missed opportunities in South Africa coupled with the associated factors presents an opportunity for efforts to increase uptake in districts where vaccination coverage is below the national target. Population-level data such as those from the 2016 South African Demographic Health Survey will provide an idea of the magnitude of missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa at the national and subnational levels. The findings of the study will inform national and subnational policy implementation on vaccinations and help to find context-specific interventions to improve vaccination coverage. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT PRR1-10.2196/16672

Measles Outbreak Among Unvaccinated Preschool-Aged Children: Opportunities Missed by Health Care Providers to Administer Measles Vaccine

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja S. Hutchins ◽  
Jaime Escolan ◽  
Lauri E. Markowitz ◽  
Carl Hawkins ◽  
Anita Kimbler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oral Poliovirus Vaccine ◽  
Measles Vaccine ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Measles Outbreak ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

A measles outbreak in an inner-city area primarily involved preschool-aged children younger than 5 years of age. The reasons why 31 unvaccinated preschool children with measles disease had not been vaccinated were investigated. For some patients, health care providers missed opportunities to vaccinate eligible patients against measles. Of the 26 patients whose full immunization status was known, ten (38%) were vaccinated with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine and/or oral poliovirus vaccine at a time when they could have received measles vaccine simultaneously, according to recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee and the American Academy of Pediatrics. In addition, five of ten health care providers interviewed missed at least one opportunity to administer measles vaccine because of a minor illness that was not a contraindication to vaccination. Unvaccinated patients were more likely to receive health care in the public sector, have single mothers, and have parents who had no knowledge of existing vaccines; they were less likely to be age-appropriately immunized with other antigens. If measles immunization levels among preschool children in the United States are to be increased, education of both health care providers and parents, coupled with innovative strategies targeted to preschool children, particularly of low socioeconomic groups in inner cities, are needed.

scholarly journals Country-Level Assessment of Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in South Africa: Protocol for Multilevel Analysis

10.2196/16672 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e16672
Author(s):  
Duduzile Ndwandwe ◽  
Ntombenhle J Ngcobo ◽  
Abdu A Adamu ◽  
Chukwudi Nnaji ◽  
Thandiwe Mashunye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Missed Opportunities

Background Vaccination is one of the greatest public health interventions of all time. Vaccination coverage in South Africa has shown a steady improvement in reaching the national target. However, while there is progress nationally, there are districts within the country that are below the set target for vaccination coverage. One of the main drivers of suboptimal vaccination coverage is thought to be missed opportunities for vaccination. Objective This study aims to understand the magnitude and determinants of missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa. Methods The 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey will be used to conduct multilevel regression analyses to determine individual and contextual factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa. The perspectives of parents attending health care facilities in South Africa will be explored through exit interviews and focus group discussions. Similarly, perspectives of the health care providers will be sought to understand enablers and barriers to vaccination coverage at the facility level. Insights to such factors will aid in designing tailor-made interventions to improve vaccination coverage in South Africa. Results Ethical review submission is planned for October 2020. Data collection is expected to be underway in January 2021. Conclusions The extent of missed opportunities in South Africa coupled with the associated factors presents an opportunity for efforts to increase uptake in districts where vaccination coverage is below the national target. Population-level data such as those from the 2016 South African Demographic Health Survey will provide an idea of the magnitude of missed opportunities for vaccination in South Africa at the national and subnational levels. The findings of the study will inform national and subnational policy implementation on vaccinations and help to find context-specific interventions to improve vaccination coverage. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/16672

Malpractice & Negligence: Cal. Supreme Court Clarifies Negligence Provisions under State’s Elder Abuse Act

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-203
Author(s):  
Kendra Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Skilled Nursing Facility ◽  
Pressure Sores ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of California held, in Delaney v. Baker, 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 610 (1999), that the heightened remedies available under the Elder Abuse Act (Act), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 15657,15657.2 (West 1998), apply to health care providers who engage in reckless neglect of an elder adult. The court interpreted two sections of the Act: (1) section 15657, which provides for enhanced remedies for reckless neglect; and (2) section 15657.2, which limits recovery for actions based on “professional negligence.” The court held that reckless neglect is distinct from professional negligence and therefore the restrictions on remedies against health care providers for professional negligence are inapplicable.Kay Delaney sued Meadowood, a skilled nursing facility (SNF), after a resident, her mother, died. Evidence at trial indicated that Rose Wallien, the decedent, was left lying in her own urine and feces for extended periods of time and had stage I11 and IV pressure sores on her ankles, feet, and buttocks at the time of her death.

Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline A. Mashima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Improve Access

Important initiatives in health care include (a) improving access to services for disadvantaged populations, (b) providing equal access for individuals with limited or non-English proficiency, and (c) ensuring cultural competence of health-care providers to facilitate effective services for individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2001). This article provides a brief overview of the use of technology by speech-language pathologists and audiologists to extend their services to underserved populations who live in remote geographic areas, or when cultural and linguistic differences impact service delivery.

Interdisciplinary Therapy Assessments for the Older Adult

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Lynn Chatfield ◽  
Sandra Christos ◽  
Michael McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Standardized Testing ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Evidenced Based ◽  
Changing Economy

In a changing economy and a changing industry, health care providers need to complete thorough, comprehensive, and efficient assessments that provide both an accurate depiction of the patient's deficits and a blueprint to the path of treatment for older adults. Through standardized testing and observations as well as the goals and evidenced-based treatment plans we have devised, health care providers can maximize outcomes and the functional levels of patients. In this article, we review an interdisciplinary assessment that involves speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy to work with older adults in health care settings. Using the approach, we will examine the benefits of collaboration between disciplines, an interdisciplinary screening process, and the importance of sharing information from comprehensive discipline-specific evaluations. We also will discuss the importance of having an understanding of the varied scopes of practice, the utilization of outcome measurement tools, and a patient-centered assessment approach to care.

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