Parents’ and health professionals’ perceptions of family centred care for children in hospital, in developed and developing countries: A review of the literature

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where e-medicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

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Interprofessional Education

Building a Patient-Centered Interprofessional Education Program - Advances in Medical Education, Research, and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3066-5.ch013 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 259-285

Author(s):

Izhar Faisal ◽

Saima Salam ◽

Manisha Arora

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Healthcare System ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Institutional Support ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Collaborative Practice ◽

Workplace Culture ◽

Potential Barriers ◽

Complete Overhaul

With an ever worsening shortage of healthcare workers, there has been a global shift towards strengthening of interprofessional education (IPE). IPE has existed as a powerful tool in developed countries, but in developing countries like India, it is still in its infancy. Several models of interprofessional education exist, yet India lags behind in implementing these models in academic curricula. Rudimentary curriculum, inefficient healthcare system, and maldistribution of health professionals are some of the potential barriers. A complete overhaul of the healthcare system along with progressive strategies of incorporation of IPE needs to be debated, and associated limitations need to be addressed. Adequate institutional support, well-constructed protocols, infrastructural revamp, and change of workplace culture are vital for IPE to succeed and be sustainable. This chapter provides an overview of IPE and collaborative practice in Indian settings and presents an account of an Indian institution utilizing IPP approach and highlights potential challenges in incorporating IPE in the academic curriculum.

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Cognitive and speech improvement in young severe head injury patients associated with multiple intracranial trauma: A case report and review of the literature in developing countries

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.inat.2020.101012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. 101012

Author(s):

Agung Budi Sutiono

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Case Report ◽

Head Injury ◽

Severe Head Injury ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Envisioning a National E-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country

Selected Readings on Global Information Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-116-2.ch019 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 306-326

Author(s):

Fikreyohannes Lemma ◽

Mieso K. Denko ◽

Joseph K. Tan ◽

Samuel Kinde Kassegne

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Developing Country ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Network Architecture ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Effective Delivery ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Medical And Healthcare

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where emedicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

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Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country

Medical Informatics ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-050-9.ch099 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1322-1341

Author(s):

Fikreyohannes Lemma ◽

Mieso K. Denko ◽

Joseph K. Tan ◽

Samuel Kinde Kassegne

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Developing Country ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Network Architecture ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Effective Delivery ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Medical And Healthcare

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where emedicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

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