The Role of Staff in Quality Improvement in Early Childhood

Research on physical activity (PA) in different educational settings could elucidate which interventions promote a healthy school lifestyle in early childhood education (ECE). The aims of this study were: (a) to analyse the PA levels of preschoolers during school hours, as well as the rate of compliance with specific recommendations on total PA (TPA) and moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA); (b) to examine the role of structured movement sessions and recess time in the MVPA levels during school hours; (c) to evaluate the sociodemographic correlates of preschoolers and the school environment on MVPA behaviour during school hours. PA was evaluated with Actigraph accelerometers. Our main findings were that: (a) preschoolers engaged in very little TPA and MVPA during school hours; (b) children showed significantly higher MVPA levels on days with versus without structured movement sessions, and the contribution of the structured sessions to MVPA was significantly higher than that of recess time; (c) gender and age were associated with PA, and a high density of young children on the playground was associated with high levels of vigorous PA, whereas in the classroom, high density was associated with more sedentary behaviour. Structured PA could reduce the gap in achieving international recommendations.

Download Full-text

The New South Wales Trauma Quality Improvement Program: Structure, process, outcomes and the role of trauma verification

ANZ Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1111/ans.16988 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 91 (7-8) ◽

pp. 1331-1332

Author(s):

Michael M. Dinh ◽

Zsolt J. Balogh ◽

Glenn Sisson ◽

Jean‐Frederic Levesque

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Quality Improvement Program ◽

Program Structure ◽

Improvement Program ◽

South Wales ◽

Process Outcomes

Download Full-text

A longitudinal study of the role of vocabulary size in priming effects in early childhood

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ◽

10.1016/j.jecp.2020.105071 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 205 ◽

pp. 105071

Author(s):

Daniela S. Avila-Varela ◽

Natalia Arias-Trejo ◽

Nivedita Mani

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Vocabulary Size ◽

Priming Effects

Download Full-text

Turnaround times and modes of reporting critical results in Asian laboratories

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.1177/0004563221989361 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 000456322198936

Author(s):

Tony Badrick ◽

Mohamed Saleem ◽

Wesley Wong

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Performance Index ◽

Clinical Chemistry ◽

Reporting Quality ◽

Turnaround Time ◽

Timely Manner ◽

Phone Calls ◽

Key Performance Index ◽

Critical Results

Background Reporting critical results in a timely manner is a crucial role of clinical laboratories. Traditionally, these results were reported using the phone or fax system. However, there are now other modes of communication for this reporting. Quality improvement in any organization is driven by detection of errors and benchmarking against peers. In the case of critical result reporting, there are few current widely used Benchmarking schemes. Methods The Roche Clinical Chemistry Benchmarking Survey in 2019 added questions about critical result reporting including the mode of communication and turnaround time key performance index. This survey includes over 1100 laboratories from 20 countries. Results The survey revealed a range of communication strategies with phone calls still the commonest followed by email. The key performance index for most laboratories was less than 10 min. Conclusion Benchmarking can provide key information for quality improvement activities, particularly pre- and postanalytical.

Download Full-text