scholarly journals Revisiting COVID-19 policies: 10 evidence-based recommendations for where to go from here

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Halperin ◽  
Norman Hearst ◽  
Stephen Hodgins ◽  
Robert C. Bailey ◽  
Jeffrey D. Klausner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Great Hope ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Vaccine Distribution ◽  
Testing Policies

Abstract Background Strategies to control coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) have often been based on preliminary and limited data and have tended to be slow to evolve as new evidence emerges. Yet knowledge about COVID-19 has grown exponentially, and the expanding rollout of vaccines presents further opportunity to reassess the response to the pandemic more broadly. Main text We review the latest evidence concerning 10 key COVID-19 policy and strategic areas, specifically addressing: 1) the expansion of equitable vaccine distribution, 2) the need to ease restrictions as hospitalization and mortality rates eventually fall, 3) the advantages of emphasizing educational and harm reduction approaches over coercive and punitive measures, 4) the need to encourage outdoor activities, 5) the imperative to reopen schools, 6) the far-reaching and long-term economic and psychosocial consequences of sustained lockdowns, 7) the excessive focus on surface disinfection and other ineffective measures, 8) the importance of reassessing testing policies and practices, 9) the need for increasing access to outpatient therapies and prophylactics, and 10) the necessity to better prepare for future pandemics. Conclusions While remarkably effective vaccines have engendered great hope, some widely held assumptions underlying current policy approaches call for an evidence-based reassessment. COVID-19 will require ongoing mitigation for the foreseeable future as it transforms from a pandemic into an endemic infection, but maintaining a constant state of emergency is not viable. A more realistic public health approach is to adjust current mitigation goals to be more data-driven and to minimize unintended harms associated with unfocused or ineffective control efforts. Based on the latest evidence, we therefore present recommendations for refining 10 key policy areas, and for applying lessons learned from COVID-19 to prevent and prepare for future pandemics.

scholarly journals Rethinking COVID-19 Policies: Ten Recommendations for Where to Go from Here

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Halperin ◽  
Norman Hearst ◽  
Stephen Hodgins ◽  
Robert C. Bailey ◽  
Jeffrey D. Klausner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Closures ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Health Goal ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
Great Hope ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Public Health Goal ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Vaccine Distribution

We offer recommendations, based on the latest evidence, for refining ten key COVID-19 policy and strategy areas. While remarkably effective vaccines usher in great hope, we call for revisiting some widely held assumptions regarding current approaches to inform more context-sensitive, evidence-based policies. We address: the expansion of equitable vaccine distribution; the far-reaching consequences of blunt lockdowns and school closures; the need to encourage outdoor activities and to gradually ease restrictions as vaccination rollout is expanded; the advantages of emphasizing education and harm reduction approaches over coercive and punitive measures; the excessive focus on surface disinfection and other ineffective or misplaced measures; the need to reassess testing practices; and the importance of increased access to effective outpatient therapies. Although COVID-19 will require ongoing mitigation for the foreseeable future, especially as potentially challenging genetic variants continue to emerge, maintaining a constant state of emergency until the pandemic is eradicated is not a viable strategy. A more realistic public health goal during mass vaccination is to adjust current mitigation goals to minimize unintended harms associated with unfocused or largely irrelevant control efforts. We present these suggestions in the expectation of vaccines allowing greater control of COVID-19 within the relatively near future, especially if there is widespread, global access to this life-saving intervention.

WITHWomen: User Centered Approach to the Design and Development of a suite of Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Safety Planning Web-Applications (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia O'Campo ◽  
Alisa Velonis ◽  
Pearl Buhariwala ◽  
Janisha Kamalanathan ◽  
Maha Awaiz Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Mhealth Technology ◽  
The Right ◽  
Safe Access ◽  
Health Applications

BACKGROUND The popularity of mHealth technology has resulted in the development of numerous applications for almost every type of self-improvement or disease management. M- and e-health solutions for increasing awareness about and safety around partner violence is no exception. OBJECTIVE These applications allow women to control access to these resources and provide unlimited, and with the right design features, safe access when these resources are needed. Few applications, however, have been designed in close collaboration with intended users to ensure relevance and effectiveness. METHODS We report here on the design of a pair of evidence-based m- and e-health applications to facilitate early identification of unsafe relationship behaviors and tailored safety planning to reduce harm from violence including the methods by which we collaborated with and sought input from population of intended users. RESULTS The demographic characteristics of those who participated in the various surveys and interviews to inform the development of our screening and safety-decision support app are presented in (Table 2). CONCLUSIONS Finally, we share challenges we faced and lessons learned that might inform future design efforts of m- and e-health evidence-based applications.

Adapting an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Tier 2 Social-Emotional Learning Intervention for Web-Based Delivery

2021 ◽  
pp. 004723952110160
Author(s):  
Kristen L. Granger ◽  
Maureen A. Conroy ◽  
Kevin S. Sutherland ◽  
Edward G. Feil ◽  
Jessica Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Study Phase ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Tier 2 ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Testing Phase ◽  
Panel Review

The purpose of this article is to describe the adaptation process of an evidence-based early childhood Tier-2 intervention program, BEST in CLASS-Prekindergarten, from a face-to-face format to a web-based delivery format called BEST in CLASS-Web. We describe the three-phase iterative development process used to adapt the parent program for delivery via the web. Activities in these phases included focus groups, interviews, an expert panel review, alpha and beta testing (Phase 1), feasibility testing (Phase 2), and a pilot promise study (Phase 3). Each phase included a series of refinements and improvements to materials based on data and stakeholder feedback. Lessons learned and implications for developing and implementing professional development services via online platforms are discussed.

A lesson in history: the evolution of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. E11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Schmitt ◽  
John A. Jane
Keyword(s):  
Patient Selection ◽  
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
New Technique ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Remarkable Improvement ◽  
History Of

The history of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) demonstrates the importance of studying neurosurgery's history. A story that began with numerous technological advancements started to fizzle as neurosurgeons were stymied by problems encountered during the infancy of the technology they were still developing. The new technique, although sound in theory, failed to deliver a realistic solution for managing hydrocephalus; it lost the battle to the valved shunt. Over the last 15–20 years, a clearer understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying various forms of hydrocephalus, along with effective implementation of evidence-based practice, has allowed for optimization of patient selection and a remarkable improvement in ETV success rates. Neurosurgeons would be wise to take the lessons learned in modernizing the ETV procedure and reassure themselves that these lessons do not apply to other methods that are tempting to dismiss as antiquated or archaic.

scholarly journals Confronting Challenges in Reducing Heart Failure 30‐Day Readmissions: Lessons Learned With Implications for Evidence‐Based Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Racheal L. Wood ◽  
Laurie A. Migliore ◽  
Sandra J. Nasshan ◽  
Sara R. Mirghani ◽  
Annette C. Contasti
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based

scholarly journals Wiki-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adult Onset Sarcoma: A New Paradigm in Sarcoma Evidence

Sarcoma ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Neuhaus ◽  
D. Thomas ◽  
J. Desai ◽  
C. Vuletich ◽  
J. von Dincklage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines

In 2013 Australia introduced Wiki-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adult Onset Sarcoma. These guidelines utilized a customized MediaWiki software application for guideline development and are the first evidence-based guidelines for clinical management of sarcoma. This paper presents our experience with developing and implementing web-based interactive guidelines and reviews some of the challenges and lessons from adopting an evidence-based (rather than consensus-based) approach to clinical sarcoma guidelines. Digital guidelines can be easily updated with new evidence, continuously reviewed and widely disseminated. They provide an accessible method of enabling clinicians and consumers to access evidence-based clinical practice recommendations and, as evidenced by over 2000 views in the first four months after release, with 49% of those visits being from countries outside of Australia. The lessons learned have relevance to other rare cancers in addition to the international sarcoma community.

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