scholarly journals Implementing SLMTA in the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service: lessons learned

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric N. Wakaria ◽  
Charles O. Rombo ◽  
Margaret Oduor ◽  
Serah M. Kambale ◽  
Kimberly Tilock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Blood Transfusion Service ◽  
Audit Score

Background: The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) is mandated to provide safe and sufficient blood and blood components for the country. In 2013, the KNBTS National Testing Laboratory and the six regional blood transfusion centres were enrolled in the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. The process was supported by Global Communities with funding from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Methods: The SLMTA implementation at KNBTS followed the standard three-workshop series, on-site mentorships and audits. Baseline, midterm and exit audits were conducted at the seven facilities, using a standard checklist to measure progress. Given that SLMTA was designed for clinical and public health laboratories, key stakeholders, guided by Global Communities, tailored SLMTA materials to address blood transfusion services, and oriented trainers, auditors and mentors on the same.Results: The seven facilities moved from an average of zero stars at baseline to an average of three stars at the exit audit. The average baseline audit score was 38% (97 points), midterm 71% (183 points) and exit audit 79% (205 points). The Occurrence Management and Process Improvement quality system essential had the largest improvement (at 67 percentage points), from baseline to exit, whereas Facilities and Safety had the smallest improvement (at 31 percentage points).Conclusion: SLMTA can be an effective tool for preparing a blood transfusion service for accreditation. Key success factors included customising SLMTA to blood transfusion activities; sensitising trainers, mentors and auditors on operations of blood transfusion service; creating SLMTA champions in key departments; and integrating other blood transfusion-specific accreditation standards into SLMTA.

The supply of blood in England and Wales and the United States

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-52
Author(s):  
Richard M. Titmuss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The United States ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Blood Transfusion Service ◽  
Annual Volume ◽  
Second World

This chapter assesses the supply of blood in England and Wales and the United States. It presents the main national statistics in the increase in blood donation between the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948 and 1968. Whereas in some countries at the end of the 1940s blood transfusion services were in an early stage of development, in England and Wales they had been expanded earlier. The effects of the Second World War, particularly the large quantities of blood required to deal adequately with the expected and actual civilian air raid casualties, greatly stimulated the growth of a blood transfusion service on a national scale. Unfortunately, it is not possible to present any series of statistics for the United States similar to those provided for England and Wales. It is not even possible to estimate with any degree of precision the total annual volume of blood collections, transfusions, and wastage.

scholarly journals Study for the Key Success Factors of Female Direct Selling Business

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Shin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Direct Selling ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Erotic Capital

The purpose of this study is to understand the key factors which result in the success of female direct selling businesses. Investigate the reasons why women support most of their performance in the direct selling industry. According to the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission's 2018 direct selling industry survey report, the total direct selling of Taiwan in 2018 was 83.027 billion NTD, with a total of 3.0838 million distributors. There were 2.158 million female distributors, accounting for 3.083 million total distributors. It is a proportion of 69.99 percentage points, an increase of 1.67 percentage points compared with 2017. This proportion is also comparable to 74% of global distributors is female, calculated by the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations(WDSFA)! The number of female distributors is more than twice that of men. The proportion is getting higher and higher! In the literature review, issues such as “female enterpriser” related literature and “gender roles” and “personality traits," “erotic capital” in the “direct selling industry” have been used as the main resource axis for collecting relevant domestic and foreign literature. Based on the literature summary and the expression of the expert's intention, the expert questionnaire will be based on the professors and the female distributors who have been in the top direct selling companies in Taiwan for more than two years in 2018 to find indicators of success factors, and then use the Analytic Hierarchy Process Method (AHP) Design a general questionnaire. The general questionnaire is for the distributors in Taiwan. Expected to recover 100 copies in the web questionnaire, After obtaining the resources, it will be processed and analyzed. The research results show that the influence facets and factors may have: Female Entrepreneur, Gender roles, Personality Traits, and direct selling business. In particular, the female gender role play and erotic capital may have a greater impact on the results of operating the direct selling business. The study includes the following topics are understanding the background of the female direct selling entrepreneurs, explain the challenges and difficulties of female direct selling entrepreneurs, relevant resources related to female direct selling entrepreneurs and research on the key success factors of female direct selling business.Today, female entrepreneurs are very hard and required to play multiple roles. Between family and business, how do female entrepreneurs make a good performance? I hoped that through this study, key factors could be identified in order to minimize entrepreneurial risks and allocate resources effectively.

Creating a radiation oncology oriented safety culture within a large oncology practice: Lessons learned.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (8_suppl) ◽  
pp. 85-85
Author(s):  
Ajay Dubey ◽  
Jeff Bernard ◽  
Bret Heintz ◽  
Kyle Antes ◽  
Stacy Hartman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Physician Participation ◽  
Safety Officer ◽  
Oncology Practice

85 Background: Texas Oncology (TXO) is a dedicated oncology practice consisting of more than 400 physicians and 57 radiation oncologists at 52 sites of service. In order to enhance communications of the rad onc team, establish accountability by using metrics, and engage continuous improvement, we initiated a program to establish regional quality committees in each radiation oncology practice site. Methods: In 2015, the TXO leadership approved the formation of Regional Quality Committees (RQC) at each site. The key members of each RQC include a Physician Chair, a Physicist Co-Chair, Chief Therapist, Radiation Safety Officer, Dosimetrist, and Nurse. Meeting frequency was recommended monthly, but quarterly meetings were required. Meeting documentation reporting was required including a formal agenda, minutes for items discussed, and listing of attendees. Metrics with regard to RQC activities were reported and recorded beginning in 2016. The 2016 Action plan for the RQC at each site included documentation of timeout procedure, regular chart rounds, new patient conference, as well as a mortality and morbidity conference. Results: See table. Conclusions: Within 3 calendar quarters, a functional RQC was established in all 52 radiation oncology practice sites within TXO. Compliance with the action plan was high with regard to action items not requiring multiple physician participants (RQC committee, timeout, chart rounds, CQI projects, performance metrics). Compliance was lower in activities that required multiple physician participation. Verbal feedback was positive regarding the RQC program. Respecting time demands of physicians, education, and communication were identified as key success factors in the RQC program. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals DISASTER KNOWLEDGE FACTORS IN MANAGING DISASTERS SUCCESSFULLY

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisanthi Seneviratne ◽  
David Baldry ◽  
Chaminda Pathirage
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Physical Infrastructure ◽  
Disaster Knowledge ◽  
Potential Losses

The number of reported natural disasters has increased steadily over the past century and risen very sharply during the past decade. These bring about the loss of lives, property, employment and damage to the physical infrastructure and the environment. Disaster management efforts aim to reduce or avoid the potential losses from hazards, assure prompt and appropriate assistance to victims of disaster, and achieve rapid and effective recovery. While knowledge management can enhance the process of disaster management, there is a perceived gap in information coordination and sharing within the context of disaster management. Identifying key success factors will be an enabler to manage the disasters successfully. In this context, this study aims to identify and map key knowledge success factors for managing disasters successfully through capturing the good practices and lessons learned. The objective of this paper is to present the literature findings on factors which support successful disaster management. Accordingly the identified factors were classified into eight main categories as technological, social, legal, environmental, economic, functional, institutional and political. Santruka Pastaraji amžiu pranešimu apie stichines nelaimes nuolat daugejo, o pastaraji dešimtmeti ypač. Per nelaimes žūsta žmones, prarandama nuosavybe ir darbo vietos, suniokojama fizine infrastruktūra ir aplinka. Valdant nelaimes siekiama sumažinti arba išvengti potencialiu nuostoliu del pavoju, užtikrinti greita ir tinkama pagalba nelaimes aukoms, viska greitai bei efektyviai atkurti. Nors žiniu vadyba nelaimiu valdymo procesui gali padeti, nelaimiu valdymo kontekste pastebima spraga tarp informacijos koordinavimo ir dalijimosi ja. Nustačius pagrindinius sekmes veiksnius, tai leis sekmingai valdyti nelaimes. Šiame kontekste tyrimu siekiama nustatyti ir surūšiuoti pagrindinius žiniu sekmes veiksnius, leidžiančius sekmingai valdyti nelaimes, užfiksuojant geraja patirti ir išmoktas pamokas. Šio darbo tikslas – pateikti literatūros išvadas apie veiksnius, kurie prisideda prie sekmingo nelaimiu valdymo. Nustatyti veiksniai atitinkamai suklasifikuoti i aštuonias pagrindines kategorijas: technologiniai, socialiniai, teisiniai, aplinkos, ekonominiai, funkciniai, instituciniai ir politiniai.

scholarly journals Transferring Key Success Factors from Ambulatory Care into the Community Pharmacy in the United States

Pharmacy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Alex J. Luli ◽  
Linda Awdishu ◽  
Jan D. Hirsch ◽  
Jonathan H. Watanabe ◽  
Mark Bounthavong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Key Success Factors

In the United States, pharmacists’ scope of practice continues to expand, with increasing opportunities for pharmacists in all practice settings to enhance health in society. In ambulatory care, pharmacists remain integral members on the healthcare team and have demonstrated positive impacts on patient care. Sharing similar characteristics as pharmacists in the community setting, a deeper look into common elements of a successful ambulatory care practice that can be applied in the community pharmacy setting is warranted. Key success factors identified from ambulatory care include (1) maximizing a pharmacist’s unique knowledge base and skill set, (2) forming collaborations with physicians and other providers, (3) demonstrating outcomes and value, and (4) maintaining sustainability. Opportunities exist for pharmacists in the community setting to utilize these success factors when developing, implementing, and/or expanding direct patient care services that improve accessibility to quality care and population health.

Characteristics and Key Success Factors in Family Business: The Case of Korean Immigrant Businesses in Metro-Atlanta

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Ho Nam ◽  
James I. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrant ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Ethnic Business ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The U.S

Immigrant businesses in the United States are a vibrant and growing part of the economy, and their similarities and differences to other family businesses in the U.S. are worthy of investigation.This paper examines two elements of Korean immigrant businesses in Metro-Atlanta: characteristics (ethnic business, general family business, ownership and succession planning, strategic planning, and conflict and communication) and key success factors. There were 93 respondents in this exploratory study. This paper discusses the results and implications of the study.

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