scholarly journals The Value of Knowledge Translation in an Infectious Disease Context: The COVID-19 Pandemic Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmina Gaber ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Public Health Institutions ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

As of 2021, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is evident in every facet of life, despite the availability of knowledge to prevent or mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. Infectious disease pandemics will continue to be a global challenge, and yet the hesitancy of decision makers to utilize the plethora of evidence based strategies in a pandemic response threatens the future global health security. Therefore, this paper focuses on exploring how knowledge translation (KT) practices can be integrated into infectious disease prevention and control using the current COVID-19 pandemic to identify KT barriers. By continually synthesizing and incorporating research findings into routine decision making processes, public health institutions can adequately prepare health systems to manage a pandemic. The application of KT can be approached from four different stages: synthesis of information, dissemination of knowledge, exchange of knowledge, and ethical application of knowledge. Using the four stages of KT, the following propositions were made: investing in links between knowledge synthesis and utilization, engaging broader stakeholders in knowledge dissemination activities, creating effective two-way communication lines between knowledge producers and users, and strengthening knowledge utilizing activities. By demonstrating the utility of applying the four KT stages in an infectious disease pandemic context, it is hoped that more discussions and research is stimulated to engage the incorporation of KT into future outbreak responses.

The Indonesia-Australia Cooperation In Responding To The Covid-19 Pandemic (2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 851-861
Author(s):  
Mentari Mentari
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Method

The COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 and rapidly spread to all over the world. The COVID-19 caused by SARS-Cov-2 and more than one million people have been affected worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic not only impacts the health sector, but the pandemic triggered to the economic crisis with expansive social effects. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the international cooperation needs to be taken to responding and control the pandemic. Indonesia and Australia as a close neighbour, have worked closely in disaster risk management and currently cooperate to response the COVID-19. This study aims to describe the cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in responding the impacts of COVID-19. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive method. The data collection technique used based on secondary data in the form of literature review (library research) including books, journals, reports, organization’s websites, online articles, and scientific papers that are related to the study. The author uses the concept of cooperation to support the idea of cooperation between Indonesia and Australia to responding the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides that the cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in responding the impacts of COVID-19 are divided into three sectors, namely health security, stability, and economic recovery.

Academic life in the impact vanguard: the view from knowledge exchange organisations

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-160
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Smith ◽  
Justyna Bandola-Gill ◽  
Nasar Meer ◽  
Ellen Stewart ◽  
Richard Watermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Brokerage ◽  
Experimental Subjects ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on academics working in university-based groups that have been charged with, and funded to achieve, knowledge translation and research impact. These are, we suggest, academics working at the vanguard of the impact agenda, who we might consider as experimental subjects from whom we can learn. This chapter includes a summary of the types of knowledge brokerage roles and organisations that have been created in the UK and the perceived and stated rationales for these new roles and organisations, and an analysis of interview data providing insights into the perspectives of academics working within two such groups.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento da Vigilância Epidemiológica de Fronteira no contexto da Globalização: conceitos e marcos teóricos.

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson BRUNIERA-OLIVEIRA ◽  
Marco Aurelio Pereira HORTA ◽  
Vinícius Silva BELO ◽  
Eduardo Hage CARMO ◽  
José Fernando de Souza VERANI
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Rapid Alert System

Objetivo. Apresentar e analisar as ações desenvolvidas para a implementação e desenvolvimento de Vigilância Epidemiológica de Fronteiras, nos Blocos Econômicos Multinacionais, particularmente na América do Sul e Brasil. Metodologia. Foi realizado um estudo de revisão narrativa incluindo artigos científicos, documentos técnicos, diretrizes, normas, manuais, pautas de reuniões ou qualquer outro documento que fosse relacionado ao desenvolvimento e implementação de ações e programas de Vigilância Epidemiológica em Fronteiras. O estudo foi baseado nos sites das instituições/organizações multinacionais e nas bases MedLine, PubMed, Scielo e Scopus. Resultados. Foram identificados a criação de órgãos e ações no intuito de implementar e desenvolver a vigilância epidemiológica de fronteiras para os seguintes blocos: União Europeia (Health Security Committee, European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Sistema de alerta rápido e resposta, General Rapid Alert System e Rede de Monitoramento Ad Hoc); Tratado Norte-Americano de Livre Comércio (Border Infectious Disease Surveillance, “Projeto de Vigilância e Alerta Rápido de Doenças Infeciosas”) ; Mercado Comum do Sul ( Reunião de Ministros da Saúde do Mercosul, Subgrupo de Trabalho 11 Saúde e Subcomissão Controle Sanitário de Portos, Aeroportos, Terminais e Passos Fronteiriços Terrestres); e União de Nações Sul-Americanas. Conclusões. Os programas e politicas desenvolvidos até o momento refletem o reconhecimento da importância do assunto por parte dos Estados Membros da OMS. Uma maior integração, com troca de informações, incluindo fluxos, frameworks, planos de preparação e o fortalecimento de áreas estratégicas como de energia e transporte deve ser incentivada intra e inter blocos.

scholarly journals Impact of Health Education on Knowledge and Behaviors toward Infectious Diseases among Students in Gansu Province, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manli Wang ◽  
Xuemei Han ◽  
Haiqing Fang ◽  
Chang Xu ◽  
Xiaojun Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Objectives. Infectious disease knowledge and behaviors are key elements that ensure student health and safety. This study explores the impact of health education on student knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases and determines the factors affecting infectious diseases knowledge and behaviors among students in Gansu, China. Methods. A cross-sectional study and three sampling methods were used in two counties, 12 schools, and 32 classes in Gansu, China, from 2012 to 2013. Collected data included the following: (1) sociodemographic characteristics of 2002 students (1001 participants in the intervention group and 1001 in the control group); (2) accuracy of student knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases based on comparison of intervention and control groups through X2 test; and (3) mean scores on knowledge and behavior of students with different characteristics toward infectious diseases, as analyzed through analysis of variance (ANOVA). Multiple linear regression was conducted to analyze factors affecting student knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases. Results. Statistically significant differences were observed among eight items of infectious disease transmission and treatment knowledge between intervention and control groups (P<0.001). Average accuracies of knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases reached 72.23% and 60.03%. Significant differences were observed in six items on student behavior in rural and urban areas (P<0.001). Health education, household register, and county affected scores of student knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases (P<0.05). Gender and education level also affected scores of student behaviors toward infectious diseases (P<0.001). Conclusions. Health education contributes to student knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases. Students in the control group need intensified health education on infectious diseases. Health education needs to pay particular attention to rural students, all male students, and students at senior high school level living on campus.

scholarly journals Modelling the impact and control of an infectious disease in a plant nursery with infected plant material inputs

2016 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 27-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Bate ◽  
Glyn Jones ◽  
Adam Kleczkowski ◽  
Alan MacLeod ◽  
Rebecca Naylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Infected Plant ◽  
Plant Nursery ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Infected Plant Material

scholarly journals Using a Modified VIKOR Technique for Evaluating and Improving the National Healthcare System Quality

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1349
Author(s):  
Sun-Weng Huang ◽  
James J. H. Liou ◽  
Hai-Hua Chuang ◽  
Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Soft Computing ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Vikor Technique ◽  
Criteria Importance ◽  
The Impact

The effectiveness of the national/regional healthcare system is one of the keys to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the face of this unknown pandemic, where the healthcare system should continue to be promoted and improved are crucial decision issues. In the past, most studies have used the subjective opinions of experts for analysis and decision-making processes when investigating complicated decision-making problems. However, such decision-making processes are easily influenced by experts’ preferences. Therefore, this research proposes a soft computing technology that integrates CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) with the modified VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje in Serbian, meaning multicriteria optimization and compromise solution (modified VIKOR) technique to reduce the impact of expert preference. In order to cope with the fact that COVID-19 has spread globally and to discover problems quickly and effectively, this study uses the global health security (GHS) index as the evaluation framework and conducts overall discussions in 195 countries/regions around the world. It is verified that the technology of soft computing can be used for continuous promotion and improvement of the national/regional healthcare system. This technology facilitates decision makers to know the gap of performance between the current healthcare system and the aspiration level. Finally, based on these gaps, we provide management advice to help improve these systems.

scholarly journals The impact of prevention and control of infectious disease law on diarrhoea control: a 5-year evaluation in multiple provinces in Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1347-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dung Phung ◽  
Phu Dac Tran ◽  
Lien Huong Nguyen ◽  
Cuong Manh Do ◽  
Shannon Rutherford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Maintenance of Fish Health in Aquaculture: Review of Epidemiological Approaches for Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Fish

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayalew Assefa ◽  
Fufa Abunna
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
And Control ◽  
Water Treatments ◽  
The Impact

Aquaculture is rapidly growing part of agriculture worldwide. It makes up around 44 percent of total fish production globally. This increased growth of production is achieved despite facing many challenges in the aquaculture environment. Among production limiting challenges, the infectious disease takes the lion share by causing multibillion-dollar loss annually. To reduce the impact of the fish disease, it is necessary to address health constraints based on scientifically proven and recommended ways. This review aims at pointing out some of the best approaches to prevention and control of infectious disease in aquaculture. Among the effective prevention and control strategies, vaccination is one of the key practices. Types of vaccines for use in fish include killed vaccines, attenuated vaccines, DNA vaccines, recombinant technology vaccines, and synthetic peptide vaccines. Administration techniques of vaccines in fish include oral, injection, or immersion methods. Antibiotics are also in use in aquaculture despite their side effects in the development of drug resistance by microorganisms. Biological and chemical disease control strategies such as using probiotics, prebiotics, and medicinal plants are widely in use. Biosecurity measures in aquaculture can keep the safety of a facility from certain disease-causing agents that are absent in particular system. Farm-level biosecurity measures include strict quarantine measures, egg disinfection, traffic control, water treatments, clean feed, and disposal of mortalities. In conclusion, rather than trying to treat every disease case, it advisable to follow a preventive approach before the event of any disease outbreaks.

scholarly journals Lameness in Beef Cattle: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Survey of On-Farm Practices and Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Tunstall ◽  
Karin Mueller ◽  
Dai Grove-White ◽  
Joanne W. H. Oultram ◽  
Helen Mary Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
High Threshold ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Cattle lameness is a concern to the United Kingdom (UK) cattle industry, negatively impacting upon welfare and production. Previous work involving one small study (n = 21) has identified that some UK beef farmers underestimate lameness prevalence, but also that farmers vary in their perception of the impact of lameness. Knowledge and skills of farmers were identified as a potential concern, and farmer-reported barriers were identified. However, the extent to which these views can be extrapolated is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to produce descriptive results of UK beef farmer lameness-related activities concerning lameness identification, examination, treatment, and prevention. Questionnaires were circulated online and via post. Postal questionnaires were sent to registered Approved Finishing Units (a specific cohort of beef fattening units subject to strict biosecurity measures as part of UK bovine tuberculosis control) and a stratified sample of all registered beef enterprises in England and Wales. Online questionnaires were circulated on social media and via targeted emails asking selected industry bodies and veterinary practices to distribute to farmers. Descriptive results were produced, and thematic analysis was performed on free text responses. There were 532 usable responses, with most farmers self-reporting their current lameness prevalence as zero (mean 1.2%, range 0–20%). Most respondents did not locomotion score cattle, and most reported that it was not safe to examine feet. Most farmers did not use a foot bath, but of those who did, formaldehyde was the most commonly used product. Some farmers reported use of antibiotic foot baths. Most farmers reported dealing with lame animals within 48 h, but some only dealt with severe cases, and some felt that lame animals would get better by themselves. To deal with animals that have an ongoing lameness problem, transportation to slaughter was considered an option by 35% of farmers. It is worth noting, however, that the majority of lame animals would be precluded from transport under UK legislation. Farmers reported staff shortages, as well as a lack of time, training, and knowledge as barriers to lameness prevention and control. Overall, these results suggest that farmers may be underestimating lameness. Diagnosis is likely to be challenging, with unsafe facilities for lifting feet. The reported high threshold by some farmers for attending to a lame animal is a cause for concern, negatively impacting upon animal welfare, but this is also likely to have negative consequences for animal performance and farm profitability. Many participants in this study expressed a desire for farmer training in several aspects relating to lameness prevention and control, and this represents an opportunity for further knowledge exchange regarding lameness in beef cattle.

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