A5088527432- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
Bond University
2021-2024
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
2020-2021
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in healthcare settings as a key measure to curb global threat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Defining core elements AMS is essential for developing and evaluating comprehensive programmes. This project used co-creation Delphi consensus procedures adapt extend existing published international checklist. The overall objective was arrive at contextualised checklist behaviours within Sub-Saharan Africa,...
The newest version of the Therapeutic Guidelines' antibiotic chapter introduced patient- and clinician-facing resources to support decision-making about use for self-limiting infections. It is unclear whether general practitioners (GPs) are aware these resources, including natural history information they contain. We explored GPs' perceptions value their information, (summary table, discussion boxes, decision aids) decision-making.Semi-structured interviews with 21 Australian GPs were...
Most presentations of conjunctivitis are acute. Studies show that uncomplicated cases resolve within 14 days without medication. However, antibiotic prescription remains standard practice. With antimicrobial resistance becoming a public health concern, we undertook this study to assess patterns in managing acute an eye hospital Ghana. We recorded 3708 cases; 201 were entered as the electronic medical records (January December 2021). Of these, 44% males, 56% females, 39% under 5 years, 21%...
Abstract Background: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in healthcare settings as a key measure to curb global threat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Defining core elements AMS is essential for developing and evaluating comprehensive programmes. This project used co-creation Delphi-consensus procedures adapt extend existing published international checklist. The overall objective was arrive at contextualised checklist behaviours within...
Background The use of telehealth has increased dramatically since the beginning COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about how GPs manage acute infections during telehealth, and potential impact on antimicrobial stewardship. Aim To explore experiences perceptions GP trainees’ supervisors’ it influences their management infections. Design & setting Australian registrars (trainees) supervisors were recruited via email through training organisations. Semi-structured interviews with 18...
Objectives To explore people's expectations about the likely duration of acute infections that are commonly managed in primary care, and if care is sought for these infections, reasons doing so. Design A cross-sectional online survey. Participants nationwide sample 589 Australian residents, 18 years or older with representative quotas age gender, recruited via an panel provider. Outcome measures For eight participants' estimated each, time until they would seek seeking care. Results four...
To explore the general public's expectations about likely duration of acute infections that are commonly managed in primary care and if is sought for these infections, reasons doing so. A cross-sectional online survey. nationwide sample 589 Australian residents, ≥18 years old with representative quotas age gender, recruited via an panel provider. For eight participants' estimated each, time until they would seek care, seeking care. four mean estimates were within evidence-based range-common...