A5057933946- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
Townsville Hospital
2020-2025
James Cook University
2025
Lurie Children's Hospital
2018
Health Service Executive
2010-2015
We report a community pertussis outbreak that occurred in small town located the northwest of Ireland. Epidemiological investigations suggest waning immunity and absence booster dose during second year life could have contributed to outbreak. The also highlights need reinforce surveillance Ireland especially improve clinical laboratory diagnosis cases.
Medication safety remains a global concern, with governments and organisations striving to mitigate preventable patient harm across healthcare systems. Look-alike, Sound -alike medications incidents the culture are widely acknowledged as contributor medication errors, particularly within high-risk perioperative environment. The Safety Culture Indicator Matrix is novel tool developed by Canadian Institute for Safe Practices assess maturity of culture. This study aims delineate Look-Alike...
Abstract The American Academy of Pediatrics's guideline on health supervision for children with Down syndrome (DS) offers pediatricians guidance to improve detection comorbid conditions. Pediatrician adherence has not yet been comprehensively evaluated. Medical records 31 DS who received primary care at two urban academic clinic sites from 2008–2012 were reviewed. Data was extracted age-specific individual components each subject by year-of-life (total 84 years-of-life). Overall across all...
Look-alike medications, where ampoules or vials of intravenous medications look similar, may increase the risk medication errors in perioperative setting. This scoping review aimed to identify and explore issues related look-alike incidents setting reported reduction interventions. Eight databases were searched including: CINAHL Complete, Embase, OVID Emcare, Pubmed, Scopus, Informit, Cochrane Prospero using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis Extension Scoping...
Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality in children. This study's objectives were to describe influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 during the pandemic, compare it with circulating 2010/2011, identify risk factors for severe defined as requiring admission a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Children hospitalized pandemic older, more likely have received antiviral therapy than children 2010/2011 season. In only one child admitted PICU underlying medical conditions had been vaccinated. The...
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact employment additional podiatry staff on patients with diabetes attending a community-based service.MethodsAn audit conducted intervention two staff. All referred and community services in specified area Republic Ireland between June 2011 2012 were included. The service benchmarked against UK gold standard outlined ‘Guidelines prevention & management foot problems Type 2 Diabetes’ by National Institute Clinical Excellence (NICE)....
To evaluate outcomes of diabetic inpatient hypoglycemia among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) compared with Australian Caucasian patients.A retrospective audit patients aged > 18 years admitted at a regional hospital general ward between April 1, 2015, March 31, 2016, was analyzed. The database contains clinical information the time admission initial discharge readmission within 4 weeks thereafter.A total 1618 (of 6027) were diabetes representing 23.7% admissions, which 484...