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Clinical benefits and costs of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy service
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
BackgroundThe enrolment of patients to an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service can be a means of mitigating financial burdens related to the provision of care and optimisation of hospital bed management. ...
Involvement of caveolae in hyperglycemia-induced changes in adiponectin and leptin expressions in vascular smooth muscle cells
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Hyperglycemia exerts various harmful effects on the vasculature. Studies have shown an association between the levels of the adipokines leptin and adiponectin (APN) and vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. The aim ...
The use of theory in the development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions to improve antimicrobial prescribing: a systematic review.
(2020 , Article)
This systematic review (SR) reviews the evidence on use of theory in developing and evaluating behaviour change interventions (BCIs) to improve clinicians' antimicrobial prescribing (AP). The SR protocol was registered ...
Assessment of antimicrobial stewardship programs within governmental hospitals in Qatar: a SWOC analysis
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OXFORD ACADEMIC
, 2021 , Article)
OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide public health issue that requires emergent action. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been proposed as a strategy to minimise resistance. Although ASPs were ...
Cancer Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Systematic Review of Patient's and Caregiver's Experiences
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medRxiv
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: Cancer patients have faced intersecting crises during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This review aimed to examine patients’ and caregivers’ experiences of accessing cancer
services during the pandemic and its perceived ...
A Scoping Review of Antimicrobial Stewardship Teaching in Pharmacy Education Curricula.
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
, 2021 , Article)
To conduct a scoping review of the existing literature to identify published studies on innovative teaching and assessment practices for antimicrobial stewardship in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum and to provide a ...
COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion From Around The Globe
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College of Pharmacy - Qatar University
, 2020 , Article)
Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) and Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) conducted a webinar entitled “ COVID-19 Creating Opportunities from a Crisis for Pharmacy Students: Discussion from Around ...
Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK Prescribing Assessment
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article)
Student and pre-registration pharmacist performance in a UK Prescribing Assessment’: room for improvement and need for curricular change Background Increasingly the global policy direction is for patient-facing pharmacist ...
Clinical usefulness of prediction tools to identify adult hospitalized patients at risk of drug-related problems: A systematic review of clinical prediction models and risk assessment tools
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article Review)
Aims: This study aimed to review systematically all available prediction tools identifying adult hospitalized patients at risk of drug-related problems, and to synthesize the evidence on performance and clinical usefulness. ...
Patients' experiences of medicines on initiation of antineoplastic agents for the treatment of colorectal cancer: A qualitative study
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2021 , Article)
Objective To explore the patients' experiences on initiation of treatment with antineoplastic medicines for colorectal cancer. Design A qualitative study using semistructured, face-to-face interviews based on the adapted ...