1) An international group aims to develop a mobile application (mICF) to incorporate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework.
2) The mICF will allow frontline health workers and users to document patients' functional status and context according to the ICF, and securely share this information to facilitate care continuity.
3) Over the next three years, the group will determine requirements, develop a prototype, field test it, and evaluate the mICF's impact on outcomes, communication, satisfaction and cost-effectiveness.
Digital Contact Tracing Tools for COVID-19 : Digital contact tracing tools vary in purpose, features, and complexity, but they can add value to traditional contact tracing efforts by:
Adoption of Integrated Healthcare Information System in Nairobi County: Kenya...Editor IJCATR
Health care information systems are aimed at facilitating the smooth running and interoperability of the health care
delivery processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness; however, the complexity, heterogeneity and diversity of the health care
sector especially in Kenya poses serious challenges especially in relation to integration of the systems. There is a large disconnect
between the public and private health care delivery systems characterized by fragmentation of services, locally within hospitals
(among primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings) and across different health care centers. This research is aimed at
examining the adoption of integrated healthcare information system in Nairobi County; Kenyatta National Hospital represents the
public sector and The Mater Hospital the private sector. A sample size of 100 users on information system from the two hospitals
picked from the primary secondary and tertiary levels were selected and questionnaires administered to them. Data was analyzed
through descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS. The results of the study indicated that there was a huge disparity between
healthcare information system adoption in the public and private sectors with the private sector’s adoption being at an advanced
stage. The major barriers to adoption including social political barriers, financial constraints and technical/technological barriers
also presented.
Oral diseases affect about 3.5 billion people around the world. As well as impacting health, they also affect overall well-being and quality of life, especially where resources for prevention, diagnosis and treatment are limited. Approaches based on new digital health technologies can contribute to better #oralhealth for all. In the context of the Be He@lthy Be Mobile initiative, the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union have developed "Mobile technologies for oral health: an implementation guide”.
Digital Contact Tracing Tools for COVID-19 : Digital contact tracing tools vary in purpose, features, and complexity, but they can add value to traditional contact tracing efforts by:
Adoption of Integrated Healthcare Information System in Nairobi County: Kenya...Editor IJCATR
Health care information systems are aimed at facilitating the smooth running and interoperability of the health care
delivery processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness; however, the complexity, heterogeneity and diversity of the health care
sector especially in Kenya poses serious challenges especially in relation to integration of the systems. There is a large disconnect
between the public and private health care delivery systems characterized by fragmentation of services, locally within hospitals
(among primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings) and across different health care centers. This research is aimed at
examining the adoption of integrated healthcare information system in Nairobi County; Kenyatta National Hospital represents the
public sector and The Mater Hospital the private sector. A sample size of 100 users on information system from the two hospitals
picked from the primary secondary and tertiary levels were selected and questionnaires administered to them. Data was analyzed
through descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS. The results of the study indicated that there was a huge disparity between
healthcare information system adoption in the public and private sectors with the private sector’s adoption being at an advanced
stage. The major barriers to adoption including social political barriers, financial constraints and technical/technological barriers
also presented.
Oral diseases affect about 3.5 billion people around the world. As well as impacting health, they also affect overall well-being and quality of life, especially where resources for prevention, diagnosis and treatment are limited. Approaches based on new digital health technologies can contribute to better #oralhealth for all. In the context of the Be He@lthy Be Mobile initiative, the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union have developed "Mobile technologies for oral health: an implementation guide”.
The use of mobile applications, through smart phones, smartphones, has been considered by many to be the technological revolution of greatest repercussion in recent times. Compared to a handheld computer and with access to millions of applications, its main feature is unlimited mobility, accompanying its user at all times and in any place. In health, it is known that professionals are constantly moving outside of the institutions in which they work, so mobility is fundamental, which contributes to the interoperability of mobile technologies. This study aims to identify the research involving mobile technology applied to the vaccination being used. The methodology used is of the type integrative review of the literature. The final sample had 14 papers.
Public health approaches combine top down campaigns and bottom up efforts in organizing the efforts of society to create the conditions for health. These collaborative efforts in social
organization cross multiple sectors and make strengthening public health practice one of the best ways to pursue all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, the concept of Universal Health Coverage includes coverage with effective public health practice.
In a recently released NITI Aayog health index report, titled ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’.
NITI Aayog has been mandated with transforming India by exercising thought leadership and by invoking the instruments of co-operative and competitive federalism, focusing the attention of the State Governments and Union Ministries on achieving outcomes. As the nodal agency responsible for charting India’s quest for attaining the commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it was necessary to devise a mechanism for measuring outcomes particularly in the critical social sectors – such as Health and Education, where India’s record has been less than stellar. This was intended to provide
feedback to all stakeholders as to whether we are on course to what we have set out to achieve, and deviations, if any, to be pointed out in time to ensure necessary mid-course correction.
Cucumber disease recognition using machine learning and transfer learningriyaniaes
Cucumber is grown, as a cash crop besides it is one of the main and popular vegetables in Bangladesh. As Bangladesh's economy is largely dependent on the agricultural sector, cucumber farming could make economic and productivity growth more sustainable. But many diseases diminish the situation of cucumber. Early detection of disease can help to stop disease from spreading to other healthy plants and also accurate identifying the disease will help to reduce crop losses through specific treatments. In this paper, we have presented two approaches namely traditional machine learning (ML) and CNN-based transfer learning. Then we have compared the performance of the applied techniques to find out the most appropriate techniques for recognizing cucumber diseases. In our ML approach, the system involves five steps. After collecting the image, pre-processing is done by resizing, filtering, and contrast-enhancing. Then we have compared various ML algorithms using k-means based image segmentation after extracted 10 relevant features. Random forest gives the best accuracy with 89.93% in the traditional ML approach. We also studied and applied CNN-based transfer learning to investigate the further improvement of recognition performance. Lastly, a comparison among various transfer learning models such as InceptionV3, MobileNetV2, and VGG16 has been performed. Between these two approaches, MobileNetV2 achieves the highest accuracy with 93.23%.
Interoperability is one of the most critical issues facing the health care industry today. A universal exchange language is needed to assist health care providers in sharing health information in order to coordinate diagnosis and treatment, while maintaining privacy and security of personal data. Health Information Exchanges (HIE) allow for the movement of clinical data between disparate systems; they enable providers to electronically share health records through a network. This presentation provides an overview of HIE and the Meaningful Use requirement related to the exchange of clinical information as well as information about standards of exchange and the recommended "next steps" for providers.
The explosion in the number of applications (apps) designed for the medical and wellness sectors has been noted by many. Recently we have seen increased presence of truly medical apps, in addition to consumer health and wellbeing apps, designed for clinical professionals and patients with medical conditions.
Consumer based mHealth apps typically allow people to do old things in new ways, such as recording health measures digitally rather than on paper. We see this also with medical apps, where increases in the quality and efficiency of existing health care models provide clinical staff with digital tools that replace paper based documentation. In rare and exciting cases we are also seeing mHealth applications that are doing things in entirely new ways to drive real innovation in health care delivery through mobile devices.
The aim of the tutorial is to highlight real world, high impact mobile research that is relevant to the key discipline of Mobile HCI. Thus, the tutorial will be application rather than academically focused. The tutorial will highlight the wide range of mHealth applications available that go far beyond trackers and behavior change tools and encourage researchers to look beyond consumer applications in their research. Four key areas of mHealth applications will be covered including Apps for the HealthyWell, mHealth in Hospitals, Practice and Clinical Apps and Patient Apps and will cover applications for health assessment, treatment and triage, behavior change, chronic illness, mental health, adolescent health, rehabilitation and age care with a focus on the need for rigorous evaluation and efficacy analysis.
Technical resource for country implementation of the who framework convention...Trinity Care Foundation
All the tobacco industry’s tactics and interference with public policy-making are aimed at increasing tobacco consumption and are detrimental to public health. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and its Parties acknowledge that the tobacco industry represents a serious threat to the achievement of the Convention’s goals and objectives. Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC calls on Parties to protect public health policies from the commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. All governmental sectors - including direct administration, with the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as indirect and autonomous administration - are bound to comply with Article 5.3.
E health in Nigeria Current Realities and Future Perspectives. A User Centric...Ibukun Fowe
In this era of the digital revolution, innovative computer software programs and Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are disrupting different industries of most economies and the healthcare sector is one of the nascent and emerging opportunities for technology disruption and innovation. This is an “inevitable” welcome development as Global health innovation is at the forefront of embracing the use of technology solutions in various parts of the world to improve access to health services and medicines, and Nigeria is not to be an exception. This symposium is focused on asking the fundamental questions; how much impact are e-health applications making in the Nigerian health sector and how do we improve the level of impact and
effectiveness of these applications via a user-centric approach?
Taking these proactive steps serve to ensure that we focus on the real needs of the Nigerian people and put in place quality and safety measures that will give users the confidence needed to use e-health applications and solutions adequately and appropriately. This symposium invites key-stakeholders in the e-health
ecosystem to share their views on the pains and gains of e-health as of today and how to shape the future of e-health in Nigeria (and similar countries). Some of the presentations and panelist sessions will include real field experience and user-centered qualitative research that will elicit the current level of impact and the real needs of e-health users in the southwest region of Nigeria.
The use of mobile applications, through smart phones, smartphones, has been considered by many to be the technological revolution of greatest repercussion in recent times. Compared to a handheld computer and with access to millions of applications, its main feature is unlimited mobility, accompanying its user at all times and in any place. In health, it is known that professionals are constantly moving outside of the institutions in which they work, so mobility is fundamental, which contributes to the interoperability of mobile technologies. This study aims to identify the research involving mobile technology applied to the vaccination being used. The methodology used is of the type integrative review of the literature. The final sample had 14 papers.
Public health approaches combine top down campaigns and bottom up efforts in organizing the efforts of society to create the conditions for health. These collaborative efforts in social
organization cross multiple sectors and make strengthening public health practice one of the best ways to pursue all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, the concept of Universal Health Coverage includes coverage with effective public health practice.
In a recently released NITI Aayog health index report, titled ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’.
NITI Aayog has been mandated with transforming India by exercising thought leadership and by invoking the instruments of co-operative and competitive federalism, focusing the attention of the State Governments and Union Ministries on achieving outcomes. As the nodal agency responsible for charting India’s quest for attaining the commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it was necessary to devise a mechanism for measuring outcomes particularly in the critical social sectors – such as Health and Education, where India’s record has been less than stellar. This was intended to provide
feedback to all stakeholders as to whether we are on course to what we have set out to achieve, and deviations, if any, to be pointed out in time to ensure necessary mid-course correction.
Cucumber disease recognition using machine learning and transfer learningriyaniaes
Cucumber is grown, as a cash crop besides it is one of the main and popular vegetables in Bangladesh. As Bangladesh's economy is largely dependent on the agricultural sector, cucumber farming could make economic and productivity growth more sustainable. But many diseases diminish the situation of cucumber. Early detection of disease can help to stop disease from spreading to other healthy plants and also accurate identifying the disease will help to reduce crop losses through specific treatments. In this paper, we have presented two approaches namely traditional machine learning (ML) and CNN-based transfer learning. Then we have compared the performance of the applied techniques to find out the most appropriate techniques for recognizing cucumber diseases. In our ML approach, the system involves five steps. After collecting the image, pre-processing is done by resizing, filtering, and contrast-enhancing. Then we have compared various ML algorithms using k-means based image segmentation after extracted 10 relevant features. Random forest gives the best accuracy with 89.93% in the traditional ML approach. We also studied and applied CNN-based transfer learning to investigate the further improvement of recognition performance. Lastly, a comparison among various transfer learning models such as InceptionV3, MobileNetV2, and VGG16 has been performed. Between these two approaches, MobileNetV2 achieves the highest accuracy with 93.23%.
Interoperability is one of the most critical issues facing the health care industry today. A universal exchange language is needed to assist health care providers in sharing health information in order to coordinate diagnosis and treatment, while maintaining privacy and security of personal data. Health Information Exchanges (HIE) allow for the movement of clinical data between disparate systems; they enable providers to electronically share health records through a network. This presentation provides an overview of HIE and the Meaningful Use requirement related to the exchange of clinical information as well as information about standards of exchange and the recommended "next steps" for providers.
The explosion in the number of applications (apps) designed for the medical and wellness sectors has been noted by many. Recently we have seen increased presence of truly medical apps, in addition to consumer health and wellbeing apps, designed for clinical professionals and patients with medical conditions.
Consumer based mHealth apps typically allow people to do old things in new ways, such as recording health measures digitally rather than on paper. We see this also with medical apps, where increases in the quality and efficiency of existing health care models provide clinical staff with digital tools that replace paper based documentation. In rare and exciting cases we are also seeing mHealth applications that are doing things in entirely new ways to drive real innovation in health care delivery through mobile devices.
The aim of the tutorial is to highlight real world, high impact mobile research that is relevant to the key discipline of Mobile HCI. Thus, the tutorial will be application rather than academically focused. The tutorial will highlight the wide range of mHealth applications available that go far beyond trackers and behavior change tools and encourage researchers to look beyond consumer applications in their research. Four key areas of mHealth applications will be covered including Apps for the HealthyWell, mHealth in Hospitals, Practice and Clinical Apps and Patient Apps and will cover applications for health assessment, treatment and triage, behavior change, chronic illness, mental health, adolescent health, rehabilitation and age care with a focus on the need for rigorous evaluation and efficacy analysis.
Technical resource for country implementation of the who framework convention...Trinity Care Foundation
All the tobacco industry’s tactics and interference with public policy-making are aimed at increasing tobacco consumption and are detrimental to public health. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and its Parties acknowledge that the tobacco industry represents a serious threat to the achievement of the Convention’s goals and objectives. Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC calls on Parties to protect public health policies from the commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. All governmental sectors - including direct administration, with the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as indirect and autonomous administration - are bound to comply with Article 5.3.
E health in Nigeria Current Realities and Future Perspectives. A User Centric...Ibukun Fowe
In this era of the digital revolution, innovative computer software programs and Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are disrupting different industries of most economies and the healthcare sector is one of the nascent and emerging opportunities for technology disruption and innovation. This is an “inevitable” welcome development as Global health innovation is at the forefront of embracing the use of technology solutions in various parts of the world to improve access to health services and medicines, and Nigeria is not to be an exception. This symposium is focused on asking the fundamental questions; how much impact are e-health applications making in the Nigerian health sector and how do we improve the level of impact and
effectiveness of these applications via a user-centric approach?
Taking these proactive steps serve to ensure that we focus on the real needs of the Nigerian people and put in place quality and safety measures that will give users the confidence needed to use e-health applications and solutions adequately and appropriately. This symposium invites key-stakeholders in the e-health
ecosystem to share their views on the pains and gains of e-health as of today and how to shape the future of e-health in Nigeria (and similar countries). Some of the presentations and panelist sessions will include real field experience and user-centered qualitative research that will elicit the current level of impact and the real needs of e-health users in the southwest region of Nigeria.
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An EHealth Adoption Framework for Developing Countries: A Systematic Reviewhiij
There is growing interest in the rate of eHealth uptake resulting from the increased potential to advance the quality of healthcare services in both the developed and developing countries. Although the implementation of information and communication technology to support healthcare delivery would greatly address the quality and accessibility challenges in healthcare as well as reduction in the cost of healthcare delivery, the adoption of eHealth has not been fully realized. This study aimed at conducting a systematic literature review to establish the factors associated with the adoption of eHealth and propose a context-specific framework for successful adoption of eHealth technologies in developing countries such as Uganda. The systematic literature review process was guided by the Systematic Review Protocol. The review of 29 journals from the period 2009-2021 showed that, although the most widely used frameworks in the developing countries were Technology Adoption Model (TAM), Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework and Technology Organization Environment (TOE) framework, there were other salient factors reported by other researchers that contributed to the adoption of eHealth in developing countries. A novel framework for adoption of eHealth in the local context with eight (8) dimensions namely; Sociodemographic, Technology, Information, Socio-cultural, Organization, Governance, Ethical and legal and Financial dimensions is derived and presented as result of the research.
AN EHEALTH ADOPTION FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWhiij
There is growing interest in the rate of eHealth uptake resulting from the increased potential to advance
the quality of healthcare services in both the developed and developing countries. Although the
implementation of information and communication technology to support healthcare delivery would
greatly address the quality and accessibility challenges in healthcare as well as reduction in the cost of
healthcare delivery, the adoption of eHealth has not been fully realized. This study aimed at conducting a
systematic literature review to establish the factors associated with the adoption of eHealth and propose a
context-specific framework for successful adoption of eHealth technologies in developing countries such as
Uganda. The systematic literature review process was guided by the Systematic Review Protocol. The
review of 29 journals from the period 2009-2021 showed that, although the most widely used frameworks
in the developing countries were Technology Adoption Model (TAM), Unified Theory of Acceptance and
Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework and Technology Organization Environment (TOE) framework,
there were other salient factors reported by other researchers that contributed to the adoption of eHealth
in developing countries. A novel framework for adoption of eHealth in the local context with eight (8)
dimensions namely; Socio-demographic, Technology, Information, Socio-cultural, Organization,
Governance, Ethical and legal and Financial dimensions is derived and presented as result of the
research.
mICF Barcelona 002 - Welcome and introductions to mICF partnership workshopStefanus Snyman
Proceedings of the mICF PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOP held on 9-10 October 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. This is an international collaborative of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group of the World Health Organisation’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) developing a mobile application for the International Classification for Functioning, Disability and Health
Running head INITIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT1INITIAL PLAN DEVELOPM.docxjeanettehully
Running head: INITIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1
INITIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT 2
Initial Plan Development
Nicholas Calhoun
Foundations of Project Management
South University
January 28, 2020
Initial Plan Development
The statement of need: Write a brief description of the chosen organization and discuss the background information associated with the problems that need to be solved.
Due to the passing of the Affordable Care Act ten years ago, there has been an increased demand for medical services in the United States. This has led to medical institutions serving increased patient numbers. Consequently, physicians, clinical staff and healthcare providers have had difficulties in managing the medical records of patients manually. This created the need for organization in the process of documentation and retrieval of patient records. The Electronic Medical Record, EMR, system comes in and its implementation and acquisitions would facilitate the following. The retrieval, management and capturing of patient data such as medical history, lab results, and demographic data (Jawhari, Keenan, Zakus, Ludwick, Isaac, Saleh, Hayward, 2016). Research indicates that an effective EMR system can centralize and acquire crucial patient information efficiently leading to enhanced service delivery.
EMR offers the ability to incur improvements on patient safety through the provision of timely and consistent care to patients in performance and through compliance with clinical regulations and standards, and the avoidance of duplicates. It can also lead to lower health care costs and improved efficiencies by promoting single patient records entailing integrated information. This would ensure improved coordination and continuity of care by reducing redundant tests and waste.
The goals and objectives of the project: Identify project goals and the underlying objectives. Quantify the measurable performance expectations of the project plan to determine whether it meets the planned objectives. Performance should be defined in terms of:
· The product or process specification
An EMR is an electronic version of a paper-based record-keeping system. It is a computer-based system for retrieving, organizing and storing patient information and is expected to improve the safety and quality of healthcare tremendously. An EMR can entail information such as the following. Research and education that would be accessible from various departments of a hospital institution under confidentiality, patient privacy and the protection of security. A plan of care, vital signs, patient progress assessment, hospitalization, surgical and medical history, test and laboratory results, allergies, past and present medication history (Morris, Sheehan, Lamichahane, Zimbro, Morgan, Bharadwaj, 2019). Others include insurance information, person to be notified in case of an emergency, gender, date of birth, complete address and full names.
· The total budget at completion of the plan
The budget for ...
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Dr Stefanus Snyman |
M.B., Ch. B (Stell.); MPhil (Health ScEd) CUM LAUDE (Stell.);
Diploma in Occupational Medicine (Stell.)
Health Professions Educationists
Occupational Medicine Practitioner
mHealth Instigator
Partnership Facilitator
Health professions educationist and researcher with vast experience in competency-based interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP). Passionate in making a valuable contribution towards person-centred care and the strengthening of systems for health in Africa by equipping healthcare workers to serve as effective change agents in addressing the health needs of communities. Contributor to WHO initiatives to transform and scale up health workforce education and training.
mHealth instigator and facilitator of the innovation leading to the establishment of the International mICF Partnership developing the ICanFunction mobile solution (mICF), utilising patient-driven big data and artificial intelligence to inform interprofessional predictive, individualised continuity of care. mICF forms part of the work plan of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG) of the WHO’s Family of International Classifications Network (WHO-FIC).
Personal interest in using ICT creatively in health professions education and clinical practice. Background as consultant to major local and international non-profit organisations implementing health-related ICT solutions.
Occupational medicine practitioner with a special interest in functioning and disability, work-related upper limb disorders, executive burnout, as well as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as an interprofessional, bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to person- and community-centred care.
Experienced partnership facilitator, trainer and project manager, who have been developing and supporting consensus-based partnerships throughout Africa to serve the underserved.
Chairperson of Africa Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Network; member of the FRDG (WHO-FIC), the Advisory Board of Journal of Interprofessional Care, and the In-2-Theory Network for international interprofessional scholarship, education and practice.
Ready for new challenging opportunities to make a valuable contribution to an organisation or cause in the spheres of health workforce education, mHealth and/or occupational medicine.
DRAFT PROGRAMMES OF MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT THL, HELSINKI: 2-7 JUNE 2015
2 – 4 June: mICF workshop
5 June: First International Symposium: ICF education (all are welcome)
6 June: Functioning and Disability Reference Group meeting (FDRG) (observers are welcome)
6 June: Education and Implementation Committee meeting (EIC) (observers are welcome)
7 June: ICF Education meeting (observers are welcome)
mICF Barcelona proceedings (update 15 December 2014)Stefanus Snyman
Proceedings of the mICF Partnership workshop held on 9 & 10 October 2014 in Barcelona, Spain and subsequent developments since Barcelona. The aim of the partnership of 213 partners from 36 countries is to develop a mobile application based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene-editing tool, holds immense potential to reshape medicine, agriculture, and our understanding of life. But like any powerful tool, it comes with ethical considerations.
Unveiling CRISPR: This naturally occurring bacterial defense system (crRNA & Cas9 protein) fights viruses. Scientists repurposed it for precise gene editing (correction, deletion, insertion) by targeting specific DNA sequences.
The Promise: CRISPR offers exciting possibilities:
Gene Therapy: Correcting genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis.
Agriculture: Engineering crops resistant to pests and harsh environments.
Research: Studying gene function to unlock new knowledge.
The Peril: Ethical concerns demand attention:
Off-target Effects: Unintended DNA edits can have unforeseen consequences.
Eugenics: Misusing CRISPR for designer babies raises social and ethical questions.
Equity: High costs could limit access to this potentially life-saving technology.
The Path Forward: Responsible development is crucial:
International Collaboration: Clear guidelines are needed for research and human trials.
Public Education: Open discussions ensure informed decisions about CRISPR.
Prioritize Safety and Ethics: Safety and ethical principles must be paramount.
CRISPR offers a powerful tool for a better future, but responsible development and addressing ethical concerns are essential. By prioritizing safety, fostering open dialogue, and ensuring equitable access, we can harness CRISPR's power for the benefit of all. (2998 characters)
Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sig
Navigating the Health Insurance Market_ Understanding Trends and Options.pdfEnterprise Wired
From navigating policy options to staying informed about industry trends, this comprehensive guide explores everything you need to know about the health insurance market.
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Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
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1. Developing a mobile application for the International Classification for Functioning, Disability and Health
An international collaborative of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group of the World Health Organisation’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC)
mICF: Project Scope & Project Plan Update: 10 June 2014
Complied by: Stefanus Snyman, Werner Mostert, Vincenzo Della Mea, Olaf Kraus de Camargo with the contributions from other FDRG partners.
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1 BACKGROUND
Increasingly mobile phone applications are used to collect and provide health information and facilitate decision making. Currently, no mobile applications incorporate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), except for emerging prototypes like the ICanFunction Application destined to be used with children and youth (Kraus de Camargo, 2013; Kraus de Camargo, 2012). The ICF is a framework developed by the WHO, documenting information on functioning as dynamic interaction between a patient's health condition, environmental factors and personal factors, facilitating decision-making and continuity of care. ICF highlights the need for a diverse team of service providers, but also represents a paradigm shift in how to approach health and healthcare (see figure 1).
Figure 1. The ICF framework adapted from WHO (2001)
Dubbed the mICF, the aims of this project are to build an international collaborative of ICF specialists, as well as experts in health informatics and information technology to investigate the development of a user-friendly mobile application to
1) assist providers and users of health services in the front line (e.g. patients, parents, health service providers, teachers) to identify a person's problems in terms of the ICF (functional status and contextual information), and
2) to amalgamate ICF-related data centrally.
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It is envisaged that the mICF will
1) ensure accurate and efficient capture of functional status and contextual information,
2) convey information securely between service providers in different service settings,
3) facilitate clinical decision-making by making person-centred data readily available,
4) facilitate administration and reporting through the aggregation of the data and
5) minimise the need for repeat data collection.
At the annual meeting of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG) of the World Health Organisation’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) in 2013, it was agreed to encourage the development of a collaborative to investigate the development of a mobile application for the ICF. Currently 40 collaborators form 17 countries indicated their interest to collaborate in developing the mICF. Anyone interested in joining the collaborative is encouraged to complete an online questionnaire at http://tiny.cc/icfmobile .
During the first year of this three-year project, the requirements for the mICF will be determined by conducting a survey, literature review and two workshops. In the second year the prototype will be developed and field tested, before the end product is launched in 2016. Thereafter the efficacy of mICF will be evaluated regarding the improvement of patient-centred health outcomes, communication across continuum of care, patient satisfaction and cost effectiveness of service delivery.
The envisaged benefits of the mICF would be to:
1. Empower providers and users of health and related services
2. Facilitate universal healthcare
3. Enable continuity of care
4. Capture the interactions between ICF components to facilitate
5. Understanding of the complexity of interactions between health and contextual factors
6. Patient-centred decision-making and goal setting
7. Interprofessional and transprofessional collaborative practice
8. Amalgamate data to help strengthen systems. 2 AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTION STEPS
Figure 2: Visualisation of the mICF Project
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The aims of this Collaboration are to investigate the development of a user-friendly mobile application to
1) assist providers and users of services in the front line (e.g. patients, parents, health service providers, teachers) to identify a person's problems in terms of the ICF (functional status and contextual information), (see 2.1) and
2) to amalgamate ICF-related data centrally (see 0).
Table 1: Summary of the aims and objectives AIMS OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
1. Assist providers and users of services in the front line (e.g. patients, parents, health service providers, teachers) to identify a person's problems in terms of the ICF (functional status and contextual information),
1. Develop the specifications for the mICF to enable programmers to develop the application.
Activities
Needs requirement survey
Literature review
2 Workshops
2. Provide a means for providers and users of health services to collect and transfer ICF-related information to facilitate the continuity of care
Activities
Developing a mICF
Testing the prototype
Refine the prototype and develop the final product
Test the final product as well as usefulness of algorithms.
2. To investigate the development of a user-friendly mobile application to amalgamate ICF- related data centrally
1. Convey information securely between service
2. Ensure a sustainable and cost-effective platform
3. Facilitate administration and reporting
4. Providing person-centred feedback to inform shared decision-making
The first aim focuses on ensuring accurate and efficient capture of functional status and contextual information to facilitate person-centred decision making and continuity of care, whereas the second aim is to ensure reporting for administrative and research purposes. 2.1 AIM 1 (2014-2015)
Aim 1: To investigate the development of a user-friendly mobile application to assist providers and users of health services in the front line (e.g. patients, healthcare providers) to identify a person's problems in terms of the ICF (functional status and contextual information)
The first aim will be reached by the following objectives between May 2014 and February 2015:
2.1.1 OBJECTIVE 1:
The first objective is to develop the specifications for the mICF to enable programmers to develop the application. It includes the following activities:
1) Needs requirement survey for the mICF will be conducted among
a) Service providers (e.g. community care workers, community rehabilitation workers, primary health care nurses; teachers, social workers, other health professionals), users of health services (e.g. patients, parents), and
b) Administrators (e.g. academics, statisticians). This will be conducted by the collaborators in their countries (Results available: September 2014). The survey will be available online in various languages.
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ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Olaf Kraus de Camargo) BY WHEN
Finalise English Questionnaire & write cover letter
Stefanus Snyman; Olaf Kraus de Camargo; Catherine Sykes
2014-06-10
Final draft back from comment
17 June (feedback received)
2014-06-17
Launch English survey online
Stefanus Snyman; Olaf Kraus de Camargo; Catherine Sykes
2014-06-20
Translate to different languages
Luis Salvador-Carulla: Spanish
Marie Cuenot: French
Vincenzo Della Mea: Italian
Olaf Kraus De Camargo: German & Portuguese
Haejung Lee: Korean
Jaana Paltamaa: Finnish
Stefanus Snyman: Afrikaans
Sirinart Tongsiri: Thai
Coen Van Gool: Dutch
2014-07-07
Launch survey in other languages
Stefanus Snyman; Olaf Kraus de Camargo and language representatives
2014-07-15
Submit abstract for WHO-FIC
Olaf Kraus de Camargo; Stefanus Snyman
2014-07-15
Survey closes
Olaf Kraus de Camargo
2014-08-29
Analysis data completed
Olaf Kraus de Margo; Stefanus Snyman
2014-09-03
Submit poster for Barcelona
Olaf Kraus de Margo; Stefanus Snyman
2014-09-05
Submit report for mICF workshop
Olaf Kraus de Margo
2014-10-09
2) Literature review to determine the characteristics of a successful mHealth applications for front line service providers (Results available: September 2013).
Four components of the literature review has been suggested:
a) Relevant ICF articles and documentation of how ICF is used (especially by front line service providers)
b) Current ICF electronic systems and other related ICT systems (e.g. tabling strengths and limitations of each tool: FABER, eFROHM, iCAN, BigMove, ICF machine, Revalidatie EPD, St Louis Uni (http://www.slu.edu/nl-rel-comm-sci-dod-grant-829)).
c) Characteristics of effective mHealth applications that enable decision-making on service level (also liaising with mHealth Alliance)
d) Building on the needs requirement survey (see above) a review will be done of how CCWs, CBR workers and other front line service providers effectively use mobile applications (e.g. linking with experience from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Handicap International)
A report of the literature review will be drafted for the Barcelona meeting. This report together with the results of needs requirement survey will form the basis for determining the specifications of the mICF. A peer-reviewed article will be the results of this first phase of the project.
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All the articles, websites, documents or multimedia identified during the literature review will be placed in a Research Repository (click here) which will be available to collaborators and researchers. This can tie in with other FDRG literature activities. ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Patricia Saleeby) BY WHEN
Create Dropbox for references
Stefanus Snyman
2014-05-05
Determine scope of mICF literature study
Patricia Saleeby (convenor), Jaana Paltamaa, Coen van Gool, Vincenzo Della Mea, Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Stefanus Snyman (?& mHealth Alliance)
2014-05-31
Finalise literature review team
Patricia Saleeby
2014-05-31
Write protocol for article (Literature review and survey)
Coen van Gool
2014-06-30
Submit abstract for Barcelona meeting
Patricia Saleeby & Stefanus Snyman
2014-07-15
Complete literature review
Patricia Saleeby (convenor)
2014-08-31
Submit poster for Barcelona
Patricia Saleeby (convenor)
2014-09-05
Present findings at Barcelona meetings
Patricia Saleeby (convenor)
2014-10-09
Finish article
Review team
2014-11-30
3) Workshop 1 between the Collaborators to define the specifications for the mICF as informed by the survey and literature review (9-10 October 2014, Barcelona, Spain) ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Stefanus Snyman) BY WHEN
Secure free venue in Barcelona 2 days prior to start of WHO-FIC meetings
Stefanus Snyman
2014-05-31
Determine agenda
Stefanus Snyman & Vincenzo Della Mea
2014-06-10
Send invitations to mICF partners
Stefanus Snyman
2014-06-10
Find logistics organiser for meeting in Spain
Stefanus Snyman
2014-06-10
4) The Collaborators involved in Workshop 1 will report back to the Annual World Health WHO-FIC Meeting (10-17 October 2014, Barcelona, Spain) to gain further support and to liaise with other interested international collaborators. ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Stefanus Snyman) BY WHEN
Report on needs requirement survey (and poster)
Olaf Kraus de Camargo
2014-10-09
mICF Literature review report (and poster)
Patricia Saleeby
2014-10-09
Updated project plan and specifications
Stefanus Snyman
2014-10-11
Funding proposal
Stefanus Snyman
2014-10-09
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5) During Workshop 2 IT specialists will finalise the specifications for the (1) mICF mobile application, (2) mICF database, and (3) mICF web platform for institutional and government users. The workshop will be hosted by Stellenbosch University, South Africa. (Proposed dates: 19 – 24 January 2015). ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Stefanus Snyman) BY WHEN
Secure venue
Stefanus Snyman & Cornie Scheffler
2014-07-15
2.1.1.1 EXPECTED OUTPUTS IN REACHING THIS OBJECTIVE:
1) An article on the findings of literature review and survey will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The uniqueness of the needs requirement survey and literature review is not only in terms of the ICF, but also in the design and interface of a user-friendly mobile application to inform decision making.
2) Report to inform an evidence-based benchmark for the specifications of the mICF.
3) A repository (adding to current FDRG initiatives) of articles, websites, documents, multimedia, etc., identified during the literature review.
4) Presenting of research findings at conferences.
5) Final project plan and specifications that IT experts can use to develop a mICF prototype.
6) Other international partners committing to contribute to the development of the mICF.
7) Detailed workshop agenda for IT workshop in January 2015 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
8) Grant applications and funding
2.1.2 OBJECTIVE 2:
The second objective is to provide a means for providers and users of health services to collect and transfer ICF-related information to facilitate the continuity of care (March 2015 - February 2016). This objective will be reached by the following activities:
1) Developing a mICF prototype mobile application on an Android platform
2) Testing the prototype on frontline users (both service users & service providers) to evaluate usability and user acceptance of the mICF.
3) Refine the prototype and develop the final product
4) Test the final product as well as usefulness of algorithms.
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2.2 AIM 2 (2016)
Aim 2: To investigate the development of a user-friendly mobile application to amalgamate ICF-related data centrally (March 2016 - December 2016).
The “amalgamation process” is the key issue to the success of the mICF. It is therefore important for a technical team to specify it in detail at the Barcelona meeting. ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Coen van Gool) BY WHEN
Ensure relevant technical / big data experts attend workshops in Barcelona and Stellenbosch (e.g. Carolyn McGregor)
Coen van Gool, Vincenzo della Mea, Cornie Scheffler, Olaf Kraus de Camargo
2014-07-31
Compile specifications documentation after Barcelona workshop
Technical team
2014-10-31
2.2.1 OBJECTIVE 1
The first objective in reaching this aim is to be able to convey information securely between service providers in different service settings consistent with ethical and privacy principles in relation to data sharing, e.g. among clinicians.
Activity: Survey current security standards as applied in communication between healthcare information systems (e.g., by analysing HL7 and IHE integration profiles), with the specific mICF application in minf. Survey should also be made in relation with local regulation on privacy and ethics to investigate compliance, so a preliminary survey on relevant on all the collaborators laws will be carried out.
2.2.2 OBJECTIVE 2
The second objective, to ensure a sustainable and cost-effective platform minimising the need for repeat data collection, will be reached by analysing available health information systems of the Collaborators.
Activity: In order to minimise data replication and thus reduce the so-called "data silos" effect, an analysis of available health information systems in all the Collaborating countries will be carried out, aimed at identifying i) possible sources of needed data that are already been collected in some other systems (e.g., clinical records) and ii) possible destinations of data collected by mICF (e.g., disability certification systems). Once identified, a proposal regarding interoperability could be carried out, letting its implementation to some further specific project.
2.2.3 OBJECTIVE 3
The third objective is to facilitate administration and reporting through data aggregation and data analysis.
Activity: Health data visualization is a crucial issue, and ICF does not make things easier. ICF data constitute a rich person profile that may partially change in time, in particular when the subject is involved in some process, like care, rehabilitation, school, etc. Starting from expert panel opinions on the needs, a dashboard of tools for aggregating and visualizing ICF profiles will be provided on the server hosted part of the application. This will be designed having in mind a web-based system with responsive pages, in order to be viewable on computers as well as mobile devices of any kind.
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2.2.4 OBJECTIVE 4
The fourth objective is to empower service providers and users by providing person-centred feedback to inform shared decision-making through the development of a recommender system based on analytic algorithms of the database with different functional profiles.
Activity: As a last activity, a visionary exploration aimed at decision support tools will be started, to identify possible rules that link together data coming from ICF profiles and possibly from other information systems, in order to inform caregivers in their daily activity. In particular, already collected data might be used to suggest further observations to be made, when some gap is identified or when some available ICF qualifier seems to suggest further investigations in a specific direction. As a possible example, issues evidential on the Activities and Participation component might trigger inquiries on Functions and Body Structures that could be relevant for the specific activities. In order to carry out the task in the best possible way, a set of available ICF profiles would help. These may come from previous research activities of the partners, or be collected during the present project. Either way, an analysis of such data using some data mining tool or some classification tool like Weka might help to recognize candidate rules. 3 TIMELINE
Figure 1. Proposed timeline for total project
Table 1. The proposed activities for 2014/15
Activity
Period
Venue
Leads
Stefanus Snyman
Needs requirement survey
May-Sept 2014
Collaborating countries
Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Literature review
May-Sept 2014
Virtual
Patricia Saleeby
Workshop 1
9-10 Oct 2014
Barcelona, Spain
Stefanus Snyman & Vincenzo Della Mea
Feedback WHO-FIC
11-17 Oct 2014
Barcelona, Spain
Stefanus Snyman
Workshop 2
19-24 January 2015).
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stefanus Snyman
2014
•Determine the requirements for the mICF (technical and subject specific)
2015
•Developed prototype and field tests
2016
•Launch of the end product
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4 RESOURCES 4.1 RESOURCES AVAILABLE
4.1.1 CURRENT COLLABORATORS
Collaborators can sign up by completing the survey: http://tiny.cc/icfmobile
Surname
First Name
Country
1. Anderson
Jake
Switzerland
2. Anttila
Heidi
Finland
3. Bhattal
Navreet
Australia
4. Carvell
Karen
Canada
5. Celik
Can
Switzerland
6. Cho
Dae Bong
Korea
7. Cuenot
Marie
France
8. Della Mea
Vincenzo
Italy
9. Dewan
Neha
Canada
10. Ferreira
Luana
Brazil
11. Frattura
Lucilla
Italy
12. Goliath
Charlyn
South Africa
13. Hanmer
Lyn
South Africa
14. Iten
Nicole
Canada
15. Jelsma
Jennifer
South Africa
16. Jindal
Pranay
Canada
17. Khalili
Hossein
Canada
18. Kraus De Camargo
Olaf
Canada
19. Lee
Haejung
Korea
20. Leonardi
Matilde
Italy
21. Lopes
Sónia
Portugal
22. Madden
Ros
Australia
23. Maribo
Thomas
Denmark
24. Martins
Anabela
Portugal
25. Martinuzzi
Andrea
Italy
26. Miller
Janice
Canada
27. Mostert
Werner
South Africa
28. Paltamaa
Jaana
Finland
29. Pretis
Manfred
Austria
30. Salvador-Carulla
Luis
Australia
31. Scheffer
Cornie
South Africa
32. Simoncello
Andrea
Italy
33. Snyman
Stefanus
South Africa
34. Suvapan
Daranee
Thailand
35. Sykes
Catherine
UK
36. Tongsiri
Sirinart
Thailand
37. Valerius
Joanne
USA
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38. Van Gool
Coen
Netherlands
39. Vuattolo
Omar
Italy
40. Wöbke
Nils
Germany
4.1.2 COUNTRY REPRESENTATION OF COLLABORATORS
1. Australia
3
2. Austria
1
3. Brazil
1
4. Canada
7
5. Denmark
1
6. Finland
2
7. France
1
8. Germany
1
9. Italy
6
10. Korea
2
11. Netherlands
1
12. Portugal
2
13. South Africa
6
14. Switzerland
2
15. Thailand
2
16. United Kingdom
1
17. United States
1
4.1.3 EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:
a) Computing equipment: web server of the Medical Informatics, Telemedicine and eHealth Lab with Cpu Intel Core i7 3770 3,4 Ghz Ivy Bridge LGA1155 16 GB DDR-3 1600 MHZ and 2 HD 2 TB SEAGATE, with Ubuntu Linux OS (usage: 10%).
b) Computing equipment: mobile devices of the Context-Aware Mobile Systems Lab, including Android devices, iPhone, iPad (usage: 20%).
c) Rooms for meetings foreseen in the project.
4.1.4 FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Currently no funds is available. 4.2 RESOURCES NEEDED AND GRANT APPLICATIONS ACTION STEPS BY WHO (Lead: Coen van Gool) BY WHEN
Budget to be determined in Barcelona
Stefanus Snyman
2014-10-11
Compile grant proposal writing team and work out plan of action
Stefanus Snyman
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Most collaborators are known to each other through the work of the FDRG and other WHO-FIC committees.. Our proposed mode of co-operation is regular Skype conferences, working on a shared Google drive and meeting annually at the WHO-FIC meetings for a week.
The nature of the collaboration will be a consensus-based partnership embracing trust and mutual respect.
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During the next three years a series of workshops will be hosted to work through the various activities as envisaged in the proposed plan. The current collaborators have the following expertise between themselves:
1) Developing the ICF, ICF-CY and specific core sets.
2) Contributing in the developing an ICF ontology.
3) Collecting and analysing ICF related data.
4) Using of the ICF in clinical decision making and goal setting (health, social work and education)
5) Engaging with community care and community rehabilitation workers, as well as other service providers on the front line of service delivery, with a focus on continuity of care.
6) Developing electronic applications for the ICF, e.g. the ICF Machine, FABER, eFROHM and the conceptualisation of the iCAN mobile application. These initiatives will inform the development of the mICF.
7) Researching the application of ICF in various settings
8) Developing eHealth and mHealth applications for primary healthcare workers
9) Writing grant proposals
10) Project management 6 SOCIAL BENEFITS
The mICF will provide a means to collect and transfer ICF related information. This will allow for better dissemination of information to users and providers of services in all settings. Service users will have improved access to health information and services. It will further improve disability surveillance, collection of disability related data and management of user records, thereby improving quality and continuity of care and assisting in preventing disability and promoting health. The mICF will enable remote treatment and monitoring by allowing to shift the focus of treatment from hospital and community care setting to home settings thereby reducing costs of hospitalisation and providing access to health care resources remotely. It thus can be argued that the mICF can empower patients with information and motivation to improve lifestyle and reduce the threat of chronic diseases that could lead to disability. The mICF could be used as a tool to assist with patient education, awareness and behavioural changes. Information could be accessed on mobile devices assisting patients in making informed choices for improved health. It could also be used as a tool to motivate patients. This application could be used as a means for peer support amongst patients. The mICF could also add value to interprofessional collaborative practice and training of health care workers. Health care workers will have immediate access to information about patients but also access to information that will assist evidence based informed decision making. It will be able to provide education material to healthcare workers in remote areas to ensure easy access to up-to-date information 7 REFERENCES
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