Holly Dorning, Research Analyst at the Nuffield Trust, explores whether we can measure quality of care for Allied Health Professionals, as part of her presentation to the QualityWatch conference on Allied Health Professionals.
Holly Dorning: Allied health professionals - can we measure quality of careQualityWatch
This presentation was delivered by Holly Dorning of the Nuffield Trust at the QualityWatch seminar: 'Allied health professionals: can we measure quality of care?' on 12 November 2014.
Allied health professionals (AHPs) are a group of 12 distinct professions that form a critical part of health care. By 2013 AHPs had made up around 6% of the NHS workforce and accounted for an estimated £2bn of the NHS salary bill.
The role that AHPs play in delivering care is likely to increase further into the future as the population ages and people live with more complex needs. Yet despite the size of the workforce and the broad scope of care, there is very little systematic information available to describe the quality of care delivered by AHPs.
Find out more in a new report from the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation > http://www.qualitywatch.org.uk/AHPs
A Directors' report for the activity of Sussex Charity Services presented by SIS Director Arran Evans at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 19 November 2015. An overview of the difference we've been making to local communities in 2014-15 and over the 21 years operating language support services at the heart of the community.
Improving access to palliative care services for Minority Ethnic communitiesMarie Curie
Shameem Nawaz, Project Manager at Marie Curie Cardiff Hospice, spoke at the Barriers Conference Wales on 25th May.
Shameem shared on the project she led on improving access to palliative care for ethnic minorities.
Find out more information about the project here: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/hospice-care/hospices/cardiff/services/ethnic-minorities-support
Barclays UK is committed to making careers accessible to everybody through apprenticeships and diversity initiatives. Apprenticeships and diversity are important to Barclays for their societal impact, ability to retain talent, and challenge norms. The company focuses on the present and future through programs like their Reach Network, which supports colleagues with disabilities, and their Able to Enable internship program, which had a London pilot in November 2016 and aims to be scalable in 2017.
Forever Autumn Community of Practice - Dublin Castle Presentationanne spencer
This document describes the Forever Autumn Community of Practice, a collaborative group focused on falls prevention for older adults. It was formed in 2014 and currently has 75 interdisciplinary members. The group shares resources to prevent falls and has developed educational programs like Happy Bones for those with intellectual disabilities. Their inaugural conference in 2015 had 135 attendees. The group has created an online portal and resources that receive thousands of views internationally. Their goal is to enhance quality care through continued education on falls prevention and management.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Paul Litchfield on disability and inclusion at BT. It discusses:
- BT's role as a global communications company with over 100,000 employees worldwide.
- Disability statistics in the UK, affecting 1 in 5 people.
- BT's evolving approach to disability and inclusion over decades, from anti-discrimination to a focus on business benefits.
- BT's diversity and inclusion strategy, which aims to better serve customers, unlock potential of employees, and foster innovation.
- Practical steps BT takes to attract, develop, retain, and support disabled employees and customers.
- Monitoring shows success of BT's approach, with high disabled hiring and rehabilitation rates
Holly Dorning: Allied health professionals - can we measure quality of careQualityWatch
This presentation was delivered by Holly Dorning of the Nuffield Trust at the QualityWatch seminar: 'Allied health professionals: can we measure quality of care?' on 12 November 2014.
Allied health professionals (AHPs) are a group of 12 distinct professions that form a critical part of health care. By 2013 AHPs had made up around 6% of the NHS workforce and accounted for an estimated £2bn of the NHS salary bill.
The role that AHPs play in delivering care is likely to increase further into the future as the population ages and people live with more complex needs. Yet despite the size of the workforce and the broad scope of care, there is very little systematic information available to describe the quality of care delivered by AHPs.
Find out more in a new report from the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation > http://www.qualitywatch.org.uk/AHPs
A Directors' report for the activity of Sussex Charity Services presented by SIS Director Arran Evans at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 19 November 2015. An overview of the difference we've been making to local communities in 2014-15 and over the 21 years operating language support services at the heart of the community.
Improving access to palliative care services for Minority Ethnic communitiesMarie Curie
Shameem Nawaz, Project Manager at Marie Curie Cardiff Hospice, spoke at the Barriers Conference Wales on 25th May.
Shameem shared on the project she led on improving access to palliative care for ethnic minorities.
Find out more information about the project here: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/hospice-care/hospices/cardiff/services/ethnic-minorities-support
Barclays UK is committed to making careers accessible to everybody through apprenticeships and diversity initiatives. Apprenticeships and diversity are important to Barclays for their societal impact, ability to retain talent, and challenge norms. The company focuses on the present and future through programs like their Reach Network, which supports colleagues with disabilities, and their Able to Enable internship program, which had a London pilot in November 2016 and aims to be scalable in 2017.
Forever Autumn Community of Practice - Dublin Castle Presentationanne spencer
This document describes the Forever Autumn Community of Practice, a collaborative group focused on falls prevention for older adults. It was formed in 2014 and currently has 75 interdisciplinary members. The group shares resources to prevent falls and has developed educational programs like Happy Bones for those with intellectual disabilities. Their inaugural conference in 2015 had 135 attendees. The group has created an online portal and resources that receive thousands of views internationally. Their goal is to enhance quality care through continued education on falls prevention and management.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Paul Litchfield on disability and inclusion at BT. It discusses:
- BT's role as a global communications company with over 100,000 employees worldwide.
- Disability statistics in the UK, affecting 1 in 5 people.
- BT's evolving approach to disability and inclusion over decades, from anti-discrimination to a focus on business benefits.
- BT's diversity and inclusion strategy, which aims to better serve customers, unlock potential of employees, and foster innovation.
- Practical steps BT takes to attract, develop, retain, and support disabled employees and customers.
- Monitoring shows success of BT's approach, with high disabled hiring and rehabilitation rates
Dr Jeremy Veillard: High Use in the Health Sector in Canada, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Dr Jeremy Veillard, Vice President, Research and Analysis, Canadian Institute for Health Information, describes how data is used in Canadian health care, describing a number of data linkage projects.
Dr Jeremy Veillard spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Dr Judith Smith, Director of Policy at the Nuffield Trust, on why pharmacy needs to act now to ensure that it doesn't miss out on delivering front-line care.
Keith Willet: Pharmacy's role in the urgent and emergency care review Nuffield Trust
The document discusses proposals from the Urgent and Emergency Care Review in the UK to reform urgent and emergency care services. It outlines plans to provide more responsive urgent care outside hospitals, treat non-life threatening issues close to home, and ensure serious issues are treated in specialized centers. It also discusses expanding the role of community pharmacies, improving NHS 111, and creating Urgent Care Networks to better coordinate care across providers. The goal is to provide the right care, in the right place, first time for urgent and emergency patients.
Janice Abraham and Paul Allen: Risk Stratification, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Janice Abraham, Information Governance, Policy & Engagement Manager, Enfield Council and Paul Allen, Older People’s Commissioner of London Borough of Enfield discuss risk stratification work in Enfield, and the importance of weighing up the benefits against any potential risks.
Janice Abraham and Paul Allen spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Bethan George: WELC Care Collaborative, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Bethan George, Deputy Director Integrated Care of the WELC Care Collaborative describes practical risk stratification and clinical case finding in the WELC pioneer programme. Bethan describes the work they have done with risk stratification for the local population in Waltham Forest, East London and The City.
Bethan George spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Alan Thompson and Chris Morris: Risk Stratification. 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Alan Thompson, Benefits Realisation Manager and Chris Morris, Information Analyst at Central Southern Commissioning Support Unit, give an outline of their work regarding risk stratification at Central Southern CSU , identifying four mail roles for stratification and describing how they developed new models of predicting risk with the Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) system.
Alan Thompson and Chris Morris spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Clare Marx: Is a postcode lottery in health justified? Nuffield Trust
This document summarizes a debate on rationing in the NHS. It discusses the financial pressures facing the NHS, examples of rationing policies across different clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) that often do not follow clinical guidelines, and the case of NEW Devon CCG which proposed restrictions on elective surgeries for obese or smoking patients but withdrew the proposals after scrutiny. The debate examines questions around what level of services local commissioners should be able to determine, whether there should be oversight of these decisions, the role of NICE guidelines, and who should make rationing decisions. The agenda includes presentations on public attitudes to rationing, perspectives on what the NHS can afford to fund and who should make these choices.
A slide show for Candidates interested in applying for the role of our New CEO. This slide show includes and over sight of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust including information such as; Services, Values and Strategy and vision. this pack also includes a details job Description along with the Role specification.
This presentation was part of a discussion at Sheffield's Health and Wellbeing Board on 25 June 2015.
Read the papers from the Board meeting: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=5993.
This document discusses integrated health and social care. It begins by explaining that integrated care is important due to rising chronic disease in an aging population, increasing hospital admissions, and fragmented care coordination. The second section defines integrated care as having the patient perspective at the heart of service delivery. Common barriers to integrated care are then outlined, such as differing health and social care systems and a lack of electronic patient records. Finally, ten steps are provided for making integrated care happen, including developing new care models, aligning financial incentives, and evaluating changes over time.
Enabling Independence and Person Centred ApproachesCarrie Hayter
This document summarizes a presentation on enabling independence and person-centered approaches. The presentation covers key topics like person-centered thinking, developing individualized budgets, and transitioning service models to be more enabling and person-centered. It provides tools and examples to help participants apply person-centered principles in their own practice and organizations. The goal is for participants to learn how to promote independence, focus on individual goals, and implement person-centered thinking and reviews.
Goondir Health Services partners with the University of Queensland (UQ) to address the gap in dental services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in rural communities. Through this partnership, UQ dental students provide care at Goondir's 5-chair clinic in Dalby and 4-chair clinic in St George. In their first year of operation, the clinics provided dental services to over 700 Indigenous patients. The partnership benefits communities through improved access to care, UQ students' exposure to Aboriginal health, and cultural education of health professionals. It serves as a model for increasing services and partnerships in other rural and remote areas.
In recent years, the landscape of healthcare in Australia has witnessed a transformative shift with the advent of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Among the various components of NDIS, Supported Independent Living (SIL) stands out as a cornerstone in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Sanofi is a global healthcare company with over 110,000 employees worldwide. It has three business segments: pharmaceuticals, human vaccines, and animal health. Sanofi is committed to innovation through R&D, improving access to healthcare globally, and preventing diseases. In 2014, Sanofi invested €4.8 billion in R&D and expects up to 18 new product launches between 2014-2020. Sanofi has a presence in over 100 countries and generated €33.8 billion in net sales in 2014.
Enhancing Independence and Person Centred Approaches 15 December 2014Carrie Hayter
The document discusses a conference on enhancing independence and person-centered approaches in aged care. It provides an overview of Carrie Hayter Consulting and their work in areas such as personalization, education and training, and person-centered practice. The document also discusses challenges and opportunities in shifting policies around personalization, consumerism, hearing voices of older people and carers, and translating research into practice for frontline workers and managers.
This curriculum vitae summarizes the professional experience and qualifications of Dr. Lynleigh Evans. She has over 15 years of senior executive experience in healthcare organizations, including roles as CEO, Director of Medical Services, and Program Director for Health Sector Reform. Her experience spans both public and private healthcare in Australia as well as international healthcare roles in several Pacific Island nations. She holds an MBA, PhD in Physiology, and MBBS degree from the University of Sydney.
A list of all 'Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund' successful projects from financial year 2014-15, followed by a summary of each project supplied by the organisations.
This document contains information about funds distributed by the Innovation, Excellence and Service Development (IESD) Fund between 2014-2017. It lists 14 organizations that received funding, the year they received funding, the name of their project, and the amounts of money they were awarded for each year. The organizations worked on projects related to health and social care services, including advocacy for people with disabilities, smoking cessation support for young mothers, support for those bereaved by suicide, and improving access to rape crisis services.
healthAlliance provides non-clinical shared services to four district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand to help them achieve healthcare excellence and reduce costs. Some of its core services include payroll processing, information services, finance, procurement, and supply chain management. Last year, healthAlliance helped the region save $20 million by standardizing processes and reducing back-office inefficiencies. Going forward, it will lead the delivery of finance, procurement, and supply chain services nationally to all DHBs in partnership with other organizations.
WEBINAR: Performance Improvement for Children’s Hospitals – Key Steps in Deve...Huron Consulting Group
In a recent webinar hosted by the Children’s Hospital Association, Huron leaders describe strategies that enable children's hospitals to thrive in the new healthcare environment.
Dr Jeremy Veillard: High Use in the Health Sector in Canada, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Dr Jeremy Veillard, Vice President, Research and Analysis, Canadian Institute for Health Information, describes how data is used in Canadian health care, describing a number of data linkage projects.
Dr Jeremy Veillard spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Dr Judith Smith, Director of Policy at the Nuffield Trust, on why pharmacy needs to act now to ensure that it doesn't miss out on delivering front-line care.
Keith Willet: Pharmacy's role in the urgent and emergency care review Nuffield Trust
The document discusses proposals from the Urgent and Emergency Care Review in the UK to reform urgent and emergency care services. It outlines plans to provide more responsive urgent care outside hospitals, treat non-life threatening issues close to home, and ensure serious issues are treated in specialized centers. It also discusses expanding the role of community pharmacies, improving NHS 111, and creating Urgent Care Networks to better coordinate care across providers. The goal is to provide the right care, in the right place, first time for urgent and emergency patients.
Janice Abraham and Paul Allen: Risk Stratification, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Janice Abraham, Information Governance, Policy & Engagement Manager, Enfield Council and Paul Allen, Older People’s Commissioner of London Borough of Enfield discuss risk stratification work in Enfield, and the importance of weighing up the benefits against any potential risks.
Janice Abraham and Paul Allen spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Bethan George: WELC Care Collaborative, 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Bethan George, Deputy Director Integrated Care of the WELC Care Collaborative describes practical risk stratification and clinical case finding in the WELC pioneer programme. Bethan describes the work they have done with risk stratification for the local population in Waltham Forest, East London and The City.
Bethan George spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Alan Thompson and Chris Morris: Risk Stratification. 30 June 2014Nuffield Trust
In this slideshow, Alan Thompson, Benefits Realisation Manager and Chris Morris, Information Analyst at Central Southern Commissioning Support Unit, give an outline of their work regarding risk stratification at Central Southern CSU , identifying four mail roles for stratification and describing how they developed new models of predicting risk with the Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) system.
Alan Thompson and Chris Morris spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Clare Marx: Is a postcode lottery in health justified? Nuffield Trust
This document summarizes a debate on rationing in the NHS. It discusses the financial pressures facing the NHS, examples of rationing policies across different clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) that often do not follow clinical guidelines, and the case of NEW Devon CCG which proposed restrictions on elective surgeries for obese or smoking patients but withdrew the proposals after scrutiny. The debate examines questions around what level of services local commissioners should be able to determine, whether there should be oversight of these decisions, the role of NICE guidelines, and who should make rationing decisions. The agenda includes presentations on public attitudes to rationing, perspectives on what the NHS can afford to fund and who should make these choices.
A slide show for Candidates interested in applying for the role of our New CEO. This slide show includes and over sight of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust including information such as; Services, Values and Strategy and vision. this pack also includes a details job Description along with the Role specification.
This presentation was part of a discussion at Sheffield's Health and Wellbeing Board on 25 June 2015.
Read the papers from the Board meeting: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=5993.
This document discusses integrated health and social care. It begins by explaining that integrated care is important due to rising chronic disease in an aging population, increasing hospital admissions, and fragmented care coordination. The second section defines integrated care as having the patient perspective at the heart of service delivery. Common barriers to integrated care are then outlined, such as differing health and social care systems and a lack of electronic patient records. Finally, ten steps are provided for making integrated care happen, including developing new care models, aligning financial incentives, and evaluating changes over time.
Enabling Independence and Person Centred ApproachesCarrie Hayter
This document summarizes a presentation on enabling independence and person-centered approaches. The presentation covers key topics like person-centered thinking, developing individualized budgets, and transitioning service models to be more enabling and person-centered. It provides tools and examples to help participants apply person-centered principles in their own practice and organizations. The goal is for participants to learn how to promote independence, focus on individual goals, and implement person-centered thinking and reviews.
Goondir Health Services partners with the University of Queensland (UQ) to address the gap in dental services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in rural communities. Through this partnership, UQ dental students provide care at Goondir's 5-chair clinic in Dalby and 4-chair clinic in St George. In their first year of operation, the clinics provided dental services to over 700 Indigenous patients. The partnership benefits communities through improved access to care, UQ students' exposure to Aboriginal health, and cultural education of health professionals. It serves as a model for increasing services and partnerships in other rural and remote areas.
In recent years, the landscape of healthcare in Australia has witnessed a transformative shift with the advent of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Among the various components of NDIS, Supported Independent Living (SIL) stands out as a cornerstone in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Sanofi is a global healthcare company with over 110,000 employees worldwide. It has three business segments: pharmaceuticals, human vaccines, and animal health. Sanofi is committed to innovation through R&D, improving access to healthcare globally, and preventing diseases. In 2014, Sanofi invested €4.8 billion in R&D and expects up to 18 new product launches between 2014-2020. Sanofi has a presence in over 100 countries and generated €33.8 billion in net sales in 2014.
Enhancing Independence and Person Centred Approaches 15 December 2014Carrie Hayter
The document discusses a conference on enhancing independence and person-centered approaches in aged care. It provides an overview of Carrie Hayter Consulting and their work in areas such as personalization, education and training, and person-centered practice. The document also discusses challenges and opportunities in shifting policies around personalization, consumerism, hearing voices of older people and carers, and translating research into practice for frontline workers and managers.
This curriculum vitae summarizes the professional experience and qualifications of Dr. Lynleigh Evans. She has over 15 years of senior executive experience in healthcare organizations, including roles as CEO, Director of Medical Services, and Program Director for Health Sector Reform. Her experience spans both public and private healthcare in Australia as well as international healthcare roles in several Pacific Island nations. She holds an MBA, PhD in Physiology, and MBBS degree from the University of Sydney.
A list of all 'Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund' successful projects from financial year 2014-15, followed by a summary of each project supplied by the organisations.
This document contains information about funds distributed by the Innovation, Excellence and Service Development (IESD) Fund between 2014-2017. It lists 14 organizations that received funding, the year they received funding, the name of their project, and the amounts of money they were awarded for each year. The organizations worked on projects related to health and social care services, including advocacy for people with disabilities, smoking cessation support for young mothers, support for those bereaved by suicide, and improving access to rape crisis services.
healthAlliance provides non-clinical shared services to four district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand to help them achieve healthcare excellence and reduce costs. Some of its core services include payroll processing, information services, finance, procurement, and supply chain management. Last year, healthAlliance helped the region save $20 million by standardizing processes and reducing back-office inefficiencies. Going forward, it will lead the delivery of finance, procurement, and supply chain services nationally to all DHBs in partnership with other organizations.
WEBINAR: Performance Improvement for Children’s Hospitals – Key Steps in Deve...Huron Consulting Group
In a recent webinar hosted by the Children’s Hospital Association, Huron leaders describe strategies that enable children's hospitals to thrive in the new healthcare environment.
This document discusses assessing and measuring quality in healthcare. It notes that quality is multidimensional and can be difficult to capture with a few simple indicators. It highlights some continued areas for improvement like urgent care and prevention of inequalities. Going forward, the QualityWatch programme aims to refine its indicators and approaches to better describe quality through linked data sets, set benchmarks, and support informed debate on quality in healthcare.
Building Better Futures NDIS Service Providers in Perth.pptxLovina Kapoor
For many individuals living with disabilities in Perth, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been a game-changer, providing them with the support and resources they need to lead fulfilling and independent lives. At the heart of this transformative initiative are the dedicated NDIS service providers (NDIS service Provider Perth) who work tirelessly to empower their clients and help them achieve their goals.
This document discusses the potential impacts of automation on healthcare employment and discusses alternative views beyond job loss. It notes that automation may lead to reconfiguring of healthcare work rather than outright job loss. Examples of existing technologies that have automated tasks in healthcare like pharmacy automation and emerging technologies like decision support systems and personal health tracking are provided. The document advocates that automation could lead to a virtuous cycle in healthcare if it allows workers to focus on tasks that require human skills and judgment.
Evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers ProgrammeNuffield Trust
This document summarizes the findings of evaluations of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme in the UK. The evaluations found that while Pioneers aspired to comprehensive system change, their activities focused more narrowly on initiatives like risk stratification and care coordination teams. Progress was difficult to measure against indicators and Pioneers faced challenges from financial pressures and competing priorities. The evaluations concluded that further integration will be challenging under increasing demands on the health system.
The document discusses lessons learned from the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care (SLIC) program in London. Key points:
- SLIC aimed to reduce hospital admissions and care home placements for older adults through risk stratification, holistic assessments, and care management.
- Success required agreement on the problem, dedicated teams, funding shifts to support community care, and leadership development.
- Future programs need a strong business case, co-design with citizens, and a dedicated "engine room" team to drive local transformation.
Effectiveness of the current dominant approach to integrated care in the NHSNuffield Trust
Jonathan Stokes of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre presents a systematic review of case management in integrated care.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: Understanding improvement...Nuffield Trust
This document discusses measurement for quality improvement. It explains that measurement in improvement aims to provide a basis for action to improve processes and outcomes, rather than just estimating parameters. Improvement measures should be simple, specific, and available in real-time. Statistical process control methods are important to separate normal variation from changes resulting from interventions. Examples are provided of run charts measuring improvements in recording BMI for mental health patients and compliance with care bundles. The document advocates making the theories behind improvement efforts more explicit.
Ramani Moonesinghe, Associate National Clinical Director for Elective Care at NHS England, discusses the use of data for monitoring care quality at various levels within the system.
This document discusses using statistical process control (CUSUM) charts to monitor mortality rates at the level of individual general practitioners and health authorities. It describes how CUSUM charts could potentially have detected Harold Shipman, a GP who murdered over 200 patients, by spotting outliers in the routine mortality data. The document also discusses challenges in risk adjusting outcomes to account for differences in patient characteristics and casemix between providers. Accurately adjusting for factors like age, comorbidities, and emergency status is important for fair comparisons but difficult using only administrative data.
Martin Utley, Director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at University College London, reflects upon his involvement in the launch of specific tools to monitor care quality for paediatric cardiac surgery.
Evaluating new models of care: Improvement Analytics UnitNuffield Trust
Martin Caunt, Improvement Analytics Unit Project Director and NHS England and Adam Steventon, Director of Data Analytics at The Health Foundation share insights into how they have approached evaluating new models of care.
Lisa Annaly, Head of Provider Analytics at the Care Quality Commission, discusses lessons learned from the CQC as they have worked to monitor care quality over time.
- Real-time monitoring of healthcare services requires defining both a reporting window and data window to accurately capture demand, activity, and wait times.
- Using only a reporting window (e.g. a single month) to request data can result in invalid or misleading performance metrics, as it does not account for patients with long wait times.
- Defining a larger data window that includes all patients requested before the end of the reporting window and reported after the start avoids this problem, but requires a counterintuitive data request.
- Without properly defining both windows, real-time monitoring can provide an inaccurate picture of service performance and falsely suggest the need for more resources.
Monitoring quality of care: making the most of dataNuffield Trust
Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Senior Research Analyst at the Nuffield Trust, introduced the Monitoring quality of care conference and gives an overview of some of the approaches that we've been using at the Trust to identify where care quality has been improving, especially for frail and older people.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: Insights from the Nationa...Nuffield Trust
Christopher Boulton, Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme Manager at the Royal College of Physicians and Rob Wakeman, Clinical Lead for Orthopaedic Surgery at the National Hip Fracture Database talk about what they have learned by analysing the national hip fracture database.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: A perspective from stroke...Nuffield Trust
Benjamin Bray, Research Director and the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, presents at the Monitoring quality of care conference about stroke care analytics.
New Models of General Practice: Practical and policy lessonsNuffield Trust
Nuffield Trust policy researchers Rebecca Rosen and Stephanie Kumpunen present findings from our upcoming report on large scale general practice models.
This presentation gives information on the pharmacology of Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes and Leukotrienes i.e. Eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are signaling molecules derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids like arachidonic acid. They are involved in complex control over inflammation, immunity, and the central nervous system. Eicosanoids are synthesized through the enzymatic oxidation of fatty acids by cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase enzymes. They have short half-lives and act locally through autocrine and paracrine signaling.
Receptor Discordance in Breast Carcinoma During the Course of Life
Definition:
Receptor discordance refers to changes in the status of hormone receptors (estrogen receptor ERα, progesterone receptor PgR, and HER2) in breast cancer tumors over time or between primary and metastatic sites.
Causes:
Tumor Evolution:
Genetic and epigenetic changes during tumor progression can lead to alterations in receptor status.
Treatment Effects:
Therapies, especially endocrine and targeted therapies, can selectively pressure tumor cells, causing shifts in receptor expression.
Heterogeneity:
Inherent heterogeneity within the tumor can result in subpopulations of cells with different receptor statuses.
Impact on Treatment:
Therapeutic Resistance:
Loss of ERα or PgR can lead to resistance to endocrine therapies.
HER2 discordance affects the efficacy of HER2-targeted treatments.
Treatment Adjustment:
Regular reassessment of receptor status may be necessary to adjust treatment strategies appropriately.
Clinical Implications:
Prognosis:
Receptor discordance is often associated with a poorer prognosis.
Biopsies:
Obtaining biopsies from metastatic sites is crucial for accurate receptor status assessment and effective treatment planning.
Monitoring:
Continuous monitoring of receptor status throughout the disease course can guide personalized therapy adjustments.
Understanding and managing receptor discordance is essential for optimizing treatment outcomes and improving the prognosis for breast cancer patients.
The Children are very vulnerable to get affected with respiratory disease.
In our country, the respiratory Disease conditions are consider as major cause for mortality and Morbidity in Child.
Milan J. Anadkat, MD, and Dale V. Reisner discuss generalized pustular psoriasis in this CME activity titled "Supporting Patient-Centered Care in Generalized Pustular Psoriasis: Communications Strategies to Improve Shared Decision-Making." For the full presentation, please visit us at www.peervoice.com/HUM870.
Selective alpha1 blockers are Prazosin, Terazosin, Doxazosin, Tamsulosin and Silodosin majorly used to treat BPH, also hypertension, PTSD, Raynaud's phenomenon, CHF
Storyboard on Skin- Innovative Learning (M-pharm) 2nd sem. (Cosmetics)MuskanShingari
Skin is the largest organ of the human body, serving crucial functions that include protection, sensation, regulation, and synthesis. Structurally, it consists of three main layers: the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis (subcutaneous layer).
1. **Epidermis**: The outermost layer primarily composed of epithelial cells called keratinocytes. It provides a protective barrier against environmental factors, pathogens, and UV radiation.
2. **Dermis**: Located beneath the epidermis, the dermis contains connective tissue, blood vessels, hair follicles, and sweat glands. It plays a vital role in supporting and nourishing the epidermis, regulating body temperature, and housing sensory receptors for touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
3. **Hypodermis**: Also known as the subcutaneous layer, it consists of fat and connective tissue that anchors the skin to underlying structures like muscles and bones. It provides insulation, cushioning, and energy storage.
Skin performs essential functions such as regulating body temperature through sweat production and blood flow control, synthesizing vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, and serving as a sensory interface with the external environment.
Maintaining skin health is crucial for overall well-being, involving proper hygiene, hydration, protection from sun exposure, and avoiding harmful substances. Skin conditions and diseases range from minor irritations to chronic disorders, emphasizing the importance of regular care and medical attention when needed.
Nutritional deficiency Disorder are problems in india.
It is very important to learn about Indian child's nutritional parameters as well the Disease related to alteration in their Nutrition.
Discover the benefits of homeopathic medicine for irregular periods with our guide on 5 common remedies. Learn how these natural treatments can help regulate menstrual cycles and improve overall menstrual health.
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Fexofenadine is sold under the brand name Allegra.
It is a selective peripheral H1 blocker. It is classified as a second-generation antihistamine because it is less able to pass the blood–brain barrier and causes lesser sedation, as compared to first-generation antihistamines.
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Fexofenadine has been manufactured in generic form since 2011.
Dr. Tan's Balance Method.pdf (From Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin)GeorgeKieling1
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About AOMA: The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin offers a masters-level graduate program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, preparing its students for careers as skilled, professional practitioners. AOMA is known for its internationally recognized faculty, award-winning student clinical internship program, and herbal medicine program. Since its founding in 1993, AOMA has grown rapidly in size and reputation, drawing students from around the nation and faculty from around the world. AOMA also conducts more than 20,000 patient visits annually in its student and professional clinics. AOMA collaborates with Western healthcare institutions including the Seton Family of Hospitals, and gives back to the community through partnerships with nonprofit organizations and by providing free and reduced price treatments to people who cannot afford them. The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin is located at 2700 West Anderson Lane. AOMA also serves patients and retail customers at its south Austin location, 4701 West Gate Blvd. For more information see www.aoma.edu or call 512-492-303434.