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  1. 1. Priorities in Pairwise Kidney Exchanges - A Simulation Study on European Kidney Exchange Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Samuel Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Kidney Exchange; Pairwise Kidney Exchange; KEP; Priority; ESRD; Kidney Transplantation; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: For most patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) kidney transplantation is the best treatment option. Best outcomes are achieved with living donation. To increase access to living donation for patients who are not compatible with their living donors, Kidney Exchange Programs (KEPs) have evolved. READ MORE

  3. 2. Juggling with dilemmas when promoting public health : Nurses´ and physicians´ motivating strategies towards vaccine hesitant parents

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Linda Ivarsson Markus; [2014]
    Keywords : bioethics; herd immunity; public health; immunization programs; bioetik; flockimmunitet; folkhälsa; vaccinationsprogram;

    Abstract : Background: To achieve control of a vaccine preventable communicable disease, it is of importance to establish high enough coverage to reach the threshold for herd immunity.  Preventive public health interventions, such as vaccination programmes, create dilemmas between societal versus individual benefits of the programme. READ MORE

  4. 3. Routine Child Vaccination in Uganda : Designing a vaccination service delivery model

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Simon Karlsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Vaccination service delivery model; immunization; ICT; CHW; Community Health Workers;

    Abstract : This paper provides a new system model for delivering routine vaccination service in Uganda in low resource settings by incorporating the entire supporting infrastructure from vaccination suppliers to vaccination receivers. The model introduces ways of improving access, service quality as well as caretakers’ motivation to complete their children’s vaccination schedule. READ MORE