Essays about: "patient involvement"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words patient involvement.

  1. 16. PRIMUM NON NOCERE : Medicine's Culture of Dealing with and Denial of the Occurrence of Medical Harm

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Dorothea Weiss; [2017]
    Keywords : failure; malpractice; nonmaleficence; patient safety; risk management; patient involvement; reconciliation; cost reduction;

    Abstract : The hippocratic principle "primum non nocere" (above all do no harm) has always been and still is the strong foundation of medical conduct. For a long time healthcare professionals created the image of infallibility of medicine. Even within the "closed" hierarchies mistakes and malpractice were never openly discussed. READ MORE

  3. 17. Topi - How can we ease allergy vaccination for children in the age of 5-12?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Caroline Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Future; Allergy; Allergy vaccination; Industrial design; Industridesign; Bachelor; Umeå Institute of Design; Caroline Larsson; BFA; Thesis Report; Examensarbete; Children; Norrlands universitetssjukhus; Allergivaccination; Designhögskolan; Umeå;

    Abstract : 30% of children and youths in Sweden have some form of allergy disease and for many people medicines are not sufficient. If so, there is a possibility of an allergy vaccination, a three to five-year process where the patients receive 50-80 injections. READ MORE

  4. 18. Institutional Logics in Continuous Improvement : A study of nurses’ involvement in healthcare change

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Alexander Hutchings; Robin Vree; [2017]
    Keywords : Change Management; Professional Project; Continuous Improvement; Institutional Change; Patient Centric;

    Abstract : Problem: Continuous improvement is important in modern healthcare to control increasing costs and fulfil the demand for higher quality. This requires interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare professionals. However, these professions are seeking to maintain and improve their social status through a ‘professional project’. READ MORE

  5. 19. Patient-Generated Health Data : Professionals' Opinions and Standardized Data Transfer

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Isabelle Rickardsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Patient-generated health data; patient-generated; home monitoring; Continua design guidelines; Continua;

    Abstract : The ongoinging demographic change will increase the demands on health care with an increase of old people suffering from long-term conditions in need of care. One way of meeting this increasing demand is to combine the use of modern technology and the involvement of patients by letting patients monitor their health themselves. READ MORE

  6. 20. Factors influencing the use of antibiotics and knowledge about antibiotic resistance in Jakarta : A qualitative study on the perceptions of stakeholders involved in Yayasan Orangtua Peduli’s Smart Use of Antibiotics campaign in Indonesia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Simone Mohrs; [2015]
    Keywords : Antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotics; policy; education; culture; trust; media; Indonesia; Jakarta;

    Abstract : Introduction: Southeast Asia has among the highest rates of antibiotic resistance worldwide, particularly in Indonesia, where paediatricians prescribed antibiotics to 94% of children, knowing that the infection was viral. Relevance: There is a gap in understanding of the reasons behind the irrational use of antibiotics by healthcare professionals and patients. READ MORE