Search Results - "Zwarenstein, Merrick F"

Development of a South African integrated syndromic respiratory disease guideline for primary care by English, René G, Bateman, Eric D, Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Fairall, Lara R, Bheekie, Angeni, Bachmann, Max O, Majara, Bosielo, Ottmani, Salah-Eddine, Scherpbier, Robert W

“…The Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) initiative aimed to develop an integrated symptom- and sign-based (syndromic) respiratory disease…”
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Streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV: randomised controlled trial protocol by Fairall, Lara R, Bachmann, Max O, Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Lombard, Carl J, Uebel, Kerry, van Vuuren, Cloete, Steyn, Dewald, Boulle, Andrew, Bateman, Eric D

“…A major barrier to accessing free government-provided antiretroviral treatment (ART) in South Africa is the shortage of suitably skilled health professionals…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of an integrated respiratory guideline in identifying patients with respiratory symptoms requiring screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study by English, René G, Bachmann, Max O, Bateman, Eric D, Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Fairall, Lara R, Bheekie, Angeni, Majara, Bosielo P, Lombard, Carl, Scherpbier, Robert, Ottomani, Salah Eddine

“…To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the integrated Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) guideline in identifying patients requiring…”
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A cluster randomized trial evaluating electronic prescribing in an ambulatory care setting by Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Dainty, Katie N, Quan, Sherman, Kiss, Alex, Adhikari, Neill K J

“…Medication errors, adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events are common and serious in terms of the harms and costs that they impose on the health…”
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The CLOQS Trial Protocol: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Evaluating a Simple, Low-Cost Intervention to Reduce Treatment Times in Acute Stroke by Swartz, Richard H., Sicard, Michelle N., Silver, Frank L., Saposnik, Gustavo, Gladstone, David J., Breaton, Jennifer, Ramagnano, Sharon, Lee, Jacques, Aviv, Richard I., Fang, Jiming, Zwarenstein, Merrick F.

“…Rationale In acute stroke, time is brain: faster tissue plasminogen activator treatment improves patient outcomes. Published guidelines for door-to-scanner…”
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Effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment in a South African program: a cohort study by Fairall, Lara R, Bachmann, Max O, Louwagie, Goedele M C, van Vuuren, Cloete, Chikobvu, Perpetual, Steyn, Dewald, Staniland, Gillian H, Timmerman, Venessa, Msimanga, Mpumelelo, Seebregts, Chris J, Boulle, Andrew, Nhiwatiwa, Ralph, Bateman, Eric D, Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Chapman, Ronald D

“…The effectiveness of the South African government's expanding antiretroviral treatment program is unknown. Observational studies of treatment effectiveness are…”
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Legislative barriers to outpatient e-prescribing in a randomized trial by Quan, Sherman, Zwarenstein, Merrick F, Dainty, Katie N, Sibbald, William J, Adhikari, Neill K J

“…Newer outpatient electronic prescribing software programs produce typewritten paper prescriptions with electronically created signatures. Current Canadian…”
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Staff knowledge, attitudes and practices in public sector primary care of diabetes in Cape Town by GOODMAN, G. R, ZWARENSTEIN, M. F, ROBINSON, I. I, LEVITT, N. S

“…To audit staff knowledge, attitudes and practices in the interest of improved public sector primary care for diabetics. External audit using face-to-face,…”
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Public sector primary care of diabetics--a record review of quality of care in Cape Town by Levitt, N S, Zwarenstein, M F, Doepfmer, S, Bawa, A A, Katzenellenbogen, J, Bradshaw, D

“…To evaluate the quality of health care received by diabetics. External audit by means of retrospective record review. SITE: Ambulatory outpatient diabetes…”
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