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Mashup Score: 1Learning Sessions, Shared Decision Making Could Help Increase Vaccinations Among Older Adults - 3 day(s) ago
Among providers who took part in a recent study, 57% reported increased vaccination rates after implementing a quality improvement initiative.
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Emily Ricotta, PhD, MSc outlines the importance of involving affected populations and refining data collection methods to improve early decision-making during epidemics
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Strengthening #ObservationalStudies: Why Community Engagement Matters “We want to hear feedback from others about how to improve observational studies and build better data standards," Dr. Emily Ricotta expressed. What are YOUR thoughts? https://t.co/d2JxJ9QI11 https://t.co/pbSOBF97NZ
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Background Patients enrolling in hospice care are asked their preferences for antibiotic treatment. There is little information regarding which patients are mor…
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Publication Alert Antimicrobial usage at the end of life: this study characterizes antibiotics in the outpatient hospice setting. @PCrwoleyDO @dwchallener https://t.co/tpKxF5XPLM https://t.co/7njzjzWFqU
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As of 17 February 2024, UNAIDS had received at least one status report from 52 countries (39 PEPFAR-funded and 13 countries that receive some US support). The 39 countries represent 71% of all PEPFAR-funded countries. Collectively, these status reports reveal a range of significant impacts resulting from the US Government’s decision to freeze and review all US foreign
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.@UNAIDS Weekly Update – Impact of US Shifts on the Global HIV Response https://t.co/XSd58U2GVZ Reports reveal a range of significant impacts resulting from the USG decision to freeze and review all US foreign assistance.
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Proper glove use is crucial in health care settings to prevent infections. Guidelines from TJC, CDC, and WHO stress correct selection, usage, and disposal to minimize health care–associated infections (HAIs) and cross-contamination risks. Infection preventionists (IPs) play a key role in educating staff, enforcing compliance, and improving patient safety through standardized glove practices.
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Proper glove use is crucial in health care settings to prevent infections. Guidelines from TJC, CDC, and WHO stress correct selection, usage, and disposal to minimize health care–associated infections (HAIs) and cross-contamination risks. https://t.co/oPWryCwWUy
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The Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme, sponsored by the IAS, improves health services by training HIV physicians in Africa and Asia-Pacific to provide care that is tailored to various client groups, with a particular emphasis on stigma-free services. The programme honours Mark Wainberg, an HIV researcher and activist who helped i dentify lamivudine, an important antiretroviral for HIV. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), gaps in HIV service delivery in Africa and Asia-Pacific have been
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👨🏿⚕️ The IAS Mark Wainberg #Fellowship Programme improves health services by training #HIV physicians in Africa & Asia-Pacific to provide care that is tailored to various client groups. Learn more about this programme & past fellows: https://t.co/frScTxxRLn https://t.co/pzxKiUXiHz
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Mashup Score: 2Kenya's HIV patients victims of US aid freeze - 3 day(s) ago
The US embassy in Kenya said it had spent $8 billion over 20 years on PEPFAR work reaching some 1.3 million people with ARV medicine and saving “millions” of lives.
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🇰🇪 "#Kenya's #HIV patients victims of US aid freeze" via @standardkenya https://t.co/tWQ5Yi3Met
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The National Empowerment of Positive Women United (NEPWU), a network representing people living with HIV
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🇸🇸 "U.S. aid freeze hits #HIV programs in fragile #SouthSudan" via @RadioTamazuj https://t.co/n1OsmIHed0
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Almost a month on from US President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing almost all foreign development assistance for 90 days, many key health HIV/AIDS programmes in South Africa have been unable to resume life-saving services for patients in need.
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🇿🇦 "USAID-funded #HIV organisations in SA struggle to return to work despite US court ruling" via @dailymaverick https://t.co/BjwN3YOubj
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Mashup Score: 7Influenza A(H5N1) shedding in air corresponds to transmissibility in mammals - PubMed - 3 day(s) ago
An increase in spillover events of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses to mammals suggests selection of viruses that transmit well in mammals. Here we use air-sampling devices to continuously sample infectious influenza viruses expelled by experimentally infected ferrets. The resulting …
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How transmissible is this virus? A challenging question to fully address. Sander Herfst and his team studies this using innovative tools to quantify how much virus is expelled in air in animal models https://t.co/WwShKTov8S
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“Of the 72 patients who used the shared decision making tool and completed the surveys, 81% said they discussed their vaccination concerns either more or much more than previous visits. Patients also said that they were now more willing to get vaccinated” https://t.co/5i6BJ7dCRO