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Zintl A, McManus A, Galan M, Diquattro M, Giuffredi L, Charbonnel N, Gray J, Holland C, Stuart P. Presence and identity of Babesia microti in Ireland. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2023; 14:102221. [PMID: 37406478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
Abstract
Babesia microti is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite of wildlife that can also cause serious disease in humans. It is now well established that B. microti represents an assemblage of different strains or species, only some of which are important zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, in order to assess the potential public health risk associated with B. microti in any given location, it is important to determine the strains that are present. This is the first study on the presence and identity of B. microti in Ireland. Overall, 314 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), 243 bank voles (Myodes glareolus) and 634 questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected in various locations across Ireland were screened for the presence of B. microti by metabarcoding and nested PCR, respectively. Overall 8 rodent spleen samples (1.4%) were positive for B. microti, while all tick samples tested negative. Rodent isolates were identified as the 'Munich' strain which rarely causes human disease and is chiefly transmitted by the mouse tick, Ixodes trianguliceps. Together with reports from the UK these results suggest that B. microti does not represent a significant public health risk in Britain or Ireland.
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- A Zintl
- UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Ireland.
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- MunsterTechnological University, Kerry Campus, Ireland
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Biological Engineering Department, University of Toulon, France
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Munster Technological University, Kerry Campus, Ireland
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Nurmi EL, Laughlin CP, de Wit H, Palmer AA, MacKillop J, Cannon TD, Bilder RM, Congdon E, Sabb FW, Seaman LC, McElroy JJ, Libowitz MR, Weafer J, Gray J, Dean AC, Hellemann GS, London ED. Polygenic contributions to performance on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:3524-3530. [PMID: 37582857 PMCID: PMC10618088 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02123-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Risky decision-making is a common, heritable endophenotype seen across many psychiatric disorders. Its underlying genetic architecture is incompletely explored. We examined behavior in the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), which tests risky decision-making, in two independent samples of European ancestry. One sample (n = 1138) comprised healthy participants and some psychiatric patients (53 schizophrenia, 42 bipolar disorder, 47 ADHD); the other (n = 911) excluded for recent treatment of various psychiatric disorders but not ADHD. Participants provided DNA and performed the BART, indexed by mean adjusted pumps. We constructed a polygenic risk score (PRS) for discovery in each dataset and tested it in the other as replication. Subsequently, a genome-wide MEGA-analysis, combining both samples, tested genetic correlation with risk-taking self-report in the UK Biobank sample and psychiatric phenotypes characterized by risk-taking (ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, prior cannabis use) in the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. The PRS for BART performance in one dataset predicted task performance in the replication sample (r = 0.13, p = 0.000012, pFDR = 0.000052), as did the reciprocal analysis (r = 0.09, p = 0.0083, pFDR=0.04). Excluding participants with psychiatric diagnoses produced similar results. The MEGA-GWAS identified a single SNP (rs12023073; p = 3.24 × 10-8) near IGSF21, a protein involved in inhibitory brain synapses; replication samples are needed to validate this result. A PRS for self-reported cannabis use (p = 0.00047, pFDR = 0.0053), but not self-reported risk-taking or psychiatric disorder status, predicted behavior on the BART in our MEGA-GWAS sample. The findings reveal polygenic architecture of risky decision-making as measured by the BART and highlight its overlap with cannabis use.
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- E L Nurmi
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, L8S4L8, Canada
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Prevention Science Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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- Department of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Gray J, Rachakonda A, Karnon J. Pragmatic review of interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in adult inpatients. J Hosp Infect 2023; 136:55-74. [PMID: 37015257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common hospital-acquired complications. Insertion of a urinary catheter and the duration of catheterization are the main risk factors, with catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs) accounting for 70-80% of hospital-acquired UTIs. Guidance is available regarding the prevention of hospital-acquired CAUTIs; however, how best to operationalize this guidance remains a challenge. AIM To map and summarize the peer-reviewed literature on model-of-care interventions for the prevention of CAUTIs in adult inpatients. METHODS PubMed, CINAHL and SCOPUS were searched for articles that reported UTI, CAUTI or urinary catheter outcomes. Articles were screened systematically, data were extracted systematically, and interventions were classified by intervention type. FINDINGS This review included 70 articles. Interventions were classified as single component (N=19) or multi-component (N=51). Single component interventions included: daily rounds or activities (N=4), protocols and procedure changes (N=6), reminders and order sets (N=5), audit and feedback interventions (N=3), and education with simulation (N=1). Overall, daily catheter reviews and protocol and procedure changes demonstrated the most consistent effects on catheter and CAUTI outcomes. The components of multi-component interventions were categorized to map common elements and identify novel ideas. CONCLUSION A range of potential intervention options with evidence of a positive effect on catheter and CAUTI outcomes was identified. This is intended to provide a 'menu' of intervention options for local decision makers, enabling them to identify interventions that are relevant and feasible in their local setting.
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- J Gray
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Ahad A, Leng F, Ichise H, Gray J, Aprelikova O, O’Neill M, Holewinski R, Kopardé4 VN, Moriwaki Y, Hollander C, Germain R, Andresson T, Li Y. Abstract 70: Mechanisms of tumor dormancy induction mediated by abrogation of myeloid tgfβ signaling. Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Persistence in a dormant state of residual tumor cells can occur following extended periods of clinical remission which may last decades. The disseminated tumor cells in distant organ sites eventually gain context dependent metastasis advantage during tumor progression. The mechanisms for dormancy induction or reactivation remain unclear. We found that the abrogation of myeloid TGF-β signaling induced tumor dormancy in breast cancer metastasis models. When given extended time, the TGFβRIImyeKO mice eventually developed similar number of metastatic nodules to that of control mice. We further validated our finding using an inducible system where reintroduction of TβRII diminished the tumor dormancy induction. RNAseq of dormant vs proliferative tumor cells identify 504 differential expressed genes, including those involving cell cycle arrest, IFNg response, MTOR signaling as well as MYC targeted genes. Immune cell profiling showed differential immune composition in micro and macro-tumor microenvironment between WT and TβRIImyeKO lung tissues. Of great interest, abrogation of myeloid specific TGF-β signaling increased the number of CD103+DCs that displayed elevated TNFa production, which in turn increased IFNg+ production in T cells leading to improved innate
and adaptive immunity. Importantly, depletion of CD103 DCs in tumor-bearing TβRIImyeKO mice diminished the dormancy phenotype, which was not observed for the pDC depletion in the WT control mice. These data demonstrate that abrogation of myeloid specific TGF-β signaling improved the immune microenvironment, which induced tumor dormancy. Our data provide mechanistic insight and resources to understand the tumor dormancy.
Citation Format: Abdul Ahad, Feng Leng, Hiroshi Ichise, Justin Gray, Olga Aprelikova, Maura O’Neill, Ronald Holewinski, Vishal N. Kopardé4, Yasuhiro Moriwaki, Christine Hollander, Ronald Germain, Thorkell Andresson, Yang Li. Mechanisms of tumor dormancy induction mediated by abrogation of myeloid tgfβ signaling [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 70.
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- Abdul Ahad
- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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- 2National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
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- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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- 2National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
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- 1National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
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Jyothula S, Hussain R, Pham C, Patel M, Patel J, Gray J, Qu K. Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Provides Insights Into DSA Characterization in Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Trindade A, Chapin K, Mullican A, Gray J, Hoy H, Demarest C, Lambright E, McPherson K, Norfolk S, Robbins I, Bacchetta M, Shaver C. Relative Change in %dd-cfdna Correlates with Allograft Dysfunction Better Than Absolute Values in Lung Allograft Recipients >2 Years Post-Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Winzor G, Wilkinson M, Jumaa P, Gray J, Mahida N. A new year and new infection prevention and control opportunities from the COVID-19 legacy. J Hosp Infect 2023; 133:70-72. [PMID: 36690252 PMCID: PMC9852309 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- G Winzor
- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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Maund M, Gray J. Experience of multi-drug-resistant bacterial screening of Ukrainian refugee paediatric cancer patients arriving in England. J Hosp Infect 2023; 133:107-108. [PMID: 36473556 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- M Maund
- Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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Durrand J, Livingston R, Tew G, Gillis C, Yates D, Gray J, Greaves C, Moore J, O’Doherty AF, Doherty P, Danjoux G, Avery L. Systematic development and feasibility testing of a multibehavioural digital prehabilitation intervention for patients approaching major surgery (iPREPWELL): A study protocol. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277143. [PMID: 36574417 PMCID: PMC9794053 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Improving outcomes for people undergoing major surgery, specifically reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality remains a global health challenge. Prehabilitation involves the active preparation of patients prior to surgery, including support to tackle risk behaviours that mediate and undermine physical and mental health and wellbeing. The majority of prehabilitation interventions are delivered in person, however many patients express a preference for remotely-delivered interventions that provide them with tailored support and the flexibility. Digital prehabilitation interventions offer scalability and have the potential to benefit perioperative healthcare systems, however there is a lack of robustly developed and evaluated digital programmes for use in routine clinical care. We aim to systematically develop and test the feasibility of an evidence and theory-informed multibehavioural digital prehabilitation intervention 'iPREPWELL' designed to prepare patients for major surgery. The intervention will be developed with reference to the Behaviour Change Wheel, COM-B model, and the Theoretical Domains Framework. Codesign methodology will be used to develop a patient intervention and accompanying training intervention for healthcare professionals. Training will be designed to enable healthcare professionals to promote, support and facilitate delivery of the intervention as part of routine clinical care. Patients preparing for major surgery and healthcare professionals involved with their clinical care from two UK National Health Service centres will be recruited to stage 1 (systematic development) and stage 2 (feasibility testing of the intervention). Participants recruited at stage 1 will be asked to complete a COM-B questionnaire and to take part in a qualitative interview study and co-design workshops. Participants recruited at stage 2 (up to twenty healthcare professionals and forty participants) will be asked to take part in a single group intervention study where the primary outcomes will include feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of intervention delivery, receipt, and enactment. Healthcare professionals will be trained to promote and support use of the intervention by patients, and the training intervention will be evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively. The multifaceted and systematically developed intervention will be the first of its kind and will provide a foundation for further refinement prior to formal efficacy testing.
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- J. Durrand
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (JD); (LA)
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- Centre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York, United Kingdom
- North Yorkshire Academic Alliance of Perioperative Medicine, England
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- School of Nursing Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Centre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- North Yorkshire Academic Alliance of Perioperative Medicine, England
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- Centre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (JD); (LA)
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Barbato C, Rossi E, Kenny C, McCully P, Gray J, Mincer T, Washington J, Mejia Feliz J, Repollet M. Morphological Characteristics of Malignancy in Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs): A New Approach to Liquid Biopsies Utilizing Affordable Standard Cytology Techniques and the FDA Cleared Parsortix® System. Am J Clin Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction/Objective
The process of metastasis is responsible for most cancer deaths. Identification of tumor cells circulating in blood (CTCs) has the potential to offer important information to patients and clinicians regarding disease status, longitudinal monitoring, remission status and assessment of patient prognosis, among others. However, currently CTC tests in the market are expensive and are not covered by medical insurance, making them unaffordable for most cancer patients. Legacy CTC technologies also require the use of expensive immunofluorescence microscopes and reagents, and are not easily implemented in standard clinical laboratory settings, thus preventing their use as standard of care. Onc-ADaPT™ Clinical Laboratories have explored a method to identify CTCs using the FDA cleared Parsortix® System (ANGLE plc, Guildford, UK) followed by standard cytology processing, staining and analysis, significantly reducing the cost of operations and increasing the likelihood of affordability to patients everywhere.
Methods/Case Report
The basic features of malignancy were listed by a Senior Cytologist (CT) and reviewed by another CT. Cancer cell lines were spiked into normal donor blood collected in Streck tubes. Non-spiked healthy volunteer blood was used to establish the background. The samples were then processed through the Parsortix® system producing 200µL suspension of separated cells. The harvest was then processed using Cytospin, stained with standard Pap Stain and reviewed with bright field microscopy by qualified CTs.
Results (if a Case Study enter NA)
Spiked tumor cells were identified and correctly categorized by the Cytologists. Non-spiked normal donor samples were negative for malignancy. Cells of interest were identified in the non-spiked HNV samples and classified as non-malignant (NOS). Using the training set, CTs later analyzed the available patient sample. The positive cancer patient sample showed cells with obvious characteristics of malignancy.
Conclusion
The basic characteristics of malignancy used for analysis of standard cytology specimens are adequate to identify CTCs using the established background to eliminate the NOS cells. CTC testing can be performed using the combination of Parsortix® System, standard cytology staining and analysis by qualified Cytologists.
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- C Barbato
- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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- Clinical Laboratory, ANGLE North America , Barrington, New Jersey , United States
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Burstein MD, Myneni AA, Towle-Miller LM, Simmonds I, Gray J, Schwaitzberg SD, Noyes K, Hoffman AB. Outcomes following robot-assisted versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: the New York State experience. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:6878-6885. [PMID: 35157123 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09026-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) represents more than half of all bariatric procedures in the USA, and robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy (RSG) is becoming increasingly common. There is a paucity of evidence regarding postoperative surgical outcomes (> 30 days) in RSG patients, especially as these patients move between multiple hospital systems. METHODS Using 2012-2018 New York State's inpatient and ambulatory data from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, bivariate and multivariate analyses were employed to examine patient long-term outcomes, postoperative complications, and charges following RSG versus LSG in unmatched and propensity score-matched (PSM) samples. RESULTS Among the 72,157 minimally invasive sleeve gastrectomies identified, 2365 (2.6%) were RSGs. In the PSM sample (2365 RSG matched to 23,650 LSG), RSG cases were more likely to be converted to an open procedure (2.3% vs 0.2% LSG patients, p < 0.01) and had a longer mean length of stay (LOS; 2.1 vs. 1.8 days LSG, p < 0.01). Postoperative complications were not different between RSG and LSG patients, but the proportion of emergency room visits resulting in inpatient readmissions was higher among RSG patients (5.5% vs. 4.2% in LSG patients, p < .01). Among the super obese (body mass index ≥ 50) patients, conversions to open procedure and LOS were also significantly higher for RSG versus LSG cases. Average hospital charges for the index admission ($47,623 RSG vs $35,934 LSG) and cumulative changes for 1 year from the date of surgery ($57,484 RSG vs $43,769 LSG) were > 30% higher for RSG patients. CONCLUSIONS RSG patients were more likely to have conversions to open procedures, longer postoperative stay, readmissions, and higher charges for both the index admission and beyond, compared to LSG patients. No clear advantages emerged for the utilization of the robotic platform for either average risk or extremely obese patients.
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- Matthew D Burstein
- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
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- Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
- Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA.
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Hanley S, Raybould G, Baxter E, Gray J, Sharkey D, Walker KF. Maternity services response to the COVID-19 pandemic: how Public Health England guidance was implemented in practice. J Hosp Infect 2022; 129:214-218. [PMID: 35584730 PMCID: PMC9107387 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Introduction The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic required systemic change in how healthcare was delivered to minimize virus transmission whilst maintaining safe service delivery. Deemed at ‘moderate-high risk’, maternity patients are an important patient group that require consideration. Public Health England (PHE) issued national guidance on how to adjust these services. Aim To explore how maternity units in England implemented PHE guidance. Methods An online survey of 22 items was distributed to individuals that had worked on an England-based maternity unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was designed and tested by the multidisciplinary research team. Data was collected from November 2020 to July 2021. Findings Forty-four participants across 33 maternity units responded. Ninety-three percent were able to test all women requiring an overnight stay for COVID-19. Only 27% reported birth partners were tested for COVID-19. Only 73% reported they were able to isolate all COVID-19-positive patients in single rooms. Eighty-four percent stated they were aware of current PHE guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) and 82% felt ‘confident’ in donning/doffing of PPE. Priorities for the future include rapid testing and a focus on community service provision. Conclusions PHE COVID-19 guidance was implemented differently in maternity units across England due to the varying resources available at each trust leading to variable ability to test and isolate patients as recommended. More specific, tailored guidance for infection control measures against COVID-19 is needed for maternity settings due to their unique position.
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- S Hanley
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Flattery A, McKiernan F, Browne J, Gray J, Zaid T, O'Connor J, Zintl A. The prevalence and distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum genotypes in Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected from farm- and woodland sites in Ireland. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2022; 13:101928. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gray J, Guo B, Bearden R, Manka J. A fast, fully validated GC-MS method using a simplified pretreatment for the quantification of short and branched chain fatty acids in human stool. J Mass Spectrom 2022; 57:e4817. [PMID: 35266592 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The study of short (SCFAs) and branched chain fatty acids (BCFAs) in human stool related to gastrointestinal diseases, gut microbiota, metabolism, and diet has dramatically increased. As a result, a fast, reliable method with minimal pretreatment is needed for quantification of these metabolites (acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, isovaleric, valeric, and caproic acid) in stool. Therefore, a GC-MS method meeting this criterion was developed. A bias sampling study showed no statistical difference (p > 0.05) in analyte means when comparing 100 mg subsamples of homogenized to non-homogenized samples (n = 6, p values 0.153-0.910). Stool samples were homogenized, diluted with 80:20 water:methanol (v/v), and adjusted to a pH of 1.5-2.5. Samples were vortexed, centrifuged, and directly injected into the GC-MS using pulsed splitless injection offering twofold-to-threefold signal enhancement over a 10:1 split injection. DB-FATWAX Ultra Inert Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Column showed no peak tailing, reduced responses, or retention time shifts after 1,476 stool injections, while other columns failed before 361 injections. Intra- and inter-day accuracy for stool supernatant samples ranged from -10.21% to 8.88% and -13.25% to 9.91%, while intra- and inter-day precision ranged from 0.21% to 1.21% and 0.89% to 2.84% coefficient of variation (CV), respectively. This method demonstrates excellent linearity (0.9999-1.0000) and low limits of quantification (1.50-8.01 μM). Stool samples proved stable stored at -20°C up to 28 days, and recoveries ranged from 85.04% to 106.59%. Matrix effects in stool are non-significant determined by comparing standard and stool supernatant calibration curve slopes (p > 0.05).
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- Justin Gray
- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA
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Trindade A, Chapin K, Mullican A, Demarest C, Gray J, Lambright E, McPherson K, Norfolk S, Robbins I, Shaver C, Bacchetta M. dd-cfDNA Levels Are Independent of Allograft Longevity in Stable Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Simmonds I, Towle-Miller LM, Myneni AA, Gray J, Jordan JM, Schwaitzberg SD, Hoffman AB, Noyes K. Is New York State good at managing hollow viscus injury? Surg Endosc 2022; 36:6789-6800. [PMID: 34997346 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08964-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are an estimated 100,000 cases of abdominal injury (ABI) in the USA, annually resulting in over $12 billion in direct medical cost and $18 billion in lost productivity. This study assesses the timeliness, safety, and efficacy of the surgical management of abdominal injuries (ABIs), hollow viscus injuries (HVIs), and colonic injuries (CIs) for patients residing in New York State (NYS). METHODS Using data from NYS's Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS), we identified all trauma patients with ABI admitted between 2006 and 2015. We subdivided ABI into HVI and CI using diagnosis and procedure codes and examined processes of care and outcomes adjusting for patient characteristics, injury severity score, structural, and process indicators. RESULTS We identified 31,043 hospitalized patients with ABI, 71% were incurred from blunt forces. Most patients with ABI (72%) were treated at a Level I/II trauma center (TC) and 7% patients were transferred to Level I/II TC. Failure to be treated at Level I/II TC was associated with 16% increased hazard of death. HVI was diagnosed in 23% of ABI patients (n = 7294); 18% experienced delayed hollow viscus repair (dHVR); dHVR was associated with a 76% increased hazard of death. CI was diagnosed in 9% of ABI patients (n = 2921) and 18% experienced dHVR. Seventy-five percent of CI were repaired primarily (n = 1354). Less than 37% of stomas were reversed by 4 years of index trauma. CONCLUSION Most abdominal trauma in NYS was caused by motor vehicle accidents, falls, and assault. dHVR and not being treated at Level I/II TC were associated with worse outcomes. More research is needed to reduce under-triage and delays in the operative treatment of blunt abdominal trauma.
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- Iman Simmonds
- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. .,Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- J Gray
- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London WC1N, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London WC1N, UK
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Vernazza C, Carr K, Holmes R, Wildman J, Gray J, Exley C, Smith R, Donaldson C. Resource Allocation in a National Dental Service Using Program Budgeting Marginal Analysis. JDR Clin Trans Res 2021; 8:23800844211056241. [PMID: 34844457 PMCID: PMC9772892 DOI: 10.1177/23800844211056241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In any health system, choices must be made about the allocation of resources (budget), which are often scarce. Economics has defined frameworks to aid resource allocation, and program budgeting marginal analysis (PBMA) is one such framework. In principle, patient and public values can be incorporated into these frameworks, using techniques such as willingness to pay (WTP). However, this has not been done before, and few formal resource allocation processes have been undertaken in dentistry. This study aimed to undertake a PBMA with embedded WTP values in a national dental setting. METHODS The PBMA process was undertaken by a panel of participant-researchers representing commissioners, dentists, dental public health staff, and academics. The panel reviewed current allocations and generated a set of weighted criteria to evaluate services against. Services to be considered for removal and investment were determined by the panel and wider discussion and then scored against the criteria. Values from a nationally representative WTP survey of the public contributed to the scores for interventions. Final decisions on removal and investment were taken after panel discussion using individual anonymous electronic voting. RESULTS The PBMA process resulted in recommendations to invest in new program components to improve access to general dentists, care home dentistry, and extra support for dental public health input into local government decisions. Disinvestments were recommended in orthodontics and to remove routine scaling and polishing of teeth. DISCUSSION The PBMA process was successful in raising awareness of resource allocation issues. Implementation of findings will depend on the ability of decision makers to find ways of operationalizing the decisions. The process illustrates practical aspects of the process that future dental PBMAs could learn from. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT This study illustrates a framework for resource allocation in dental health services and will aid decision makers in implementing their own resource allocation systems.
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- C.R. Vernazza
- School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield, UK
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- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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Liveringhouse C, Lam N, Rosenberg S, Dilling T, Macmillan G, Chiappori A, Haura E, Creelan B, Gray J, Tanvetyanon T, Shafique M, Saltos A, Weiner A, Kelsey C, Schell M, Antonia S, Perez B. Prospective Phase I/II Study of Radiation and Chemotherapy With Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab for Patients With Stage III Unresectable NSCLC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dohm A, Tang J, Mills M, Perez B, Robinson T, Creelan B, Gray J, Etame A, Vogelbaum M, Forsyth P, Yu H, Oliver D, Ahmed K. Clinical Outcomes of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Chemotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, or Chemotherapy Alone. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Maniatopoulos G, Hunter DJ, Gray J. The art and science of priority-setting: assessing the value of Public Health England's Prioritization Framework. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 43:625-631. [PMID: 32030421 PMCID: PMC8458020 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Findings are presented from the evaluation of Public Health England's (PHE) Prioritization Framework (PF) aimed to assist local authority commissioners with their public health investment and disinvestment decisions. The study explored the take up of the PF in three early adopter local authority settings. METHODS Semi-structured interviews (n = 30) across three local authorities supplemented by participant observation of workshops. RESULTS Participants acknowledged that the PF provided a systematic means of guiding priority-setting and one that encouraged transparency over investment and disinvestment decisions. The role performed by PHE and its regional teams in facilitating the process was especially welcomed and considered critical to the adoption process. However, uptake of the PF required a significant investment of time and commitment from public health teams at a time when resources were stretched. The impact of the political environment in the local government was a major factor determining the likely uptake of the PF. Ensuring committed leadership and engagement from senior politicians and officers was regarded as critical to success. CONCLUSIONS The study assessed the value and impact of PHE's PF tool in three early adopter local authorities. Further research could explore the value of the tool in aiding investment and disinvestment decisions and its impact on spending.
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- G Maniatopoulos
- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Gray J, Myneni AA, Towle-Miller LM, Simmonds I, Burnstein M, Schwaitzberg S, Hoffman AB, Zsiros E, Noyes K. Metabolic and bariatric surgery among endometrial cancer survivors: Are we missing an opportunity to help? J Clin Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.5591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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5591 Background: Multiple studies have delineated a clear link between the estrogenic effects of obesity and the incidence of endometrial cancer (EC). Obese EC patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended surgical treatment (ST) relying instead on chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Furthermore, EC patients are more likely to die from obesity-related complications than from cancer-related causes. Several small-scale studies have demonstrated that metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) could offer EC patients fast, safe and effective weight loss, which provides an opportunity to improve survival. This is the first population-based study that examines uptake and outcomes of MBS among EC survivors in New York State (NYS). Methods: This study was based on the all-payer longitudinal data from the NYS’s Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and included inpatient and ambulatory surgeries performed between 2006 and 2012. Using ICD and CPT diagnostic and procedure codes, we identified patients diagnosed with EC for the first time, and we further examined whether they received ST within one year of their initial EC diagnosis. We followed EC patients with ST for 4 years to examine the rates of MBS, and we assessed long-term patient outcomes through 2019. We conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to evaluate all-cause mortality and identify risk factors for poor surgical outcomes and readmissions. Results: Among 24,950 EC patients (2006-2012), 16,156 (65%) of them underwent ST within 1 year of EC diagnosis. Compared to those who did not receive ST, patients who underwent ST were younger, less likely to be White and more likely to be from urban counties, had private insurance, diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension, and had lower Elixhauser scores for readmission and mortality ( p < 0.01 for all). Within 4 years following ST, 136 (0.8%) EC patients underwent MBS. Those who underwent MBS were younger ( p < 0.01), predominantly white, privately insured, morbidly obese ( p < 0.01) and diabetic ( p = 0.01) compared to those who did not undergo MBS. Conclusions: Despite having higher risk of mortality from obesity-related complications such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the proportion of EC patients obtaining MBS (0.8%) was similar to that seen among the US population eligible for MBS (1.0%). More research is needed to understand barriers to MBS among eligible women with EC.
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Buffalo, NY
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Leong WS, Gray J, Rimmer C. 725 Monthly Antibiotic Use in The Sheffield Children’s Hospital ED: A Hospital-Based Clinical Audit. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Aim: To evaluate guideline compliance of antibiotics prescription in Emergency Department (ED).
To improve documentation of antibiotic prescription.
To highlight the need for good antibiotic stewardship.
To optimise the use of antibiotics.
Method
A cross-sectional, retrospective patient record review was conducted regarding antibiotic prescription over 1 month in Sheffield Children’s Hospital ED. All antibiotic prescriptions over that period were collected. From the total number of prescriptions, a convenience sample of 100 prescriptions was selected to correlate their indications with local guidelines.
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A total of 290 prescriptions for 310 antibiotics were collected. The most frequent antibiotic prescribed was Penicillin V (26.7%), followed by Amoxicillin (21.3%), Co-amoxiclav (20.3%), and Flucloxacillin (16.5%). From the convenience sample, 12 antibiotics were prescribed inappropriately, with the most frequent being Co-amoxiclav (41.7%), followed by Penicillin V (25%), Amoxicillin and Flucloxacillin (both 16.7%). Overall, there has been good stewardship of antibiotic use with 88% of antibiotic prescribing conducted appropriately as per ED guidelines.
Conclusions
Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern, with one of the leading causes being inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. Adhering to local guidelines can help to prevent them from developing resistance. Adherence can be improved through induction and training of clinicians.
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- W S Leong
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- K Prescott
- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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Gray J, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Powell S, Hochmair M, Gadgeel S, Esteban E, Felip E, Speranza G, De Angelis F, Dómine M, Cheng S, Bischoff H, Peled N, Reck M, Hui R, Garon E, Boyer M, Kurata T, Yang J, Jensen E, Souza F, Garassino M. FP13.02 Pembrolizumab + Pemetrexed-Platinum vs Pemetrexed-Platinum for Metastatic NSCLC: 4-Year Follow-up From KEYNOTE-189. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rishi A, Sun S, Karimi A, Sim A, Gray J, Perez B, Dilling T, Rosenberg S. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Combined with Targeted Therapy in Oligoprogressive or Primary Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- C Lynch
- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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Gibson S, Gray J. Evaluating current egg consumption patterns: Associations with diet quality, nutrition and health status in the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. NUTR BULL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- S. Gibson
- Registered Nutritionist Sig‐Nurture Ltd. Southampton UK
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- Registered Nutritionist London UK
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Geia L, Baird K, Bail K, Barclay L, Bennett J, Best O, Birks M, Blackley L, Blackman R, Bonner A, Bryant AO R, Buzzacott C, Campbell S, Catling C, Chamberlain C, Cox L, Cross W, Cruickshank M, Cummins A, Dahlen H, Daly J, Darbyshire P, Davidson P, Denney-Wilson E, De Souza R, Doyle K, Drummond A, Duff J, Duffield C, Dunning T, East L, Elliott D, Elmir R, Fergie OAM D, Ferguson C, Fernandez R, Flower AM D, Foureur M, Fowler C, Fry M, Gorman E, Grant J, Gray J, Halcomb E, Hart B, Hartz D, Hazelton M, Heaton L, Hickman L, Homer AO CSE, Hungerford C, Hutton A, Jackson AO D, Johnson A, Kelly MA, Kitson A, Knight S, Levett-Jones T, Lindsay D, Lovett R, Luck L, Molloy L, Manias E, Mannix J, Marriott AMR, Martin M, Massey D, McCloughen A, McGough S, McGrath L, Mills J, Mitchell BG, Mohamed J, Montayre J, Moroney T, Moyle W, Moxham L, Northam OAM H, Nowlan S, O'Brien AP, Ogunsiji O, Paterson C, Pennington K, Peters K, Phillips J, Power T, Procter N, Ramjan L, Ramsay N, Rasmussen B, Rihari-Thomas J, Rind B, Robinson M, Roche M, Sainsbury K, Salamonson Y, Sherwood J, Shields L, Sim J, Skinner I, Smallwood G, Smallwood R, Stewart L, Taylor S, Usher AM K, Virdun C, Wannell J, Ward R, West C, West R, Wilkes L, Williams R, Wilson R, Wynaden D, Wynne R. A unified call to action from Australian nursing and midwifery leaders: ensuring that Black lives matter. Contemp Nurse 2020; 56:297-308. [DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2020.1809107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- L. Geia
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- University of Southern Queensland, Darling Heights, QLD, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Health, Joyce Palmer Health Service, Palm Island, QLD, Australia
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- Gidgee Healing Mt Isa, Mount Isa, QLD, Australia
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- Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Rosemary Bryant Foundation, South Australia, Australia
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- Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Charitable Fund, Caringbah, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Philip Darbyshire Consulting, Highbury, South Australia, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- New South Wales Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Sturt University, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- University of Notre Dame, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Contemporary Nurse Journal
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, Australia
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- Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Lowitja Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland Health, Joyce Palmer Health Service, Palm Island, QLD, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland Health, Joyce Palmer Health Service, Palm Island, QLD, Australia
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- Aboriginal Health Unit Mt Druitt Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Charles Sturt University, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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- University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Wollongong, Keiraville, NSW, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Top End Health, Northern Territory, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of Southern Queensland, Darling Heights, QLD, Australia
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- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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- Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Fears C, Mahida N, Oppenheim B, Lynch C, Gray J. Journal of Hospital Infection moves to Article-Based Publishing. J Hosp Infect 2020; 105:A1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Prescott K, Baxter E, Lynch C, Jassal S, Bashir A, Gray J. COVID-19: how prepared are front-line healthcare workers in England? J Hosp Infect 2020; 105:142-145. [PMID: 32339615 PMCID: PMC7195134 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
National efforts are underway to prepare the UK National Health Service (NHS) for the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the efficacy of these interventions is unknown. In view of this, a cross-sectional survey of front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) at two large acute NHS hospital trusts in England was undertaken to assess their confidence and perceived level of preparedness for the virus. The survey found that there has been moderate success in readying HCWs to manage COVID-19, but that more still needs to be done, particularly in relation to educating HCWs about laboratory diagnostics.
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- K Prescott
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Birmingham Women's and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Women's and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Tanner E, Munro APS, Gray J, Green H, Rutter M, Jones CE, Faust SN, Alderton M, Patel SV. Improving paediatric antimicrobial stewardship in hospital-based settings: why, where and how? JAC Antimicrob Resist 2020; 2:dlaa011. [PMID: 34222969 PMCID: PMC8210213 DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlaa011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being recognized as a priority by healthcare organizations across the world. However, many children are managed on IV antimicrobials in hospital with very little consideration of antimicrobial stewardship issues. Objectives A nurse-led paediatric ambulatory outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service, managing children with common infections being ambulated on short courses of IV antimicrobials, was introduced within Southampton Children’s Hospital in January 2018. We evaluated the impact of this service in terms of the quality of antimicrobial prescribing and timing of ambulation in children presenting with common infections. Methods All cases managed within the service were reviewed in two separate 2 month time periods: prior to introduction of the service (September–October 2016) and then prospectively after its introduction (September–October 2018). Results A total of 96% of IV antibiotic management decisions at 48 h were deemed appropriate in 2018, compared with 75% in 2016. A total of 64% of patients were ambulated on IV antibiotics at some point during their treatment course in 2018, compared with 19% in 2016. However, a significant proportion of antimicrobial decisions made at the point of presentation to hospital remained suboptimal in 2018. Conclusions Children are commonly managed with IV antibiotics in hospital. We demonstrate marked improvements in appropriate antimicrobial use through the introduction of a nurse-led ambulatory OPAT service. In addition, such a service can promote a greater proportion of children being ambulated from hospital, freeing up valuable inpatient beds and potentially delivering cost savings that can be used to fund such services.
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- E Tanner
- University of Southampton Medical School, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- C Lynch
- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, Journal of Hospital Infection, Montagu House, Wakefield Street, London, WC1N, UK
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Walker KF, Morris E, Plumb J, Gray J, Thornton JG, Daniels J. Universal testing for group B streptococcus during pregnancy: need for a randomised trial. BJOG 2020; 127:693. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- KF Walker
- Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Norwich UK
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- Group B Strep Support Haywards Heath UK
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- Department of Microbiology Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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Lynch C, Mahida N, Oppenheim B, Gray J. Looking back on 2019 and commemorating 40 years of HIS and JHI. J Hosp Infect 2020; 104:1-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reungwetwattana T, Gray J, Markovets A, Nogami N, Lee J, Cho B, Chewaskulyong B, Majem M, Peled N, Vishwanathan K, Todd A, Rukazenkov Y, Johnson M, Barrett C, Chmielecki J, Hartmaier R, Ramalingam S. Longitudinal circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) monitoring for early detection of disease progression and resistance in advanced NSCLC in FLAURA. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz446.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Maniatopoulos G, Hunter DJ, Gray J. Shifting the Gravity of Spending: Assessing the impact of PHE’s Prioritisation Framework. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Findings are presented from the evaluation of Public Health England’s (PHE) new Prioritisation Framework (PF) conducted between September 2017 and December 2018 aimed to help local authority commissioners with their public health investment and disinvestment decisions. The study explored the take up of the PF in three early adopter local authority settings.
Methods
Data collection was based on semi-structured interviews (n = 30) across three local authorities supplemented by participant observation of workshops and data concerning the implementation process as well as spend and outcomes both before and, where possible, after using the PF.
Results
Participants acknowledged that the PF provided a systematic way to guide prioritisation decisions and one that encouraged transparency over investment and disinvestment decisions. The role performed by PHE and its regional teams in facilitating the process was especially welcomed and considered to be critical to the adoption process. However, uptake of the PF required a significant investment of time and commitment from public health teams at a time when resources were stretched. The impact of the political environment in local government was a major factor determining the likely uptake of the PF. Ensuring committed leadership and engagement from senior politicians and officers was regarded as critical to success.
Conclusions
The study assessed the value of the PF and the processes surrounding its implementation and use. Further research could further explore the value of the tool in aiding investment and disinvestment decisions and its impact on spending.
Key messages
The PF provides a platform for engaged and informed deliberation about priorities and does so in an open, structured and transparent manner. Organisational and political context in which prioritisation occur shape the adoption of the PF tool.
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- G Maniatopoulos
- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Dhanda J, Gray J, Knox E, Bashir A. Does improved management of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women prevent Escherichia coli bloodstream infections? J Hosp Infect 2019; 104:78-79. [PMID: 31614164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- J Dhanda
- Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Life and Health Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Journal of Hospital Infection, 162 King's Cross Road, London WC1X 9DH, UK.
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Dhanda J, Gray J, White H. Bacterial cross-infection related to the use of bladeless fans in a clinical setting. J Hosp Infect 2019; 103:478-480. [PMID: 31491453 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- J Dhanda
- Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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Heylen D, Schmidt O, Dautel H, Gern L, Kampen H, Newton J, Gray J. Host identification in unfed ticks from stable isotope compositions (δ 13 C and δ 15 N). Med Vet Entomol 2019; 33:360-366. [PMID: 30883848 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Determination of the ratios of natural stable isotopes (13 C/12 C and 15 N/14 N) in unfed Ixodes ricinus nymphs and adults, which, in their previous stage, fed on captive wild rodents (Apodemus sylvaticus and Myodes glareolus), wild birds (Parus major and Cyanistes caeruleus) or domestic ruminants (Ovis aries and Bos taurus), demonstrated that it is possible to identify each host category with confidence. First, the tick-blood spacing, which is the difference between values obtained from ticks and the blood of hosts that they had fed on in the previous stage, was consistent (152 spacings investigated from 15 host individuals in total). Second, potential confounding factors (tick age and sex) did not affect the discriminatory power of the isotope patterns, nor did different rearing conditions (room temperature vs. 4 °C) or the duration of development (maximum of 430 days). The findings that the tick-blood isotope spacings, across a diverse range of hosts, were similar and predictable, and that confounders had little or no effect on this, strongly support the usage of the isotope approach. Because each of the host categories has a different role in the population dynamics of I. ricinus and in tick-borne pathogen ecology, the method described here has great potential for the clarification of tick and tick-borne pathogen ecology in the field.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A
- Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- IS Insect Services GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride, U.K
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- J Gray
- Departments of Microbiology, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK.
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- Departments of Facilities, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK
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Boyle K, Fowler R, Pollack A, Edmonds C, Gray J, Lindenfeld J, Schlendorf K. Appropriate Management of Drug Interactions Results in Safe Use of Hepatitis C Therapies in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Gray J, Dare L, Burley M, Brown S, Hudson T, Murray T, Anderson N, Sanderson S, MacIntyre P, Black J, Eberhart E. Pre-hospital Notification of Patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction is Associated with a Reduced Door-to-reperfusion Time. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gray J, Winzor G, Mahdia N, Oppenheim B, Johnston A. Preventing healthcare-associated infection by sharing research, evidence and best practice. J Hosp Infect 2018; 101:117-119. [PMID: 30550770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- J Gray
- Healthcare Infection Society, UK.
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- Healthcare Infection Society, UK
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- Healthcare Infection Society, UK
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Kim J, Gray J. EFFECT OF ONLINE TRAINING ON PALLIATIVE CARE SELF-EFFICACY OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS IN RURAL AND NON-RURAL AREAS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J Kim
- Northern Illinois University
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- Northern Illinois University
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Chiappori A, Williams C, Creelan B, Tanvetyanon T, Gray J, Haura E, Chen D, Thapa R, Beg A, Boyle T, Sangani M, Morris E, Tao A, Hurtado F, Manenti L, Castro J, Antonia S. P1.04-32 Phase I/II Study of the A2AR Antagonist NIR178 (PBF-509), an Oral Immunotherapy, in Patients (pts) with Advanced NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Boyle T, Quinn G, Schabath M, Munoz-Antonia T, Duarte L, Pratt C, Chen D, Hair L, Antonia S, Chiappori A, Creelan B, Gray J, Williams C, Haura E. P2.09-17 A Call to Action: Rapid Collection of Post-Mortem Lung Cancer Tissue in the Community to Enable Lung Cancer Research. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Creelan B, Teer J, Toloza E, Mullinax J, Landin A, Gray J, Tanvetyanon T, Taddeo M, Noyes D, Kelley L, Fang B, Koomen J, Sarnaik A, Kim S, Haura E, Antonia S. OA05.03 Safety and Clinical Activity of Adoptive Cell Transfer Using Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) Combined with Nivolumab in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sequist L, Gray J, Harb W, Doebele R, Modiano M, Jackman D, Baggstrom M, Atmaca A, Felip E, Provencio M, Cobo Dols M, Adiwijaya B, Kuesters G, Kamoun W, Andreas K, Pipas J, Santillana S, Cho B, Park K, Shepherd F. P1.13-36 Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Seribantumab in Combination with Erlotinib in Patients with EGFR Wild-Type Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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