Publications by authors named "A G Staines"
Background: In July 2011, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was added to the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme in Ireland. The Irish Comparative Outcomes Study (ICOS) is a historical cohort study established to compare outcomes between clinically-detected and screen-detected children with CF. Here we present the results of economic analysis comparing direct healthcare costs in the first 2 years of life of children born between mid-2008 and mid-2016, in the pre-CF transmembrane conductance regulator modulator era.
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- * The study aims to implement a new patient-centered care pathway that involves a collaborative team of healthcare professionals to better address the needs of these older patients.
- * Conducted as a multicentric trial across Europe, the GERONTE study will compare the outcomes of patients receiving this new care approach with those who receive standard oncologic care.