Publications by authors named "Berend H H Beishuizen"
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the crucial role of healthcare and public health resource management, where scarcity impairs pandemic response resulting in increased disease transmission, delayed patient care and poorer health outcomes. In the EU PANDEM-2 project, we aimed to identify essential resource parameters for pandemic preparedness and response in the context of an emerging viral respiratory illness.
Design: After performing a systematic literature review, we conducted a Delphi study consisting of a structured questionnaire and consensus round with two separate panels of European public health experts (PHEs) and clinicians, respectively.
Article Synopsis
- The EU PANDEM-2 project focused on understanding the resource needs during pandemics to better prepare for future outbreaks, specifically examining resource demands during the COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza pandemics.
- A systematic literature review identified 2754 articles, with 147 ultimately included, that provided data on various healthcare resource parameters like ICU bed usage, PPE needs, and vaccine efficacy from multiple countries.
- The findings highlighted key differences in resource demands between pandemic influenza and COVID-19, improving the overall accuracy of models used for decision-making in public health responses.
Objectives: Evaluation of the extent and appropriateness of antimicrobial use is a cornerstone of antibiotic stewardship programs, but it is time-consuming. Documentation of the indication at the moment of prescription might be more time-efficient. We investigated the real-life feasibility of mandatory documentation of the indication for all hospital antibiotic prescriptions for quality evaluation purposes.
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