Improving quality through simulation; developing guidance to design simulation interventions following key events in healthcare.

Simulation educators are often requested to provide multidisciplinary and/or interprofessional simulation training in response to critical incidents. Current perspectives on patient safety focus on learning from failure, success and everyday variation. An international collaboration has led to the development of an accessible and practical framework to guide the implementation of appropriate simulation-based responses to clinical events, integrating quality improvement, simulation and patient safety methodologies to design appropriate and impactful responses.

Nutrition screening, assessment, and intervention practices for children with cancer in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate dietetic resources and current nutrition screening, assessment, and intervention practices in pediatric oncology centers in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Methods: A national survey of the two specialist treatment centers and 14 shared care centers that provide care to childhood cancer patients in Aotearoa, New Zealand, was conducted.

Results: The two specialist treatment centers in Aotearoa, New Zealand, were the only centers with a dedicated dietetic oncology full-time equivalent resource; this full-time equivalent resource was devoted to inpatient care.

Childhood cancer incidence & survival in Aotearoa, New Zealand 2010-2019.

Objective: To provide updated estimates of childhood cancer incidence and survival in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Method: Registrations for children under the age of 15 years diagnosed with cancer between 2010 and 2019 were extracted from the New Zealand Children's Cancer Registry. Cases were stratified by age, sex, prioritised ethnicity (Māori, Pacific peoples, and non-Māori) and cancer type.

Understanding the patient and family experience of nutrition and dietetic support during childhood cancer treatment.

Purpose: This study aimed to understand the experience of families caring for a child with cancer in New Zealand (NZ) who received nutrition and dietetic support during cancer treatment and their preferences for the delivery, format, and timing of nutrition information.

Methods: Childhood cancer patients and their families (N = 21) participated in a mixed-methods study at a specialist paediatric oncology centre in Auckland, NZ. Before the semi-structured interview, participants completed a questionnaire capturing demographic, disease, and treatment characteristics of their child, their nutrition concerns, and their information needs.

Navigating nutrition as a childhood cancer survivor: Understanding patient and family needs for nutrition interventions or education.

Aim: Nutrition challenges are common during childhood cancer treatment and can persist into survivorship, increasing the risk of non-communicable diseases. Evidence-based practice and implementation of nutrition interventions/education for childhood cancer survivors has been poorly investigated and may influence their future health. This study aimed to explore the nutrition interventions/education needs of childhood cancer survivors and the barriers and facilitators to delivering follow-up services in New Zealand.