Publications by authors named "I D Ward"
Tracing the transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales at the patient: ward environmental nexus.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
December 2024
Introduction: Colonisation and infection with Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in healthcare settings poses significant risks, especially for vulnerable patients. Genomic analysis can be used to trace transmission routes, supporting antimicrobial stewardship and informing infection control strategies. Here we used genomic analysis to track the movement and transmission of CREs within clinical and environmental samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFASPRONET: A facilitated online education project for radiation therapists in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol
December 2024
In 2019, the International Atomic Energy Agency approved a technical co-operation project, aimed at supporting clinical decision making and continuing professional education of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists (RTs) in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in the Asia Pacific region. From this, the Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Network (ASPRONET) was formed in 2020. An RT co-ordination group administered 16 online, one-hour seminars between December 2021 and November 2023 for an RT audience.
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- Neuroanatomical changes during adolescence, observed through MRI, show significant cortical thinning and volume loss, but the cellular mechanisms behind these changes have not been clearly understood until now.
- Recent advancements in MRI technology allowed researchers to analyze the microstructure of the cortex in children and adolescents, revealing that neurite signal increases and soma radius decreases with age, indicating ongoing neural development.
- The study also found an increase in gene expression related to oligodendrocytes and excitatory neurons, suggesting that myelination processes are crucial for cortical maturation during adolescence and into early adulthood.
Background: Climate Change is causing frequent and sever extreme weather events globally, impacting human health and well-being. Primary healthcare (PHC) nurses' are at the forefront of addressing these challenges and must be prepared.
Purpose: This scoping revieww explored literature on the preparedness of the PHC nursing workforce for extreme weather events and identify gaps in knowledge and practice.
Background: Despite their importance in reducing maternal mortality, information on access to Mifepristone, Misoprostol, and contraceptive medicines in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is limited.
Methods: A standardized assessment tool measuring access to Mifepristone, Misoprostol, and contraceptive medicines included in the WHO essential medicines list (EML) was implemented in eight countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, and Somalia) between 2020-2021. The assessment focused on five access measures: 1) the inclusion of medicines in national family planning guidelines; 2) inclusion of medicines in comprehensive abortion care guidelines; 3) inclusion of medicines on national essential medicines lists; 4) medicines registration; and 5) procurement and forecasting of Mifepristone, Misoprostol, and contraceptive medicines.