The association of vaccination status with perceived discrimination in patients with COVID-19: results from a cross-sectional study.

Study Aims: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was increasing pressure to be vaccinated to prevent further spread of the virus and improve outcomes. At the same time, part of the population expressed reluctance to vaccination, for various reasons. Only a few studies have compared the perceptions of vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients being treated in hospitals for COVID-19.

Decision-making on listing new medicines for public funding in New Zealand: the case of 'new' type 2 diabetes medications.

Introduction New medicines for the management of type 2 diabetes became available internationally in 2005, yet only in 2018 did the first of these become available in New Zealand. Access to these new medicines in New Zealand is largely dependent on decisions made by the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC). Aim This study sought to describe the decision-making processes to better understand access to new medicines in New Zealand.

[Oral health competence and its communication in "talking dentistry"].

The concept of health literacy has received much attention in recent years. Essential approaches are the provision of health information, teaching through educational programs, and transfer via communication techniques. From a dental point of view, the individual discussion between patient and dentist is of particular importance ("talking dentistry").

Assessment of Patient and Occupational Safety Culture in Hospitals: Development of a Questionnaire with Comparable Dimensions and Results of a Feasibility Study in a German University Hospital.

(1) Background: Both patient and occupational safety cultures should be considered when promoting safety culture. To our knowledge, there are no studies that capture patient safety culture (PSC) and occupational safety culture (OSC) in hospitals while using a common questionnaire. The aim of this feasibility study in a German university hospital was to develop a questionnaire to assess both issues analogously.

A cross-national comparison of incident reporting systems implemented in German and Swiss hospitals.

Objective: This study aimed to empirically compare incident reporting systems (IRS) in two European countries and to explore the relationship of IRS characteristics with context factors such as hospital characteristics and characteristics of clinical risk management (CRM).

Design: We performed exploratory, secondary analyses of data on characteristics of IRS from nationwide surveys of CRM practices.

Setting: The survey was originally sent to 2136 hospitals in Germany and Switzerland.

New Zealand patients' understanding of brand substitution and opinions on copayment options for choice of medicine brand.

Objective The aim of the present study was to better understand the views and experiences of New Zealand patients on switching between brands of prescription medicines and on alternative funding options for the provision of medicines, including an increase in copayments. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was offered to selected patients through participating community pharmacies. Pharmacies were stratified according to level of deprivation of the community served before random selection and invitation for involvement in the study.

An Evaluation of Health Service Impacts Consequent to Switching from Brand to Generic Venlafaxine in New Zealand under Conditions of Price Neutrality.

Objective: To study the health impact on adult New Zealand patients who switch from originator brand to generic venlafaxine.

Methods: The national pharmacy database was used to select patients using venlafaxine for at least 6 months. Switchers and nonswitchers were identified, and switch behavior was compared for a 12-month follow-up period.

Are administrative data valid when measuring patient safety in hospitals? A comparison of data collection methods using a chart review and administrative data.

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of German Diagnosis Related Group administrative data to measure indicators of patient safety in comparison to clinical records.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted using chart review (CR) as gold standard and screening of associated administrative data based on DRG coding.

Setting: Three German somatic acute care hospitals for adults.

The impact on health outcome measures of switching to generic medicines consequent to reference pricing: the case of olanzapine in New Zealand.

Introduction: New Zealand's Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) manages the list of medicines available for prescribing with government subsidy, within a fixed annual medicines budget. PHARMAC achieves this through a mix of pricing strategies including reference pricing. In 2011, PHARMAC applied generic reference pricing to olanzapine tablets.

[Development, Application and Evaluation of a Concept for Safe Patient Identification in Hospital - How can Knowledge Transfer Succeed?].

In order to minimise the risk of patient misidentification in clinical settings, the German Coalition for Patient Safety published recommendations for safety patient identification in 2008. The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a theoretical framework of knowledge transfer. The purpose of the framework was to enhance hospital staff's ability to apply the recommendations for safe patient identification in the daily routine of patient care.

[Can Quality of Patient Identification be Influenced by Training? - Results of a Randomised Multicentre Study with Multimodal Intervention].

Attributing clinical care to patients unambiguously is a precondition for patient safety. The German Coalition for Patient Safety has published a recommendation on this topic. The here presented study examined whether and to what extent documentation quality as one determining factor of correct patient identification can be improved positively by inter-professional training.

Do users of risperidone who switch brands because of generic reference pricing fare better or worse than non-switchers? A New Zealand natural experiment.

This study evaluated patient health outcomes and any impact on healthcare costs consequent to the implementation of generic reference-pricing of risperidone in New Zealand using national datasets. Reference pricing risperidone reduced the price of the originator brand by 50 % as well as overall expenditure on risperidone tablets. Half of all patients made a single switch to generic risperidone, with the remainder making multiple switches between brands.

The impact on health outcomes and healthcare utilisation of switching to generic medicines consequent to reference pricing: the case of lamotrigine in New Zealand.

Background: Many countries have implemented generic reference pricing and substitution as methods of containing pharmaceutical expenditure. However, resistance to switching between medicines is apparent, especially in the case of anti-epileptic medicines.

Objectives: This study sought to exploit a nation-wide policy intervention on generic reference pricing in New Zealand to evaluate the health outcomes of patients switching from originator to generic lamotrigine, an anti-epileptic medicine.

Healed porcine incisions previously treated with a surgical incision management system: mechanical, histomorphometric, and gene expression properties.

Background: Computer and bench models have shown previously that surgical incision management with negative pressure (SIM) immediately decreases lateral tissue tension and increases incisional apposition. Better apposition is known to improve healing. Thus, SIM was hypothesized to improve the quality of incisional healing.

Exploring pharmacists' opinions regarding PHARMAC's interventions in promoting brand changes.

Background: In New Zealand, the use of generic medicines is advocated by the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand (PHARMAC). Among other interventions, PHARMAC uses educational awareness campaigns to educate pharmacists to promote the uptake of generic medicines. However, the opinion of pharmacists regarding these interventions has not yet been evaluated.

[Transferability of patient safety indicators to the German hospital setting: results of a Delphi survey].

Aim: To assess the transferability of 14 evidence-based patient safety indicators (PSI) to the German hospital system.

Methods: A two-staged modified multidisciplinary Delphi process was used, applying the scientific criteria of the QUALIFY instrument.

Results: Eleven of the 14 PSI were judged to be transferable to and feasible in the German hospital setting.

The availability, pricing and affordability of three essential asthma medicines in 52 low- and middle-income countries.

Background: Almost 300 million people suffer from asthma, yet many in low- and middle-income countries have difficulty accessing essential asthma medicines. Availability, price and affordability of medicines are likely to affect access. Very few studies have included asthma medicines, particularly inhaled corticosteroids, in these countries.

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Controlled Saline Instillation (NPWTi): Dressing Properties and Granulation Response In Vivo.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with reticulated open-cell foam (ROCF) dressings (ROCF G, V.A.C.