Publications by authors named "Philip Rolland"
Article Synopsis
- The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative in the UK is focusing on patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) for cancer care, moving away from long-standing hospital-based follow-up methods, which have not proven to improve survival rates.
- Evidence shows that traditional follow-up systems do not adequately address patient needs, leading to a call for new, tailored pathways that focus on individual patient circumstances.
- The British Gynaecological Cancer Society aims to create guidelines for implementing PIFU in gynecological cancers to standardize care and enhance the overall patient experience.
Article Synopsis
- - A 34-year-old woman with no previous pregnancies and a history of high-grade cervical dyskaryosis sought treatment to start a family after undergoing multiple cervical excisions.
- - She underwent a simple vaginal trachelectomy along with an isthmic cerclage to remove abnormal cervical tissue while minimizing risks to her future pregnancies.
- - Six months after surgery, she tested negative for issues, became pregnant naturally, experienced a health scare in her pregnancy, but ultimately delivered a healthy baby via cesarean section at 37 weeks.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates types and severity of medication dispensing errors reported at the Central Arkansas Veteran's Healthcare System between 1997 and 2001, responding to concerns about the high incidence of medical errors in the US.
- A total of 82 dispensing errors were identified during the study period, with wrong drugs, wrong doses, and wrong patient selections being the most common issues.
- Results indicated specific locations, like the North Little Rock and Little Rock Ambulatory Care Pharmacies, had the highest error rates, while error reduction efforts were assessed to address these problems.
Case report: multiple physicians, polypharmacy, and patient counseling.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003)
February 2004