Publications by authors named "S N Coulter"
Providing patients with falls prevention education reduces falls in hospitals, yet there is limited research on what influences successful implementation at the staff, ward and hospital levels. We engaged hospital-based health professionals to identify multi-level barriers and enablers to patient falls education that could influence the implementation of a Safe Recovery program. Purposive sampling was used to recruit hospital staff (n = 40) for focus groups and one-on-one interviews.
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- New multipurpose prevention technologies for women prioritize reducing HIV risks and preventing unwanted pregnancies, promoting greater sexual health choices.
- A novel long-acting injectable platform combines the HIV drug MIV-150 and the contraceptive etonogestrel using a specially designed D-peptide that forms a drug-releasing hydrogel after injection.
- The technology shows promising biostability, low toxicity, and sustained delivery of both drugs in animal models for nearly 50 days, indicating its potential for effective long-term use.
Context.—: Morphologic evaluation of peripheral blood smears provides valuable information to diagnose and manage a variety of hematologic disorders.
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Background: Antibiograms can optimize empirical antibiotic prescribing; however, they are not readily available for residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Queensland, Australia. This study aimed to determine whether alternatively available data can be used to approximate resistance patterns for RACFs.
Methods: Annual RACF-specific antibiograms were compared with local hospital antibiograms accessed through pathology providers.
Inpatient Test Utilization and Test Volume Benchmarking: A Q-Probes Study.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
November 2024
Context.—: Test-ordering practices vary widely between and within health care organizations, and methods used to benchmark test utilization data are unstandardized.
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