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View article: A systematic review and meta-analysis to identify behavioural content and active ingredients of antimicrobial stewardship education and training interventions in hospital-based care settings
A systematic review and meta-analysis to identify behavioural content and active ingredients of antimicrobial stewardship education and training interventions in hospital-based care settings Open
Background The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led to efforts to improve the responsible use of antimicrobials (antimicrobial stewardship - AMS). AMS education and training is essential for providing healthcare professionals…
View article: Developing a faculty simulation-based education strategy: a Delphi study to build consensus and aid decision making
Developing a faculty simulation-based education strategy: a Delphi study to build consensus and aid decision making Open
Background Simulation-based education (SBE) improves learner competence, patient safety and workforce readiness. Yet, existing frameworks such as INACSL and ASPiH provide limited guidance on developing sustainable, institution-wide strateg…
View article: Addressing food system determinants of health inequalities in urban environments: learnings from the FoodSEqual and FoodSEqual-Health projects
Addressing food system determinants of health inequalities in urban environments: learnings from the FoodSEqual and FoodSEqual-Health projects Open
Diet is just one social determinant of health, with obesity and diet-related illness as leading causes of premature deaths and disability in the UK. People living in deprived areas of the UK are more likely to experience poor health outcom…
View article: Scoping Review: The Effectiveness of Interprofessional Virtual Reality Simulation
Scoping Review: The Effectiveness of Interprofessional Virtual Reality Simulation Open
Background Interprofessional education (IPE) is utilised as a teaching strategy for future health practitioners to be effective team members in the healthcare system. Technology such as simulation is widely used in education. Virtual reali…
View article: Assessing behavioural influences and behavioural changes following Safer Anaesthesia From Education (SAFE) Obstetrics training in Africa and Asia
Assessing behavioural influences and behavioural changes following Safer Anaesthesia From Education (SAFE) Obstetrics training in Africa and Asia Open
There is evidence of efficacy of the course to increase capabilities. However, for conclusions to be drawn about behavioural influences and behaviour change, more resources need to be made available for robust data collection.
View article: The Creation of an Interprofessional Education (IPE) Strategy Utilising a Delphi Method
The Creation of an Interprofessional Education (IPE) Strategy Utilising a Delphi Method Open
Background Support for interprofessional education (IPE) is growing, with regulatory bodies requiring its inclusion in undergraduate healthcare programmes. Although the IPE Core Competencies and Guidelines offer principles for guiding IPE …
View article: Understanding integration at a UK medical school: An ethnographic exploration
Understanding integration at a UK medical school: An ethnographic exploration Open
Integration (joined up learning of different subjects) is an important part of modern undergraduate medical education. We argue that integration in a UK medical school is experienced principally as multiple subject learning via enquiry-bas…
View article: Challenges and opportunities for competency-based health professional education in Bangladesh: an interview, observation and mapping study
Challenges and opportunities for competency-based health professional education in Bangladesh: an interview, observation and mapping study Open
Background Bangladesh has a shortfall of health professionals. The World Health Organization states that improving education will increase recruitment and retention of health workers. Traditional learning approaches, in medical education p…
View article: Interview study exploring how global health partnership principles are enacted and recommendations for practice
Interview study exploring how global health partnership principles are enacted and recommendations for practice Open
Background Effective global health partnerships can strengthen and improve health and healthcare systems across the world; however, establishing and maintaining effective partnerships can be challenging. Principles of Partnerships have bee…
View article: Supporting post-pandemic recovery: a qualitative study of the capabilities, opportunities and motivations to deliver oral health behaviour change messages to parents of young children in community settings
Supporting post-pandemic recovery: a qualitative study of the capabilities, opportunities and motivations to deliver oral health behaviour change messages to parents of young children in community settings Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated vulnerabilities and inequalities in children’s oral health, and treatment activity virtually ceased during periods of lockdown. Primary care dentistry is still in the post-pandemic recovery phas…
View article: Informal peer‐assisted learning amongst medical students: A qualitative perspective
Informal peer‐assisted learning amongst medical students: A qualitative perspective Open
Purpose Peer‐assisted learning (PAL) can occur informally as part of a medical programme and complements the formal curriculum. However, little is known about the mechanisms and processes of how informal peer‐assisted learning (IPAL) is en…
View article: Strategies for integrating the Making Every Contact programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease across Irish Health Service
Strategies for integrating the Making Every Contact programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease across Irish Health Service Open
Introduction: The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Programme1 aims to integrate lifestyle behaviour interventions by health professionals to patients targeting health behavioural risk factors (e.g. phy…
View article: Experiences of implementing the ‘Making Every Contact Count’ initiative into a UK integrated care system: an interview study
Experiences of implementing the ‘Making Every Contact Count’ initiative into a UK integrated care system: an interview study Open
Background The ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) approach is in line with the current National Health Service (NHS) strategy to improve and prevent health conditions in England. Despite its importance and value for preventative healthcar…
View article: ‘We just need to find space for them to practice so that we can help to make a stronger society’: Perceived barriers and facilitators to employing health psychologists in UK public health and clinical health settings
‘We just need to find space for them to practice so that we can help to make a stronger society’: Perceived barriers and facilitators to employing health psychologists in UK public health and clinical health settings Open
Introduction In recent years, health psychology has received significant attention within the health sector, due to its application to understanding influences on health and well‐being and translation of health psychology into intervention…
View article: Understanding a constellation of eight COVID-19 disease prevention behaviours using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework: a qualitative study using the behaviour change wheel
Understanding a constellation of eight COVID-19 disease prevention behaviours using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework: a qualitative study using the behaviour change wheel Open
Background The use of behavioural science and behaviour change within local authorities and public health has supported healthful change; as evidenced by its importance and contribution to reducing harm during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can…
View article: An interview study to explore applied psychologists' experiences of implementing health psychology in global health partnerships: The Change Exchange
An interview study to explore applied psychologists' experiences of implementing health psychology in global health partnerships: The Change Exchange Open
Introduction Health partnerships in global health aim to build capacity by strengthening training and education. Health psychology has an important role to play, as traditionally health partnerships focus upon increasing capability such as…
View article: Exploring barriers and enablers to the delivery of Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural interventions in Ireland: A cross‐sectional survey study
Exploring barriers and enablers to the delivery of Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural interventions in Ireland: A cross‐sectional survey study Open
Objectives The public health impact of the Irish Making Every Contact Count (MECC) brief intervention programme is dependent on delivery by health care professionals. We aimed to identify enablers and modifiable barriers to MECC interventi…
View article: Education and Training as a Behaviour Change Intervention
Education and Training as a Behaviour Change Intervention Open
Continuing professional development (CPD) is an umbrella term, covering all kinds of activities that help health professionals learn and develop throughout their careers. In healthcare settings, the main aim of CPD is to maintain and impro…
View article: Supporting Post-pandemic Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivations to Deliver Oral Health Behaviour Change Messages to Parents of Young Children in Community Settings
Supporting Post-pandemic Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivations to Deliver Oral Health Behaviour Change Messages to Parents of Young Children in Community Settings Open
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated vulnerabilities and inequalities in children’s oral health and treatment activity virtually ceased during periods of lockdown. Primary care dentistry is still in the post-pandemic recovery phas…
View article: The behaviours identified and the behaviour change techniques planned in health partnerships for antimicrobial stewardship
The behaviours identified and the behaviour change techniques planned in health partnerships for antimicrobial stewardship Open
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions promote optimised use of antimicrobials by healthcare professionals. In 2019–2020, the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) supported 12 global health partnerships i…
View article: A narrative review of course evaluation methods for continuing professional development: The case of paediatric and neonatal acute-care in-service courses in low and lower-middle income countries: BEME Guide No. 76
A narrative review of course evaluation methods for continuing professional development: The case of paediatric and neonatal acute-care in-service courses in low and lower-middle income countries: BEME Guide No. 76 Open
Outcomes, including mortality and morbidity, are rightly considered the fundamental aim of acute-care courses in LLMIC. Course evaluation can be difficult, especially with low resources, but this review outlines what can be done to guide f…
View article: Enhancing the implementation of the Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural intervention programme in Ireland – Protocol for the Making MECC Work research programme
Enhancing the implementation of the Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural intervention programme in Ireland – Protocol for the Making MECC Work research programme Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
I am grateful to a wonderful array of people for their contributions and support over the course of the researching and writing of this book.First and foremost, I want to thank the refugees who are featured in this study and are the most r…
View article: Exploring the Use of Antibiotics for Dental Patients in a Middle-Income Country: Interviews with Clinicians in Two Ghanaian Hospitals
Exploring the Use of Antibiotics for Dental Patients in a Middle-Income Country: Interviews with Clinicians in Two Ghanaian Hospitals Open
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem driven by the overuse of antibiotics. Dentists are responsible for about 10% of antibiotics usage across healthcare worldwide. Factors influencing dental antibiotic prescribing are n…
View article: Supporting post-pandemic recovery: Capabilities, opportunities, and motivations of practitioners to deliver oral health promotion and behaviour change conversations to parents of young children in community settings.
Supporting post-pandemic recovery: Capabilities, opportunities, and motivations of practitioners to deliver oral health promotion and behaviour change conversations to parents of young children in community settings. Open
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated vulnerabilities and inequalities in children’s oral health and treatment activity virtually ceased during periods of lockdown. However, opportunities to support the dental workforce through offering some p…