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Rationale, design and initial results of an educational intervention to improve provider-initiated HIV testing in primary care

Aan zet voor zeggenschap

20 verpleegkundigen van het ElisabethTweeSteden Ziekenhuis konden met eigen verbeterideeën aan de slag gaan dankzij een subsidie vanuit het Landelijk Actieplan Zeggenschap en Veerkracht

Implementation of Evidence Based Practice in mental health nursing

This thesis describes an Action Research (AR) project aimed at the implementation of Evidence Based Practice in a mental health nursing setting in the Netherlands. The main research question addressed in this thesis is: In what way is Action Research with an empowering appropriate to implement Evidence Based Practice in a mental health nursing setting in the Netherlands and what is the effect of this implementation on the care experienced by the client, the nursing interventions and the context in this setting compared to a comparative setting? To answer this main research question, the following questions derived from it were addressed: • What is Evidence Based Practice? • What is known about implementing evidence-based practice in nursing through Action Research? • Which factors have to be dealt with in a mental health nursing setting, so the implementation of EBP with AR with an empowering intent will be more successful? • Which factors have to be dealt with in a mental health nursing setting, so the implementation of EBP with AR with an empowering intent will be successful? • How is EBP implemented through AR with an empowering intent and what are the outcomes for the use of evidence, the context and the facilitation in the setting? • What is the effect of the implementation of EBP in mental health nursing using AR with an empowering intent on the care experienced by the client, the nursing interventions and the context compared to a comparison setting? The first two questions were answered by a search of the literature while the remaining questions were answered during the AR study conducted in two mental health organisations in the Netherlands.

Panta rhei. Over dissemineren van farmaceutische innovaties

Kijkend naar de ontwikkelingen in de medische en farmaceutische zorg, concludeer ik dat het belang van innovaties niet altijd in overeenstemming is met de snelheid waarmee die innovaties hun plek krijgen in het standaardhandelingsarsenaal van zorgverleners. Veranderingen in de zorg gaan vaak langzaam en doorbraken worden slecht herkend. De vraag is hoe dit komt. Er blijken vele factoren van invloed op het mogelijke succes van een innovatie. Van groot belang is het inzicht dat innoveren meer is dan iets bedenken en dan maar aannemen dat het wel zal worden opgepikt door de (potentiële) doelgroep. Het aan de man brengen (‘dissemineren’) van de innovatie is mede bepalend voor een succesvolle implementatie. In de farmaceutische zorg is voor deze overbruggingsfunctie een belangrijke rol weggelegd voor de farmakundige. Mijn lectoraat, dat is gekoppeld aan de opleiding Farmakunde, zal zich bezighouden met het onderzoek naar het proces om farmaceutische innovaties te dissemineren. In deze openbare les licht ik de context en consequenties van dit onderzoeksthema nader toe. Ik begin met een uitleg van de farmakundige en diens toegevoegde waarde in het werkveld (hoofdstuk 1), en vervolg met een korte beschrijving van recente veranderingen binnen de zorg (hoofdstuk 2). In het begeleiden van die veranderingen ligt een belangrijke meerwaarde van de farmakundige, en de missie van dit lectoraat. Daarna (hoofdstuk 3) beschouwen we het innoveren in de (farmaceutische) gezondheidszorg in meer detail. Hoofdstuk 4 geeft diverse handvatten voor het kiezen van de juiste interventies om de afstand tussen de innovator en de toekomstige gebruiker te overbruggen en zodoende de toegang voor de gebruiker tot de innovatie te verbeteren. De keuze van de onderzoekslijnen van mijn lectoraat, zoals in hoofdstuk 5 beschreven, is daarvan afgeleid

Dutch post-graduate training in Global Health and Tropical Medicine: a qualitative study on graduates’ perspectives

IntroductionThe Dutch Medical Doctor-Global Health (MD-GH) prepares to work in low-resource settings (LRS) by completing a hybrid postgraduate training program of 2 years and 9 months, with clinical and public health exposure in the Netherlands and a Global Health residency in LRS. The objectives of the program include acquiring clinical skills to work as a physician in a setting with different (often more severe) pathology and limited resources. In public health teaching, emphasis is given, among other, to adapting to a culturally different environment. After graduation, MD-GH work in a wide variety of countries and settings for variable time. As part of a curriculum review, this study examines MD-GHs' perception of the quality of the training program and provides recommendations for improvement.MethodsA qualitative study was performed. Thematic analysis was applied to semi-structured interviews with 23 MD-GH who graduated between 2017 and 2021.ResultsMD-GHs predominantly worked as clinicians; several were (also) involved in management or capacity building. The clinical training program adequately addressed general skills, but did not sufficiently prepare for locally encountered, often severe, pathology. During the training, adequate supervision with clear learning goals was found pivotal to a positive learning experience. Gaps included clinical training in Internal Medicine (particularly infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases) and Paediatrics. Public Health teaching as well as cultural awareness should be intensified and introduced earlier in the program. The Global Health residency was considered important, but tasks and learning outcomes varied. Teaching, supervision, and capacity building were considered increasingly important key elements of working in LRS. Consensus favoured the current duration of the training program without extension.DiscussionWhile the generalist nature of the MD-GH training was appreciated, the program would benefit from additional clinical training in infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and Paediatrics. Moving forward, emphasis should be placed on structured mentorship, enhanced public health teaching, and standardized residency programs with clearly delineated objectives to better equip MD-GH professionals for their multifaceted roles in LRS. Moreover, future revisions of the training program should incorporate the perspectives of host institutes in LRS and tailor the training needs.

Op weg naar optimale diagnostiek en behandeling in de fysiotherapie, ‘Zorg op maat’.