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Home / Archives for Lapão LV

How to develop a sustainable telemedicine service? A Pediatric Telecardiology Service 20 years on – an exploratory study

  • Authors: Maia M, Castela E, Pires A, Lapão LV
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research
  • Link: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-4511-5

Background Telemedicine services are promoting more access to healthcare. Portugal was an early adopter of telemedicine to overcome both its geological barriers and the shortage of healthcare professionals. The Pediatric Cardiology Service (PCS) at Coimbra University Hospital Centre (CHUC) has been using telemedicine to increase access and coverage since 1998. Their Pediatric Telecardiology Service has […]
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How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi’s health system in the United Arab Emirates

  • Authors: Paulo MS, Loney T, Lapão LV
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346501/

Background The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing high-income country that was formed from the union of seven emirates in 1971. The UAE has experienced unprecedented population growth coupled with increased rates of chronic diseases over the past few decades. Healthcare workers are the core foundation of the health system, especially for chronic […]
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Family Health Strategy, private health care, and inequalities in access to mammography in Brazil

  • Authors: Alves LS, Arcêncio RA, Arcoverde MAM, Berra TZ, Campoy L, Júnior JFM, Lapão LV, Palha PF, Popolin MP, Ramos ACV
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica
  • Link: https://scielosp.org/article/rpsp/2018.v42/e166/

Objective To evaluate the association between access to mammography and coverage by private health insurance or by the public healthcare system through the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Method An ecological study was performed with data obtained from the Unified Health System Data Processing Department (DATASUS). Time trends were analyzed using the Prais-Winsten method, having the […]
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Participatory implementation of an antibiotic stewardship programme supported by an innovative surveillance and clinical decision-support system

  • Authors: Asfeldt AM, Couto I, Gregório J, Lapão LV, Maia MR, Póvoa P, Simões AS, Simonsen GS, Viveiros M
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071264

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance will cause about 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Fighting antimicrobial resistance is a health priority. Interventions aimed to reduce antimicrobial resistance, such as antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs), must be implemented. To be effective, those interventions, and the implementation process, should be matched with social-cultural context. The complexity of ASPs can […]
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A pushing chronic care forward in Abu Dhabi by identifying priorities and addressing barriers: A modified Delphi technique

  • Authors: Paulo MS, Loney T, Lapão LV
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: BMJ Open
  • Link: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e020189

Objective This study aimed to elucidate the top five key priorities and barriers to chronic care in the health system of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design A modified Delphi study was performed to reach consensus on priority areas and barriers to the development of the Chronic Care Model in the health system of Abu Dhabi. […]
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GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International & Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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