Using Design Science Research Methodology to Implement a Surveillance and Decision-Support Information System to Manage Healthcare Associated Infections and Antibiotic use in Hospitals

Authors: Lapão L, Pinto P, Silva MM, Simões AS
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems
Link: http://haitool.ihmt.unl.pt/papers/EMCIS_2016.pdf

About thirty seven thousand people die per year in Europe due to infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. Combating antimicrobial resistance is a world top priority so that lives can be saved and associated costs reduced. Indiscriminate antibiotic prescription is an additional and unnecessary selection pressure that accelerates the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In […]
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Co-Design of a Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Support System to Manage Antibiotic Prescription in an ICU Ward

Authors: Gil M, Lapão L, Pinto P, Póvoa P, Silva MM, Simões AS
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Link: http://haitool.ihmt.unl.pt/papers/HEC_2016.pdf

About 37 thousand people die per year in Europe due to infections by resistant bacteria. Fighting antimicrobial resistances (AR) is a top priority to save lives and reduce costs. AR is triggered mostly by uncritical antibiotic prescription. This paper presents HAITool, a decision-making information system to support antibiotic prescription. The system was co-developed together with […]
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Bacterial and protozoal agents of feline vector-borne diseases in domestic and stray cats from southern Portugal

Authors: Bastos F, Campino L, Cardoso L, Coimbra M, Maia C, Martins A, Nunes M, Pinto P, Ramos C, Vieira ML
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/115

Feline vector-borne diseases (FVBD) have emerged in recent years, showing a wider geographic distribution and increased global prevalence. In addition to their veterinary importance, domestic cats play a central role in the transmission cycles of some FVBD agents by acting as reservoirs and sentinels, a circumstance that requires a One Health approach. The aim of the present work was to molecularly detect feline vector-borne bacteria and protozoa with veterinary and zoonotic importance, and to assess associated risk factors in cats from southern Portugal.
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Using Design Science Research Methodology to Implement a Surveillance and Decision-Support Information System to Manage Healthcare Associated Infections and Antibiotic use in Hospitals

Co-Design of a Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Support System to Manage Antibiotic Prescription in an ICU Ward

Bacterial and protozoal agents of feline vector-borne diseases in domestic and stray cats from southern Portugal

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