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A retrospective descriptive investigation of adult patients receiving third-line antiretroviral therapy in the North West province, South Africa
(Makerere University, 2020)
Greater access and prolonged exposure to ART may inevitably lead to more treatment failure and increase the need for third-line ART (TLART) in a resource-limited setting. Objective: To describe characteristics and resistance ...
Reasons for missed appointments linked to a public-sector intervention targeting patients with stable chronic conditions in South Africa: results from in-depth interviews and a retrospective review of medical records
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND
Missed appointments serve as a key indicator for adherence to therapy and as such, identifying patient reasons for this inconsistency could assist in developing programmes to improve health outcomes. In this ...
Undergraduate antimicrobial stewardship training for pharmacy students: Creating a foundation for containment of antimicrobial resistance in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
To the Editor: The inappropriate and excessive use of antimicrobial
agents has cultivated the development and progression of antimicrobial
resistance worldwide, which has been recognised as a
threat to global health and ...
Evaluating pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health care at a South African university
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Maternal and child mortality is a global concern and one of South Africa’s quadruple burdens of
disease. As easily accessible frontline healthcare workers, pharmacists play an important role in the continuum of
maternal ...
Epidemiology and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection among hospitalised patients: results of a multicentre retrospective study in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
INTRODUCTION Limited data exist on Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) in low-resource settings and settings with
high prevalence of HIV. We aimed to determine baseline
CDI patient characteristics and management and ...
A pilot study to test psychophonetics methodology for self-care and empathy in compassion fatique, burnout and secondary traumatic stress
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Background: Home-based care is recognised as being a stressful occupation. Practitioners working with patients experiencing high levels of trauma may be susceptible to compassion fatigue, with the sustained need to remain ...
Provision of syndromic treatment of sexually transmitted infections by community pharmacists: a potentially underutilized HIV prevention strategy
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003)
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are known risk factors for HIV infection. Goal: The goal of this study was to assess the current and potential future role that community pharmacists in Western Cape, South ...
Amitriptyline prescribing in public sector healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Inappropriate medication use is a major patient safety concern, especially for the elderly population. Amitriptyline is widely used in primary care in South Africa and a cross-sectional study found that amitriptyline was ...
Preceptor reflections on the Community Health clinical rotation for fourth year pharmacy students at the University of the Western Cape
(2019)
This paper describes the community health clinic rotation of the Patient Care Experience programme (PaCE) offered to fourth year pharmacy students (2018) at the University of the Western Cape. Reflections from the collective ...
Continuous professional development for public sector pharmacists in South Africa: A case study of mapping competencies in a pharmacists’ preceptor programme
(MPDI, 2020)
Lifelong learning among healthcare practitioners is crucial to keep abreast of advances in
therapeutic and service delivery approaches. In South Africa, continuous professional development
(CPD) was mandated (2019) for ...