Ashti A. Doobay-Persaud

Functions, challenges and opportunities of health professions education units in Africa: a qualitative study across Eastern, Southern and Western regions

Sarah B Welch, Anthea Hansen, Faith Nawagi, Veena S. Singaram et autres

BACKGROUND: Teaching in Health Professions Education (HPE) is complex, with educators balancing teaching, clinical, and scholarly responsibilities. Medical, nursing, and other health professional schools have created units to move HPE forward. However, little is known about how these units have evolved over …

us, Afrique du Sud, Ouganda (code pays fourni par la source)

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of palliative care services at five tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: a qualitative formative study

Chisom Obiezu‐Umeh, Ann Abiola Ogbenna, Lyra S. Johnson, Matthew Caputo et autres

BACKGROUND: Palliative care (PC) is critical for improving the quality of life for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, yet it remains inaccessible or underdeveloped in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Understanding the factors influencing PC implementation is a crucial first step toward …

us, Nigéria, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)

Initiating Medications During Hospitalization and Strategies for Ensuring Linkage at Discharge for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review

Austin Drysch, Kathryn D. Fink, Nikhil Sriram, Marianne Kanaris et autres

• Inpatient ACS improves MOUD initiation and links patients to follow-up care. • Bridge clinics and peer navigation enhance continuity of care posthospital discharge. • Structured discharge planning and addiction consult services significantly boost outpatient treatment engagement. • Persistent disparities in MOUD …

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Organizational models and patient-reported outcomes for palliative care across five tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: An environmental scan

Ann Abiola Ogbenna, Matthew Caputo, Tonia Chinyelu Onyeka, Debora Onyedikachi Ohanete et autres

Palliative care (PC) is an essential, effective, and affordable component of health care. Global need is rising, with the greatest burden in low-and-middle-income countries. This is especially true in Nigeria where the need is growing rapidly, as are PC services; however, current …

Nigéria, us, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)

Core Content, Competencies, and Accreditation in US Global Health Fellowships: A Survey of Leaders’ Perspectives

Thomas F. Siegert, Sophia P. Gladding, Patricia Frye Walker, Janis P. Tupesis et autres

The number of global health (GH) fellowships in the United States has increased over the past two decades. However, there are currently no standard requirements, shared core content, or widespread systems of accreditation. With the growth in programs, it is appropriate to …

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Organizational models and patient-reported outcomes for palliative care across five tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: an Environmental Scan

Ann Abiola Ogbenna, Matthew Caputo, Tonia Chinyelu Onyeka, Debora O. Ohanete et autres

ABSTRACT Background Palliative care (PC) is an essential, effective, and affordable component of health care. Global need is rising, with the greatest burden in low-and-middle-income countries. This is especially true in Nigeria where the need is growing rapidly, as are PC services; …

Nigéria, us, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)

Editorial: Research and discussions in critical discourses and remedies in global health education

Ashti A. Doobay-Persaud, Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, Zhao Zhen, Jessica Evert et autres

us, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)

What Are We Teaching Medical Students and Physician Learners About the Social Determinants of Health? A Scoping Review

Loel S. Solomon, Robert S. Nocon, Jazmin Jimenez, Robert E. Johnson et autres

PURPOSE: Curricula about social determinants (drivers) of health (SDOH) are becoming more common in medical education, reflecting increasing expectations from payers and accreditors that health care systems do more to address health-related social needs and close pervasive health equity gaps. Few previous …

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Online palliative care curriculum: contextual adaptation for Nigerian healthcare workers

Ann Abiola Ogbenna, Matthew Caputo, Babatunde Abdulmajeed Akodu, Denise L. Drane et autres

OBJECTIVES: This study reports on a yearlong sequence of three periodic, virtual trainings in primary palliative care for healthcare professionals across Nigeria. Our overall objective was to determine the impact of the full course on participants' attitudes, knowledge, skills and plans to …

Nigéria, us (code pays fourni par la source)

The Community Health Advocacy Initiative: A Longitudinal Experiential Curriculum in Community Engagement for Preclerkship Medical Students

Emma Anselin, D. D. Chisholm, Karen Sheehan, Ashti A. Doobay-Persaud

Introduction: Community partnership is a key strategy for addressing the social determinants of health and achieving health equity. There are few examples of curricula for undergraduate medical education that teach all, rather than self-selected, medical students to collaborate with community members to …

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Pattern of Admissions and Needs Assessment for Palliative Care Services Among in-patients in a Tertiary Health Facility in South-Western Nigeria

Babatunde Abdulmajeed Akodu, Olufunmilayo Olokodana-Adesalu, Moninuola Ojikutu, Ann Abiola Ogbenna et autres

us, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

‘You just emotionally break’: understanding COVID-19 narratives through public health humanities

Lise Saffran, Ashti A. Doobay-Persaud

News reports that feature the experiences of healthcare workers have shaped public conversations about the pandemic from its earliest days. For many, stories of the pandemic have been an introduction to the way public health emergencies intersect with cultural, social, structural, political …

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