BACKGROUND Healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates remain sub-optimal. Following multiple studies and expert consultations, the "Successful Influenza Immunization Programs for Healthcare Personnel: A Guide for Program Planners" was produced. This trial assessed the impact of the Guide with facilitation in improving healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates in Canadian healthca...

Introduction: Medical error reporting has been recognized as the cornerstone of patient safety practices; however, healthcare personnel often do not report errors. In order to increase the frequency of error reporting, it is important to understand both the healthcare workers' attitudes towards reporting, as well as what they perceive as barriers. Aim: The aim of this literature review was to i...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this review was to record systematically and assess the published literature relating to the occupational risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection among healthcare personnel during the 2009 pandemic. METHODS The literature search was performed in June 2015. An update was carried out in May 2016. It was applied to the electronic databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, ...

India is a population intensive developing country and there are significant shortage of healthcare facilities and resources [1]. For best utilization of social services, the healthcare units should remain open 24 hours a day, all the days in a year. This means that the personnel working in healthcare units must work in shifts and work on weekends and holidays. Working in healthcare units, plac...

Introduction: Suitable communication skills in pre-delivery cares are important due to the effect on the extent of anxiety and to better understand the training given. Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of determining the communication skills of health personnel during delivery of pre prenatal care. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study with analytical type was perfo...

Background Telehealth applications have shown positive effects for people with chronic conditions and their awareness of health. Objective To describe patients' and healthcare personnel's experiences of using health coaching with online self-management in primary health care. Method A pragmatic randomised controlled trial was conducted. Patients in the intervention group measured and report...

Healthcare-associated infections remain an important source of morbidity and mortality, with an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths annually. The major source of nosocomial pathogens is thought to be patients' endogenous flora, but an estimated 20%-40% of healthcare-associated infections have been attributed to cross infection via the hands of healthcare personnel. Contamination ...