Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise

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dc.contributor.authorLecky, Fiona E
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Teri
dc.contributor.authorOtesile, Olubukola
dc.contributor.authorHollis, Sara
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Janette
dc.contributor.authorFuller, Gordon
dc.contributor.authorSammy, Ian
dc.contributor.authorWilliams-Johnson, Jean
dc.contributor.authorGeduld, Heike
dc.contributor.authorTenner, Andrea G
dc.contributor.authorFrench, Simone
dc.contributor.authorGovia, Ishtar
dc.contributor.authorBalen, Julie
dc.contributor.authorGoodacre, Steve
dc.contributor.authorMarahatta, Sujan B
dc.contributor.authorDeVries, Shaheem
dc.contributor.authorSawe, Hendry R
dc.contributor.authorEl-Shinawi, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorMfinanga, Juma
dc.contributor.authorRubiano, Andrés M
dc.contributor.authorChebbi, Henda
dc.contributor.authorDo Shin, Sang
dc.contributor.authorFerrer, Jose M E
dc.contributor.authorHaddadi, Mashyaneh
dc.contributor.authorFirew, Tsion
dc.contributor.authorTaubert, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorLee, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorConvocar, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorJamaluddin, Sabariah
dc.contributor.authorKotecha, Shahzmah
dc.contributor.authorYaqeen, Emad A
dc.contributor.authorWells, Katie
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Lee
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-01T09:30:04Z
dc.date.available2021-04-01T09:30:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-31
dc.date.updated2020-09-06T04:04:47Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background More than half of deaths in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) result from conditions that could be treated with emergency care - an integral component of universal health coverage (UHC) - through timely access to lifesaving interventions. Methods The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to extend UHC to a further 1 billion people by 2023, yet evidence supporting improved emergency care coverage is lacking. In this article, we explore four phases of a research prioritisation setting (RPS) exercise conducted by researchers and stakeholders from South Africa, Egypt, Nepal, Jamaica, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea and Phillipines, USA and UK as a key step in gathering evidence required by policy makers and practitioners for the strengthening of emergency care systems in limited-resource settings. Results The RPS proposed seven priority research questions addressing: identification of context-relevant emergency care indicators, barriers to effective emergency care; accuracy and impact of triage tools; potential quality improvement via registries; characteristics of people seeking emergency care; best practices for staff training and retention; and cost effectiveness of critical care – all within LMICs. Conclusions Convened by WHO and facilitated by the University of Sheffield, the Global Emergency Care Research Network project (GEM-CARN) brought together a coalition of 16 countries to identify research priorities for strengthening emergency care in LMICs. Our article further assesses the quality of the RPS exercise and reviews the current evidence supporting the identified priorities.
dc.identifier.apacitationLecky, F. E., Reynolds, T., Otesile, O., Hollis, S., Turner, J., Fuller, G., ... Wallis, L. (2020). Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise. <i>BMC Emergency Medicine</i>, 20(1), :68. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33211en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLecky, Fiona E, Teri Reynolds, Olubukola Otesile, Sara Hollis, Janette Turner, Gordon Fuller, Ian Sammy, et al "Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise." <i>BMC Emergency Medicine</i> 20, 1. (2020): :68. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33211en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBMC Emergency Medicine. 2020 Aug 31;20(1):68
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Lecky, Fiona E AU - Reynolds, Teri AU - Otesile, Olubukola AU - Hollis, Sara AU - Turner, Janette AU - Fuller, Gordon AU - Sammy, Ian AU - Williams-Johnson, Jean AU - Geduld, Heike AU - Tenner, Andrea G AU - French, Simone AU - Govia, Ishtar AU - Balen, Julie AU - Goodacre, Steve AU - Marahatta, Sujan B AU - DeVries, Shaheem AU - Sawe, Hendry R AU - El-Shinawi, Mohamed AU - Mfinanga, Juma AU - Rubiano, Andrés M AU - Chebbi, Henda AU - Do Shin, Sang AU - Ferrer, Jose M E AU - Haddadi, Mashyaneh AU - Firew, Tsion AU - Taubert, Kathryn AU - Lee, Andrew AU - Convocar, Pauline AU - Jamaluddin, Sabariah AU - Kotecha, Shahzmah AU - Yaqeen, Emad A AU - Wells, Katie AU - Wallis, Lee AB - Abstract Background More than half of deaths in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) result from conditions that could be treated with emergency care - an integral component of universal health coverage (UHC) - through timely access to lifesaving interventions. Methods The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to extend UHC to a further 1 billion people by 2023, yet evidence supporting improved emergency care coverage is lacking. In this article, we explore four phases of a research prioritisation setting (RPS) exercise conducted by researchers and stakeholders from South Africa, Egypt, Nepal, Jamaica, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea and Phillipines, USA and UK as a key step in gathering evidence required by policy makers and practitioners for the strengthening of emergency care systems in limited-resource settings. Results The RPS proposed seven priority research questions addressing: identification of context-relevant emergency care indicators, barriers to effective emergency care; accuracy and impact of triage tools; potential quality improvement via registries; characteristics of people seeking emergency care; best practices for staff training and retention; and cost effectiveness of critical care – all within LMICs. Conclusions Convened by WHO and facilitated by the University of Sheffield, the Global Emergency Care Research Network project (GEM-CARN) brought together a coalition of 16 countries to identify research priorities for strengthening emergency care in LMICs. Our article further assesses the quality of the RPS exercise and reviews the current evidence supporting the identified priorities. DA - 2020-08-31 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - BMC Emergency Medicine KW - Global Health KW - Research prioritisation KW - Quality indicators KW - Emergency care systems KW - Low resource settings LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise TI - Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33211 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-020-00362-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33211
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLecky FE, Reynolds T, Otesile O, Hollis S, Turner J, Fuller G, et al. Harnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2020;20(1)::68. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33211.en_ZA
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dc.sourceBMC Emergency Medicine
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume20
dc.source.pagination:68
dc.source.urihttps://bmcemergmed.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subjectGlobal Health
dc.subjectResearch prioritisation
dc.subjectQuality indicators
dc.subjectEmergency care systems
dc.subjectLow resource settings
dc.titleHarnessing inter-disciplinary collaboration to improve emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): results of research prioritisation setting exercise
dc.typeJournal Article
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