Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis
Most Cochrane Reviews compare the effects of different interventions or strategies on outcomes. But, we are now seeing reviews that use qualitative research evidence to explore why things happen, more than what things happen. Claire Glenton from the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services in Oslo describes one of the early examples of this type of review. The review was written by a team from Norway, South Africa, the UK and Iran and was published in October 2013 and looks at the role of lay health workers in maternal and child health. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - October 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis
Most Cochrane Reviews compare the effects of different interventions or strategies on outcomes. But, we are now seeing reviews that use qualitative research evidence to explore why things happen, more than what things happen. Arash Rashidian from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran describes one of the early examples of this type of review. The review was written by a team from Norway, South Africa, the UK and Iran and was published in October 2013 and looks at the role of lay health workers in maternal and child health. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - October 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis
Most Cochrane Reviews compare the effects of different interventions or strategies on outcomes. But, we are now seeing reviews that use qualitative research evidence to explore why things happen, more than what things happen. Claire Glenton from the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services in Oslo describes one of the early examples of this type of review. The review was written by a team from Norway, South Africa, the UK and Iran and was published in October 2013 and looks at the role of lay health workers in maternal and child health. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - October 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Clubfoot
Several articles on bmj.com deal with clubfoot disorder. Kirsten Patrick gives us a quick history of the condition, and talks to Andrew Hogg - a GP trainee - about a film he made in South Africa to help Zulu parents understand it. Also this week, Trish Groves tells Duncan Jarvies about the importance of sharing data - and the possible problems... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 29, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Clubfoot
Several articles on bmj.com deal with clubfoot disorder. Kirsten Patrick gives us a quick history of the condition, and talks to Andrew Hogg - a GP trainee - about a film he made in South Africa to help Zulu parents understand it. Also this week, Trish Groves tells Duncan Jarvies about the importance of sharing data - and the possible problems that may arise. Deborah Cohen takes us through the news. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 29, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Tackling NCDs in developing countries
Dan Chisholm, a health economist with the World Health Organisation talks to Harriet Vickers about a cluster of articles which examines the more cost effective way to tackle non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Deworming debunked
You may well assume that a programme supported by organisations such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization does what it says on the tin. However, it turns out this is not the case with deworming initiatives in countries such as Africa and India. Paul Garner, co-author of the Cochrane review on the topic, explains what's going on.
And... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Deworming debunked
You may well assume that a programme supported by organisations such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization does what it says on the tin. However, it turns out this is not the case with deworming initiatives in countries such as Africa and India. Paul Garner, co-author of the Cochrane review on the topic, explains what's going on.
And Michael Wilson, instructor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, gives us some advice on diagnosing Klinefelter's syndrome. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Tickborne Rickettsial Infections Among Travelers to Africa
Patients going on safari? Remind them about how to avoid and deal with ticks. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - August 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Decentralising HIV treatment in lower- and middle-income countries
Many people living with HIV who need antiretroviral therapy find it difficult to access care. Tamara Kredo from the South African Cochrane Centre is part of the team that published a new Cochrane Review in June 2013, looking at ways of organising service delivery that might help. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Cochrane Collaboration Tags: Issues 4 to 6, April to June 2013 Source Type: podcasts
Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV
In March 2013, the Cochrane HIV/AIDS group updated its portfolio of reviews by adding new evidence to an assessment of the potential role for nutritional interventions. In this Evidence Pod, Liesl Grobler from the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care at Stellenbosch University in South Africa sets the scene and tells us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Cochrane Collaboration Tags: Issue 1 to 3, January to March 2013 Source Type: podcasts
