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Lessons from the frontline: Documenting the experiences of Pacific emergency care clinicians responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cox, Megan; Phillips, Georgina; Mitchell, Rob; Herron, Lisa-Maree; Körver, Sarah; Sharma, Deepak; Brolan, Claire E; Kendino, Mangu; Masilaca, Osea K; O'Reilly, Gerard; Poloniati, Penisimani; Kafoa, Berlin.
  • Cox M; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.
  • Phillips G; The Sutherland Hospital, NSW, Australia.
  • Mitchell R; NSW Ambulance, Sydney, Australia.
  • Herron LM; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Körver S; Emergency Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Sharma D; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Brolan CE; Emergency & Trauma Centre, Alfred Health, Australia.
  • Kendino M; School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Masilaca OK; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • O'Reilly G; Emergency Department, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji.
  • Poloniati P; School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Kafoa B; Centre for Policy Futures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Lancet Reg Health West Pac ; 25: 100517, 2022 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1914790
ABSTRACT
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the Pacific region have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and emergency care (EC) clinicians have been on the frontline of response efforts. Their responsibilities have extended from triage and clinical management of patients with COVID-19 to health system leadership and coordination. This has exposed EC clinicians to a range of ethical and operational challenges.This paper describes the context and methodology of a rapid, collaborative, qualitative research project that explored the experiences of EC clinicians in Pacific LMICs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted in three phases, with data obtained from online regional EC support forums, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. A phenomenological approach was adopted, incorporating a hybrid inductive and deductive thematic analysis. Research findings, reported in other manuscripts in this collection, will inform multi-sectoral efforts to improve health system preparedness for future public health emergencies.

Funding:

Epidemic Ethics/World Health Organization (WHO) initiative, supported by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office/Wellcome Grant 214711/Z/18/Z (Phases 1 and 2A) and an Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation International Development Fund Grant.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Lancet Reg Health West Pac Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.lanwpc.2022.100517

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Lancet Reg Health West Pac Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.lanwpc.2022.100517