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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: The impact of the National HIV Health Care Worker Hotline on patient care in South Africa. | Chisholm et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2011 8 4 http www.aidsrestherapy.eom content 8 1 4 AIDS RESEARCH AND THERAPY RESEARCH Open Access The impact of the National HIV Health Care Worker Hotline on patient care in South Africa 1 2 2 3 4 Briony S Chisholm Karen Cohen Marc Blockman Hans-Friedemann Kinkel Tamara J Kredo Annoesjka M Swart 1 Abstract Background South Africa has a huge burden of illness due to HIV infection. Many health care workers managing HIV infected patients particularly those in rural areas and primary care health facilities have minimal access to information resources and to advice and support from experienced clinicians. The Medicines Information Centre based in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town has been running the National HIV Health Care Worker HCW Hotline since 2008 providing free information for HIV treatment-related queries via telephone fax and e-mail. Results A questionnaire-based study showed that 224 44 of the 511 calls that were received by the hotline during the 2-month study period were patient-specific. Ninety-four completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. Of these 72 77 were from doctors 13 14 from pharmacists and 9 10 from nurses. 96 of the callers surveyed took an action based on the advice received from the National HIV HCW Hotline. The majority of actions concerned the start dose adaption change or discontinuation of medicines. Less frequent actions taken were adherence and lifestyle counselling further investigations referring or admission of patients. Conclusions The information provided by the National HIV HCW Hotline on patient-specific requests has a direct impact on the management of patients. Background Medicine information services aim to promote the safe and effective use of medicines 1 . The Medicines Information Centre MIC which is based in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town has been in operation since 1980. Over the past 30 years .
