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Clinical Practice Guidelines For Primary Care Providers' Evaluation Of Patient Fitness To Fly, Kerry Colleen Palakanis
Clinical Practice Guidelines For Primary Care Providers' Evaluation Of Patient Fitness To Fly, Kerry Colleen Palakanis
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Commercial air travel is amongst the safest forms of transportation yet the environment within the aircraft cabin to which the passenger is exposed may have adverse physiological and psychological effects on passengers, especially for those with pre-existing medical issues. A comprehensive, systematic review and analysis of current literature was performed to develop evidenced-based guidelines for evaluation of passenger fitness to fly for integration into primary care practice. Recommendations from the most current fitness to fly guidelines and disease-specific published research related to in-flight medical issues were evaluated and the Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) method was utilized …
Improving Evidence Based Asthma Management In An Urban University Student Health Center, Hedian Cho Swanson
Improving Evidence Based Asthma Management In An Urban University Student Health Center, Hedian Cho Swanson
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of this project was to improve asthma management through focused staff education and training on national asthma guideline recommendations. The Student Health Center (SHC), located in a university in the southwest United States, performed annual reviews of asthma-related electronic medical records (EMR) in an effort to provide quality health care. These reviews used 23 quality improvement (QI) parameters extracted from the 2007 National Asthma Education and Preventive Program Expert Panel Report 3 (NAEPP EPR 3). The SHC QI findings were consistent with current asthma management literature indicating asthma control is often overestimated and undertreated. This project (a) provided …