Irish journal of medical science
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Ireland, like many countries, pursued a containment strategy during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Multidisciplinary Outbreak Control Team (OCT) meetings were among the urgent measures used by public health teams in managing COVID-19 outbreaks, especially in high-risk settings. ⋯ While substantial DePH resources were required to manage COVID-19 outbreaks in older person RCFs, it is highly likely that these efforts prevented new infections within RCFs and thus reduced hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths. This sustained input placed a significant burden on the wider multidisciplinary public health team, and it affected the department's capacity to deal with competing health threats and priorities. Future pandemic preparedness requires commensurate resource planning for public health teams.
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Polycythaemia vera (PV) is a Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm, typically driven by acquired JAK2 mutation and characterised by elevated red cell mass and increased risk of thrombotic events. Patients are managed with phlebotomy to maintain haematocrit (Hct) < 0.45, and patients stratified as 'high risk' for thrombosis are additionally treated with cytoreductive agents to attain this target. ⋯ We found that patients spent the majority of time in target Hct range. Findings are supportive of current management guidelines.
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This study aimed to assess the determinants of burnout among healthcare providers in the primary care setting. ⋯ Every fourth out of ten suffered from personal burnout, one-third from work-related burnout, and one-seventh from client-related burnout among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare systems must take care of healthcare workers' physical and emotional depletion, reducing the risk of burnout.