Factors influencing health care workers’ adherence to work site tuberculosis screening and treatment policies

Heather A. Joseph, MPH,a Robin Shrestha-Kuwahara, MPH,a Diane Lowry, MPH, MSW,a Lauren A. Lambert, MPH,aAdelisa L. Panlilio, MD, MPH,b Beth G. Raucher, MD, MSHCM,c James M. Holcombe, MPPA,d Jan Poujade, RN, MS,eDiane M. Rasmussen, RN,f and Maureen Wilce, MSaAtlanta, Georgia, New York, New York, Jackson, Mississippi, Portland, Oregon, and Kansas City, MissouriBackground: Despite the known risk of tuberculosis (TB) to health care workers (HCWs), research suggests that many are not fullyadherent wi ...

randomised trial systems for prevention in primary care: Practice based education to improve delivery

AbstractObjective To examine the effectiveness of an intervention thatcombined continuing medical education with processimprovement methods to implement “office systems” toimprove the delivery of preventive care to children.Design Randomised trial in primary care practices.Setting Private paediatric and family practices in two areas ofNorth Carolina.Participants Random sample of 44 practices allocated tointervention and control groups.Intervention Practice based continuing medical ed ...