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Westbrook JI, Seaman K, Wabe N, Raban MZ, Urwin R, Badgery-Parker T, Mecardo C, Mumford V, Nguyen AD, Root J, Balmer S, Waugh K, Pinto S, Burge B, Aldeguer E, Dunstan T, Jorgensen M, Gray L, Bucknall T, Etherton-Beer C, Newell B, Caughey G, Beattie E, Xenos K, Cumming A. Designing an Informatics Infrastructure for a National Aged Care Medication Roundtable. Stud Health Technol Inform 2024; 310:404-408. [PMID: 38269834 DOI: 10.3233/shti230996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
In the residential aged care sector medication management has been identified as a major area of concern contributing to poor outcomes and quality of life for residents. Monitoring medication management in residential aged care in Australia has been highly reliant on small, internal audits. The introduction of electronic medication administration systems provides new opportunities to establish improved methods for ongoing, timely and efficient monitoring of a range of medication indicators, made more meaningful by linking medication data with resident characteristics and outcomes. Benchmarking contemporary medication indicators provides a further opportunity for improvement and is most effective when indicator data are adjusted to take account of confounding factors, such as residents' characteristics and health conditions. Roundtables provide a structure for sharing and discussing indicator data in a trusted and supportive environment and encourage the identification of strategies which may be effective in improving medication management. This paper describes a new project to establish, implement and evaluate a National Aged Care Medication Roundtable.
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- Consumers Health Forum, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia
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- University of Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Commission on Safety in Quality in Health Care, Australia
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- Australian Commission on Safety in Quality in Health Care, Australia
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Cairns KA, Avent M, Buono E, Cheah R, Devchand M, Khumra S, Rawlins M, Roberts JA, Xenos K, Munro C. Standard of practice in infectious diseases for pharmacy services. J Pharm Pract Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jppr.1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Kelly A. Cairns
- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Pharmacy Department Alfred Health Melbourne Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Queensland State‐Wide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Infection and Immunity Theme, UQCCR The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Clinical Excellence Commission Sydney Australia
- National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Doherty Institute Melbourne Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Doherty Institute Melbourne Australia
- Pharmacy Department Monash Health Clayton Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Austin Health Heidelberg Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Austin Health Heidelberg Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Department of Pharmacy Fiona Stanley Hospital Murdoch Australia
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research Faculty of Medicine & Centre for Translational Anti‐infective Pharmacodynamics School of Pharmacy The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Brisbane Australia
- Nîmes University Hospital University of Montpellier Montpellier France
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- Infectious Diseases Standard of Practice Working Group The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Sydney Australia
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- The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Collingwood Australia
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Paltatzidou K, Xenos K, Panagiotopoulos A, Pouliou E, Katsika-Chatziolou E, Stavropoulos P, Katsambas A, Stratigos A, Antoniou C. Localization of MMP-9 in multinuclear giant cells in keloids after treatment with 5-fluorouracil with or without combination of cryotherapy and cryotherapy alone. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 31:e121-e123. [PMID: 27634492 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- K Paltatzidou
- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hemopathology, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Kallimanis PG, Xenos K, Markantonis SL, Stavropoulos P, Margaroni G, Katsambas A, Avgerinou G. Serum levels of transforming growth factor-beta1 in patients with mild psoriasis vulgaris and effect of treatment with biological drugs. Clin Exp Dermatol 2008; 34:582-6. [PMID: 19094132 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03026.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is an immune cell-mediated disease in which cytokines play an important role. Studies have been performed to explore the relationship between the disease and cytokine blood levels with a view to finding a biomarker for monitoring disease severity/activity and treatment efficacy. AIM To investigate the levels of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) in patients with mild psoriasis vulgaris (PV) and the possible use of this cytokine in monitoring treatment with biological drugs. METHODS Serum levels of TGF-beta1 were estimated in 33 untreated patients (PI group), in 7 of these patients (PII group) before and after 3 months of treatment with one of two biological drugs (etanercept and efalizumab) and in 19 healthy volunteers (control group). RESULTS Significantly (P < 0.0001) higher serum levels of TGF-beta1 were found in the PI group [Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 9-10] compared with the 19 healthy volunteers. In the PII group, after the administration of one of the biological drugs, a 50% reduction in PASI and a significant (P = 0.032) decrease in TGF-beta1 was noted. CONCLUSIONS Raised TGF-beta1 levels in patients with mild PV decreased in tandem with a decrease in PASI after biological drug treatment. Hence, TGF-beta1 levels seem to be sensitive to changes in disease severity.
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- P G Kallimanis
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli, Athens, Greece
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Papakostantinou E, Xenos K, Markantonis SL, Druska S, Stratigos A, Katsambas A. Efficacy of 2 weeks' application of theophylline ointment in psoriasis vulgaris. J DERMATOL TREAT 2006; 16:169-70. [PMID: 16096184 DOI: 10.1080/09546630510043202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- E Papakostantinou
- Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, Kessariani, Athens, Greece
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Migdalis IN, Xenos K, Chairopoulos K, Varvarigos N, Leontiades E, Karmaniolas K. Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase activity and ionized calcium in Type 2 diabetic patients with neuropathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2000; 49:113-8. [PMID: 10963822 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(00)00150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase is an important regulator of intracellular calcium concentration and therefore, of erythrocyte deformability. We have investigated the possible relationship between Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase activity (ATPase) and ionized calcium (Ca(2+)), in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. A total of 104 Type 2 diabetic patients (57 neuropathic and 47 non-neuropathic) and 25 non-diabetic subjects were studied. After an overnight fast, blood was taken for Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase activity, Ca(2+), Mg(2+), PTH and HbA(1c). The neuropathy study group had significantly lower levels of ATPase, 6.6 (95% CI, 5.6-7.7) nmol/mg/min compared to controls 7. 1 (6.2-8.3) nmol/mg/min, P<0.001 and to diabetic patients without neuropathy 7.0 (6.0-8.1) nmol/mg/min, P<0.001. The study group had also lower levels of Ca(2+) (0.89+/-0.18 mmol/l vs. control 1.08+/-0. 24 mmol/l, P<0.01 and non-neuropathic 0.98+/-0.27 mmol/l, P<0.05) and Mg(2+) (0.73+/-0.13 mmol/l vs. control 0.81+/-0.14 mmol/l, P<0. 05), despite similar PTH levels. In diabetic subjects, no correlation was found between ATPase or Ca(2+) with glucose, HbA(1c), age or duration of diabetes. We conclude that in patients with diabetic neuropathy there are abnormalities of Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase activity and Ca(2+). This provides further support for the role of microangiopathy in the pathogenesis of neuropathy.
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- I N Migdalis
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, NIMTS Hospital, 12 Monis Petraki, 11521, Athens, Greece
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Quercetin is a bioflavonoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of quercetin on acute skin irritation, with special interest in the skin barrier function recovery. Acute irritant contact dermatitis was induced in 15 patients by 24-h occlusion of 2% sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) (day (D) 1). The influence of application on SLS-irritated skin of topical quercetin for 5 consecutive Ds, compared to vehicle and controls, was studied. Parameters measured were transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and erythema index. Final measurements were taken on D 7 after a 1-D rest period. TEWL and the erythema index continued to rise 2 D after application of SLS and 1 D after treatment with quercetin, vehicle or controls. Both TEWL and erythema values at D 7 did not return to values before the SLS barrier disruption at all the test sites. Therefore, quercetin topically applied after induction of irritant contact dermatitis does not appear to increase the recovery of barrier function and erythema caused by SLS.
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- A Katsarou
- Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, Greece
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Xenos K, Kalogeromitros D, Markantonis SL, Katsambas A, Katsarou A. A study of the effect of theophylline on the anti-inflammatory potency of dexamethasone using alpha-aminoisobutyric acid uptake in rat skin fibroblasts: a possible mechanism through the glucocorticoid receptor. Cell Biol Int 1999; 22:695-9. [PMID: 10452840 DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1998.0309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The action of theophylline on the uptake of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB; an indicator of anti-inflammatory potency) stimulated by the glucocorticoid, dexamethasone, in cultured rat fibroblast monolayers was evaluated. Theophylline alone (0.1 m m) did not show significant activity (3314+/-27 cpm) compared with the baseline level (3186+/-130 cpm), but in the presence of 10 n m dexamethasone the stimulation of AIB uptake was increased to 5263+/-100 cpm, approximately to the same extent as with 100 n m dexamethasone alone (5397+/-28 cpm). Activation of glucocorticoid-receptor complexes in rat fibroblast cytosol was studied by assessing the extent of their binding to DNA-cellulose. Activated and non-activated forms of glucocorticoid-receptor complexes were analysed by DEAE-Sephadex chromatography. Theophylline (1 m m) was found to have a direct effect (0 degrees C), similar to that of heat (25 degrees C) on DNA-cellulose binding, that is approximately 64.5% and 68.7%, respectively, thus indicating that theophylline promotes activation of glucocorticoid receptors at low temperature. The effect of theophylline on the stimulation of AIB uptake by dexamethasone when considered in the light of its activation of GR receptors in the fibroblast cytosol indicates that this effect may be mediated by GR activation.
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- K Xenos
- Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Xenos K, Kyroudis S, Anagnostidis A, Papastathopoulos P. Treatment of lactose intolerance with exogenous beta-D-galactosidase in pellet form. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 1998; 23:350-5. [PMID: 9725505 DOI: 10.1007/bf03189363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The effectiveness of a new beta-D-galactosidase pellet formulation in the treatment of lactose intolerance was studied. The encapsuled beta-D-galactosidase (lactase) pellets were first tested in vitro for their enzymatic activity within an environment simulating gastric conditions and subsequently within an environment simulating duodenal conditions. Effectiveness was measured by the % of glucose formed by hydrolysis of lactose. The pellets were found to retain their enzymatic activity in gastric pH conditions (mean 69 +/- 1 mg/dl glucose) and were found to hydrolyse lactose in human duodenal fluid (106.35 +/- 1 mg/dl). Finally the effectiveness of the new lactase formulation on glucose absorption was studied in 8 lactose intolerant subjects in a randomized, double blind, crossover trial. After fasting, the subjects were given one capsule containing 100 u/ml beta-galactosidase (i.e. 10 pellets of 10 u/ml each) or one capsule containing placebo pellets, followed by 100 g lactose dissolved in water. The washout period between lactose challenges was one week. Plasma glucose concentrations were measured before and at intervals after the challenges and the subjects completed symptom questionnaires every eight hours for 24 hours. Results showed a statistically significant increase in plasma glucose levels 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after lactose ingestion (repeated measures analysis of variance, p<0.01). Subjective ratings of the severity of abdominal cramping, belching, flatulence, vomiting and diarrhoea were significantly decreased following ingestion of the lactase pellets and lactose (no incidence of diarrhoea) compared with after ingestion of placebo and lactose. The results of the study were considered to be very promising as the beta-D-galactosidase formulation (which was produced at very low cost and with great ease) resisted inactivation in the stomach, effectively transformed lactose to glucose in vivo and reduced symptoms of lactose intolerance.
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- K Xenos
- Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, Greece
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