Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices
Objective: To understand the attitudes of consultant emergency medicine physicians and advanced trainees and the perceived barriers to public health interventions in Australasian EDs. Methods: This was a voluntary cross-sectional, mixed-methods online survey of consultant emergency physicians and ad...
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| author | Egerton-Warburton, Diana Gosbell, A. Moore, K. Jelinek, G. |
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| description | Objective: To understand the attitudes of consultant emergency medicine physicians and advanced trainees and the perceived barriers to public health interventions in Australasian EDs. Methods: This was a voluntary cross-sectional, mixed-methods online survey of consultant emergency physicians and advanced trainees of the ACEM, conducted between December 2011 and March 2012. Results: Eight hundred and fifty-six ACEM members responded to the survey - a response rate of 33%. A similar number of consultants (70%) and trainees (75%) believed public health initiatives should be provided in the ED. Barriers identified by a similar majority of consultants and trainees to the implementation of public health interventions in EDs included dedicated time available for staff to be involved; available public health resources; available funding; clinical staff skills and expertise in public health; and the availability of staff training. Conclusions: Public health and health promotion are perceived by the majority of emergency medicine physicians as important in emergency medicine; however, substantial barriers exists to their implementation. Development of an evidence-based approach to public health interventions, which are effective and feasible in the ED environment, will facilitate a more comprehensive approach to public health initiatives in emergency medicine. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-378542017-09-13T14:27:25Z Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices Egerton-Warburton, Diana Gosbell, A. Moore, K. Jelinek, G. Objective: To understand the attitudes of consultant emergency medicine physicians and advanced trainees and the perceived barriers to public health interventions in Australasian EDs. Methods: This was a voluntary cross-sectional, mixed-methods online survey of consultant emergency physicians and advanced trainees of the ACEM, conducted between December 2011 and March 2012. Results: Eight hundred and fifty-six ACEM members responded to the survey - a response rate of 33%. A similar number of consultants (70%) and trainees (75%) believed public health initiatives should be provided in the ED. Barriers identified by a similar majority of consultants and trainees to the implementation of public health interventions in EDs included dedicated time available for staff to be involved; available public health resources; available funding; clinical staff skills and expertise in public health; and the availability of staff training. Conclusions: Public health and health promotion are perceived by the majority of emergency medicine physicians as important in emergency medicine; however, substantial barriers exists to their implementation. Development of an evidence-based approach to public health interventions, which are effective and feasible in the ED environment, will facilitate a more comprehensive approach to public health initiatives in emergency medicine. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37854 10.1111/1742-6723.12475 Blackwell Publishing unknown |
| spellingShingle | Egerton-Warburton, Diana Gosbell, A. Moore, K. Jelinek, G. Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title | Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title_full | Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title_fullStr | Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title_short | Public health in Australasian emergency departments: Attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| title_sort | public health in australasian emergency departments: attitudes, barriers and current practices |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37854 |