Publications by authors named "Jean-Christophe Servotte"

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of academic burnout (AB) and its associated factors among nursing and midwifery students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A correlational cross-sectional study.

Methods: An online survey was distributed from November to December 2020 to nursing and midwifery students in Belgium.

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Background: The COVID-19 crisis has radically affected our healthcare institutions. Debriefings in clinical settings provide a time for the clinicians to reflect on the successes (pluses) and difficulties (deltas) encountered. Debriefings tend to be well-received if included in the broader management of the unit.

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Teamwork training and evaluation are essential to enhance safety and quality of care. The lack of the psychometric testing of the TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) and Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) across different language and cultural settings has questioned their widespread use because such attitudes and perceptions are highly subjective and context-bound. The present study aims to translate the T-TAQ and T-TPQ into the French language and validate the psychometric properties of the two questionnaires in a public health context.

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Background: Multiple guidelines recommend debriefing after clinical events in the emergency department (ED) to improve performance, but their implementation has been limited. We aimed to start a clinical debriefing program to identify opportunities to address teamwork and patient safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We reviewed existing literature on best-practice guidelines to answer key clinical debriefing program design questions.

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  • * With no current medications or vaccines available, prevention relies heavily on self-management strategies, posing challenges for physicians in educating patients during triage and testing.
  • * The CEdRIC strategy is a proposed five-step protocol designed to educate patients at discharge who need to self-isolate, aiming to standardize the process and improve self-management to prevent complications and disease transmission.
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Objectives: Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak, different strategies have been explored to stem the spread of the disease and appropriately manage patient flow. Triage, an effective solution proposed in disaster medicine, also works well to manage Emergency Department (ED) flow. The aim of this study was to describe the role of an ED Triage Center for patients with suspected novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and characterize the patient flow.

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: For years, general practitioners (GP) shortage and patients' increasing demand for acute care have been associated with Emergency Department (ED) crowding. Indeed, EDs admissions for non-emergency care seem to constantly increase. Surprisingly, the rationale for patients own decision to directly reach EDs over primary care have been poorly investigated to date.

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Introduction: Breaking bad news (BBN) in the emergency department (ED) represents a challenging and stressful situation for physicians. Many medical students and residents feel stressed and uncomfortable with such situations because of insufficient training. Our randomized controlled study aimed to assess the efficacy of a four-hour BBN simulation-based training on perceived self-efficacy, the BBN process, and communication skills.

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Triage systems for out-of-hours primary care physician (PCP) calls have been implemented empirically but no triage algorithm has been validated to date. A triage algorithm named SALOMON (Système Algorithmique Liégeois d'Orientation pour la Médecine Omnipraticienne Nocturne) was developed to guide triage nurses. This study assessed the performance of the algorithm using simulated PCP calls.

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  • Recent studies suggest that hospital discharge is a prime opportunity for providing patient education (PE) to enhance satisfaction and reduce complications.
  • The emergency department (ED) is highlighted as a critical setting for improving PE despite challenges like overcrowding and high workload.
  • Future research needs to focus on developing effective strategies for PE delivery, including provider training, educational material creation, and evaluation of interventions to ensure comprehensive patient care.
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NHL-ChirEx is an interprofessional cross-border education project that addresses the potential excess of radiation induced morbidity throughout the radiation planning and treatment process. NHL-ChirEx is supported by ESTRO and the University of the Greater Region and has been recently approved and funded under INTERREG VA Programme.

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