Rachel Yantzi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7990974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Yantzi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Yantzi |
| SIGNATURE | YANTZI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4427-6028 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
They do their utmost: Promise and limits of palliative care in two refugee camps in Rwanda, a qualitative study
After often gruelling journeys, some refugees arrive at secure locations with severe injury or illness. Others find themselves shortly thereafter facing a life-limiting health condition. Palliative care has been the focus of recent research, and of academic and aid sector dialogue. In this study, we ask: What are experiences and needs of patients and care providers? What opportunities and obstacles exist to enhance or introduce means of reducing …
Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’: Experiences of palliative care and palliative care needs in humanitarian crises
Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as a necessary component of humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim, not just at the very end of life but alleviation of suffering more broadly. In the past several years many organizations and sectoral initiatives hav…
The disease isn't listening to the drug’: The socio-cultural context of antibiotic use for viral respiratory infections in rural Uganda
To identify factors precipitating antibiotic misuse and discuss how to promote safe antibiotics use and curb antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic misuse is a significant problem globally, leading to increased antibiotic resistance. Many socio-cultural factors facilitate antibiotic misuse: patient and provider beliefs about antibiotics, inadequate regulation, poor health literacy, inadequate healthcare provider training, and sub-optimal diagnostic ca…
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The disease isn't listening to the drug’: The socio-cultural context of antibiotic use for viral respiratory infections in rural Uganda
To identify factors precipitating antibiotic misuse and discuss how to promote safe antibiotics use and curb antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic misuse is a significant problem globally, leading to increased antibiotic resistance. Many socio-cultural factors facilitate antibiotic misuse: patient and provider beliefs about antibiotics, inadequate regulation, poor health literacy, inadequate healthcare provider training, and sub-optimal diagnostic ca…
Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’: Experiences of palliative care and palliative care needs in humanitarian crises
Access to palliative care, and more specifically the alleviation of avoidable physical and psychosocial suffering is increasingly recognized as a necessary component of humanitarian response. Palliative approaches to care can meet the needs of patients for whom curative treatment may not be the aim, not just at the very end of life but alleviation of suffering more broadly. In the past several years many organizations and sectoral initiatives hav…
They do their utmost: Promise and limits of palliative care in two refugee camps in Rwanda, a qualitative study
After often gruelling journeys, some refugees arrive at secure locations with severe injury or illness. Others find themselves shortly thereafter facing a life-limiting health condition. Palliative care has been the focus of recent research, and of academic and aid sector dialogue. In this study, we ask: What are experiences and needs of patients and care providers? What opportunities and obstacles exist to enhance or introduce means of reducing …
Medicine (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Palliative care (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Refugee (2 works) · Antibiotic resistance (1 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (1 works) · Antibiotics (1 works)