Mieke Steenssens
Biographic Data
| ID | 8005655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mieke Steenssens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mieke |
| FAMILY NAME | Steenssens |
| SIGNATURE | STEENSSENS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Médecins Sans Frontières |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Improving pediatric TB diagnosis in North Kivu (DR Congo), focusing on a clinical algorithm including targeted Xpert MTB/RIF on gastric aspirates
After the introduction of an adapted clinical pediatric TB diagnostic algorithm, including Xpert MTB/RIF on gastric aspirates, we observed a significant increase in the number of children - especially under 5 years old - started on TB treatment, mostly on clinical grounds. Increased 'clinician awareness' of pediatric TB likely played an important role
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Improving pediatric TB diagnosis in North Kivu (DR Congo), focusing on a clinical algorithm including targeted Xpert MTB/RIF on gastric aspirates
After the introduction of an adapted clinical pediatric TB diagnostic algorithm, including Xpert MTB/RIF on gastric aspirates, we observed a significant increase in the number of children - especially under 5 years old - started on TB treatment, mostly on clinical grounds. Increased 'clinician awareness' of pediatric TB likely played an important role
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Algorithm (1 work) · Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (1 work) · Global Health Workforce Issues (1 work) · Hepatitis B (1 work) · Incidence (geometry (1 work) · Internal Medicine (1 work) · lay health workers (1 work) · malaria diagnosis (1 work)