Prevention and control of antimicrobial resistant healthcare associated infections: the Microbiology Laboratory rocks!

Autores: Vale A, Vale Barbosa MdG, Vale Barbosa MdG, Vale A, Vale-Gato I, Vale-Gato I
Link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00855/full

This paper addresses the role and importance of the Microbiology Laboratory in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection and in Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and how it can be leveraged when combined with the use of information systems. Additionally, we critically review some challenges that the Microbiology Laboratory has to deal with, including the selection of analytic methods and the proper use of communication channels with other healthcare services.
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Lean na Gestão da Saúde: Uma Oportunidade para Fomentar a Centralidade do Doente, o Respeito pelos Profissionais e a Qualidade nos Serviços de Saúde

Autores: Martins TM
Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6615/4650

Os casos de Flinders Medical Center (Austrália), Royal Bolton (UK), ThedaCare e Virginia Mason (USA) são exemplos de hospitais que conseguiram melhorar o seu desempenho através da utilização de metodologias Lean. Todavia, nem sempre o processo é tão fácil como aparenta. Não é que a aplicação do Lean seja difícil mas exige condições especiais.
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The impact of global health initiatives on the health system in Angola

Autores: Menne S
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2015.1128957

We assessed the impact of global health initiatives (GHIs) on the health care system of Angola, as a contribution to documenting how GHIs, such as the Global Fund, GAVI and PEPFAR, influence the planning and delivery of health services in low-income countries and how national systems respond.
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Implications of dual practice for universal health coverage

Autores: Portugal S, Portugal-Calisto D, Portugal S, Portuguese Hiv-1 Resistance Study Group, Portugal-Calisto D
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750430/

Making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) requires that health workers are adequate in numbers, prepared for their jobs and motivated to perform. In establishing the best ways to develop the health workforce, relatively little attention has been paid to the trends and implications of dual practice – concurrent employment in public and private sectors. We review recent research on dual practice for its potential to guide staffing policies in relation to UHC.
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Where health workforce governance research meets health services management

Autores: Alves-Pires C
Link: http://hsm.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/03/23/0951484816637747.full

A deficit of one million healthcare workers forecasted in the European Union by 2020 turns the ‘universal truth’ that there is ‘no health without a workforce’ into the perhaps biggest challenge for future healthcare systems and services management. We argue that effective healthcare management needs systematic connections with health workforce macro- and meso-levels of governance.
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