Understanding patient non-transport decision theories in the pre-hospital setting: a narrative review

H Farhat, KE Aifa, G Alinier, A Nashwan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background In pre-hospital emergency care, decisions regarding patient non-conveyance
emerged as significant determinants of healthcare outcomes and resource utilization. These …

Epidemiological determinants of patient non-conveyance to the hospital in an emergency medical service environment

H Farhat, C Abid, K El Aifa, P Gangaram… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The increasing prevalence of comorbidities worldwide has spurred the need
for time-effective pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS). Some pre-hospital …

Predictive modelling of transport decisions and resources optimisation in pre-hospital setting using machine learning techniques

H Farhat, A Makhlouf, P Gangaram, K El Aifa… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The global evolution of pre-hospital care systems faces dynamic challenges,
particularly in multinational settings. Machine learning (ML) techniques enable the …

Incidence, characteristics, and prehospital outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Qatar: a nationwide gender-based investigation

E Awad, H Farhat, R Shami, N Gholami… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Research on incidence and characteristics of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
(OHCA) in the Middle East is limited. We assessed the incidence, prehospital characteristics …

Exploring factors influencing time from dispatch to unit availability according to the transport decision in the pre-hospital setting: an exploratory study

H Farhat, A Makhlouf, P Gangaram, KE Aifa… - BMC Emergency …, 2024 - Springer
Background Efficient resource distribution is important. Despite extensive research on
response timings within ambulance services, nuances of time from unit dispatch to …

Evaluation of the implementation of the objective structured clinical examination in health sciences education from a low‐income context in Tunisia: A cross‐sectional …

A Ben Amor, H Farhat, G Alinier… - Health Science …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is well‐established and
designed to evaluate students' clinical competence and practical skills in a standardized and …

“EMS Electronic Health Records–An Opportunity for Integration to Improve Care” Commentary on Kamta et al.

MW Dailey, W Hayashi - Prehospital Emergency Care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The team from the University for Rochester, publishing in this issue, is to be complemented
for attempting to create a pathway for identification of EMS interventions to guide care of …

Enhancing Patient Safety in Prehospital Environment: Analyzing Patient Perspectives on Non-Transport Decisions With Natural Language Processing and Machine …

H Farhat, G Alinier, R Tluli, M Chakif… - Journal of Patient …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective This research explored the experiences and perspectives of patients declining
hospital transportation after receiving prehospital emergency care using advanced …

Patient-centric perspectives on non-conveyance decisions following pre-hospital emergency calls: A qualitative study

H Farhat, G Alinier, M Chakif, R Tluli… - Journal of Emergency …, 2024 - qscience.com
Background: Patient-centered care is a foundation for high-quality healthcare delivery and is
recognized by the Institute of Medicine as one of the six key elements of healthcare quality. It …

Understanding Non-Transport Decision Theories in the Pre-hospital Setting: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

H Farhat, J Laughton, K El Aifa, A Nashwan… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background: Pre-hospital emergency calls do not always result in the patient being
transported to the hospital. Such decisions can jeopardize healthcare outcomes and lead to …