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Welsh Research and Education Network
CURRENT PROJECT PORTFOLIOOur current projects and how to get involved
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Current Projects:
WREN is currently undertaking the projects detailed below across Wales. If you would like further information, or would like to get involved, please either contact WREN or the project lead via their email address, available via the 'Contact' link:
Time efficiency during common routine procedures
Project Lead: Assim Javid, ST5, Health Education and Improvement Wales Contact
Description: To determine whether there are any time delays in carrying out routine procedures on general paediatric wards due to poorly stocked treatment rooms.
Protocol:
Description: To determine whether there are any time delays in carrying out routine procedures on general paediatric wards due to poorly stocked treatment rooms.
Protocol:
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Are urine cultures a useful part of prolonged jaundice screening tests?
Project Lead: Megha Jagga, ST4 Health Education and Improvement Wales Contact
Description: Routine screening for urine infection in well babies with prolonged jaundice should be reconsidered as the rate of urine infections in infants in the UK are very low and non-invasive methods of urine collection lead to contaminated, erroneous results causing increased parental anxiety related to repeated samples.
Protocol:
Description: Routine screening for urine infection in well babies with prolonged jaundice should be reconsidered as the rate of urine infections in infants in the UK are very low and non-invasive methods of urine collection lead to contaminated, erroneous results causing increased parental anxiety related to repeated samples.
Protocol:
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Auditing the use of Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) on Welsh Neonatal Units
Project Lead: Neha Sharma, Clinical Fellow, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport Contact
Description: LISA is a relatively recent method of surfactant administration in preterm infants and there is much discrepancy between neonatal units regarding its administration. This audit will try to review our ongoing practice and the challenges faced by the various units adopting this practice in prevention of chronic lung disease by reducing days spent on mechanical ventilation by infants having respiratory distress syndrome.
Protocol:
Description: LISA is a relatively recent method of surfactant administration in preterm infants and there is much discrepancy between neonatal units regarding its administration. This audit will try to review our ongoing practice and the challenges faced by the various units adopting this practice in prevention of chronic lung disease by reducing days spent on mechanical ventilation by infants having respiratory distress syndrome.
Protocol:
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Projects under Development:
WREN is also in the process of planning projects to undertake at a future date. If you would like further information, or would like to get involved, please either contact WREN or the project lead via their email address:
Improving recognition of high body mass index in paediatric outpatient clinics
Project title: Improving recognition of high body mass index in paediatric outpatient clinics.
Project Lead: Dr Jemma Wright (drjemmawright@gmail.com)
Description: BMI is not routinely calculated or acted upon in patients attending paediatric
outpatient clinics. the aim of this project is to increase the documentation of BMI on paediatric outpatient clinic letters, and To increase the recognition and treatment of children with high BMI.
Project title: Improving recognition of high body mass index in paediatric outpatient clinics.
Project Lead: Dr Jemma Wright (drjemmawright@gmail.com)
Description: BMI is not routinely calculated or acted upon in patients attending paediatric
outpatient clinics. the aim of this project is to increase the documentation of BMI on paediatric outpatient clinic letters, and To increase the recognition and treatment of children with high BMI.
