All Outputs (19)

Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland (2024)
Report
Wojcik, G., Anderson, L., Johnston, L., Moffat, S., & Morrison, D. (2024). Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland. Environmental Standards Scotland

Commissioned literature review on the key causes, impacts and controls for anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in the environment that are relevant to Scotland. The review summarises what is currently known about the impact of AMR on the environment and... Read More about Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland.

Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel (2023)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (online). Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel. Psychology and Health, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2182894

Objective To develop a theory-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate hospital antibiotic use, guided by the Medical Research Council’s complex interventions framework. Methods A phased approach was used, including triang... Read More about Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel.

Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals (2022)
Thesis
Wojcik, G. Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2968166

Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to global public health. Behaviours such as inappropriate antibiotic use in hospitals have contributed to this problem, and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to improve prescr... Read More about Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals.

Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2021)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., McCulloch, C., Willis, D. S., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (2021). Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. Archives of Public Health, 79(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00624-1

Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious global public health threat. Hospital misuse of antibiotics has contributed to this problem and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to change inappropriate prescribing practices. Thi... Read More about Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance using two methods (2020)
Journal Article
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., McCoubrey, J., Brooks, O., Grant, E., Keating, S., Reilly, J., Laurenson, I. F., Kefala, K., & Walsh, T. S. (2020). Ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance using two methods. Journal of Hospital Infection, 104(4), 522-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.020

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance is used as a quality indicator due to concerns that some cases may be preventable and may contribute to mortality. Various surveillance criteria exist for the purposes of national reporting, bu... Read More about Ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance using two methods.

Creating certainty in a world of uncertainty: a systematic review and meta-ethnography to understand doctors` views and experiences of antibiotic prescribing in acute hospitals. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., McCulloch, C., Willis, D., Kydonaki, K., & Williams, B. (2018, October). Creating certainty in a world of uncertainty: a systematic review and meta-ethnography to understand doctors` views and experiences of antibiotic prescribing in acute hospitals. Presented at 6th International Conference on Antibiotics, Antimicrobials and Resistance, Edinburgh, UK

Introduction The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to public health and patient safety due to associated morbidity, mortality and healthcare-associated infections. With the lack of new antibiotics currently in de... Read More about Creating certainty in a world of uncertainty: a systematic review and meta-ethnography to understand doctors` views and experiences of antibiotic prescribing in acute hospitals..

Good practice in shared decision-making and consent (2018)
Report
Wojcik, G. (2018). Good practice in shared decision-making and consent. Edinburgh: The Scottish Government

The Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Delivery Plan contains a commitment to reviewing the consent process for patients in Scotland with the General Medical Council and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. This report supports that work, by... Read More about Good practice in shared decision-making and consent.

Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia (2017)
Journal Article
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., McCoubrey, J., Brooks, O., Grant, E., Reilly, J., Laurenson, I. F., Kefala, K., & Walsh, T. S. (2018). Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia. Intensive Care Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4993-8

no abstract available. The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4993-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

An integrative review of factors influencing the use of antibiotic de-escalation in hospital setting (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Kydonaki, C., Willis, D., & Williams, B. (2017, March). An integrative review of factors influencing the use of antibiotic de-escalation in hospital setting. Poster presented at Edinburgh Antimicrobial Resistance Research Symposium

No abstract available.

Ventilator associated events and outcome: preliminary results (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Walsh, T. S., & Craven, T. H. (2016, November). Ventilator associated events and outcome: preliminary results. Poster presented at Scottish Intensive Care Society 2016, St. Andrews, Scotland

Ventilator associated events and outcome: preliminary results.

Implementation of a novel surveillance algorithm for VAP and attributable antibiotic use: are we on the right tracks? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Craven, T. H., & Walsh, T. S. (2016, November). Implementation of a novel surveillance algorithm for VAP and attributable antibiotic use: are we on the right tracks?. Poster presented at Scottish Intensive Care Society 2016

Implementation of a novel surveillance algorithm for VAP and attributable antibiotic use: are we on the right tracks?

Comparison of Two Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Techniques (2016)
Journal Article
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., & Walsh, T. S. (2016). Comparison of Two Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Techniques. Critical Care, 20(Supp 2),

Comparison of two ventilator associated pneumonia surveillance techniques.

Implementation of a novel surveillance algorithm for VAP and attributable antibiotic use: are we on the right tracks? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., & Walsh, T. S. (2016, January). Implementation of a novel surveillance algorithm for VAP and attributable antibiotic use: are we on the right tracks?. Poster presented at Scottish Intensive Care Society 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, St. Andrews, UK

Ventilator associated events and outcome: preliminary results (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., & Walsh, T. S. (2016, January). Ventilator associated events and outcome: preliminary results. Poster presented at Scottish Intensive Care Society 25 th Annual Scientific Meeting

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Craven, T. H., & Walsh, T. S. (2015, December). Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit. Poster presented at Intensive Care Society Clinical Practice

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit (2015)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Craven, T. H., & Walsh, T. S. (2015). Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 16(4 supp 28-103),

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit.

Comparison of Two Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Techniques
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., Kefala, K., McCoubrey, J., Reilly, J., Paterson, R., Inverarity, D., Laurenson, I., & Walsh, T. S. (2016, March). Comparison of Two Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Techniques. Poster presented at 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Good practice in shared-decision-making and consent: findings from the Interim Review
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., Milburn, E., Mackie, H., Bell, C., & Swanson, J. (2018, October). Good practice in shared-decision-making and consent: findings from the Interim Review. Poster presented at Realistic Medicine Conference, Dunblane, UK

What factors influence Nurse Independent Prescribing practice in UK primary care: qualitative evidence synthesis.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojcik, G., & MacNeil, C. (2023, November). What factors influence Nurse Independent Prescribing practice in UK primary care: qualitative evidence synthesis. Presented at Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Health Care Science Research Conference, Edinburgh, UK

Background Primary care services in the UK are encountering unprecedented challenges, including staffing shortages, rising costs and workloads, and policy initiatives supporting high-quality person-centred care. To meet these demands and the complex... Read More about What factors influence Nurse Independent Prescribing practice in UK primary care: qualitative evidence synthesis..