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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: A systematic review.
posted by WM Admin on 2014-11-14 10:37:55.14
This systematic review investigated the prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses and specific (individual and work related) determinants of burnout…
NZ Literature Abstract
Fitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): A research protocol
posted by WM Admin on 2015-04-16 08:47:00.403
As part of a programme of research aiming to improve the outcomes of traumatically injured children, a multisource healthcare advocacy…
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Self-reported preparedness of New Zealand acute care providers to mass emergencies before the Canterbury Earthquakes: A national survey
posted by WM Admin on 2015-01-14 11:20:25.154
In this cross-sectional national survey of 1500 acute care providers (in 2009-2010), the researchers investigated the self-reported training and experience…
NZ Literature Abstract
Impact of a major disaster on the mental health of a well-studied cohort
posted by Research Admin on 2014-07-22 12:43:16.949
There has been growing research into the mental health consequences of major disasters. Few studies have controlled for prospectively assessed…
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- Quality indicators used by trauma centers for performance measurement
- Reducing ethnic disparities in the quality of trauma care: An important research gap
- Trauma form documentation in major trauma
- Impact of a major disaster on the mental health of a well-studied cohort
- Contemporary New Zealand coefficients for the Trauma Injury Severity Score: TRISS(NZ)
International Literature
- Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: A systematic review.
- Primary care management of non–English-speaking refugees who have experienced trauma: A clinical review
- Outcomes in the management of appendicitis and cholecystitis in the setting of a new acute care surgery service model: Impact on timing and cost (U.S.)
- Digital images taken with a mobile phone can assist in the triage of neurosurgical patients to a level 1 trauma centre (U.S.)
