2020
Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Mowafi H, Sakr H, Ravaghi H, Elmahal O, Slama S, Samhouri D, Relan P. Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2020, 26: 626-629. PMID: 32621492, DOI: 10.26719/2020.26.6.626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEpidemiologyHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInternational CooperationMediterranean RegionPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPublic HealthPublic Health PracticeSARS-CoV-2World Health Organization
2015
Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy Recommendations
Tahouni MR, Liscord E, Mowafi H. Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy Recommendations. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: 523-529. PMID: 26095221, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatient careEmergency health care providersEmergency patient carePortal of entryHealth care personnelTrauma resuscitation roomHealth care providersHealth care systemAccompany patientsED staySubsequent hospitalizationResuscitation roomPatients' perceptionsCare providersCare personnelEmergency careHealth care institutionsPatientsED personnelHospital policiesInstitutional guidelinesCare systemCare institutionsCare
2013
Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care Systems
Reynolds TA, Bisanzo M, Dworkis D, Hansoti B, Obermeyer Z, Seidenberg P, Hauswald M, Mowafi H. Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care Systems. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1246-1250. PMID: 24341579, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency care systemCare systemAcute care systemEmergency care accessDiagnostic classification schemesAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMiddle-income countriesProfound health effectsDisease burdenCare accessEmergency careConsensus conferencePriority research agendaHealth effectsLack of consensusCare developmentGlobal healthLack of agreementResearch prioritiesBreakout groupsLimited documentationData collectionAcuteCareMaking Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income Countries
Mowafi H, Dworkis D, Bisanzo M, Hansoti B, Seidenberg P, Obermeyer Z, Hauswald M, Reynolds TA. Making Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income Countries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1241-1245. PMID: 24283813, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintEmergency care researchEmergency care systemLimited resource settingsEmergency careLow-income countriesCare researchCare systemLimited-resource areasAcute care needsAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceGlobal emergency careHigh-income countriesClinical utilityConsensus conferenceCare needsMedical careComplaintsCareGlobal healthHigher proportionParticular benefitBreakout groupsSettingCrucial data gapEffectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention Trial
Ardalan A, Mowafi H, Ardakani H, Abolhasanai F, Zanganeh AM, Safizadeh H, Salari S, Zonoobi V. Effectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention Trial. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2013, 7: 481-490. PMID: 24274128, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2013.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity intervention trialIntervention trialsControl groupPrimary health care programmePrimary health care systemEducational interventionCommunity health volunteersIntervention areaPublic health service deliveryHealth service deliveryReadiness scoresHealth care programsCommunity disaster preparednessHealth care systemPHC staffHealth volunteersIntervention communitiesOutcome measuresStudy groupCare programPHC systemCare systemCapacity building interventionsOutcome variablesProvinces of Iran