2021
Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country
Mowafi H, Rice B, Nambaziira R, Nirere G, Wongoda R, James M, Group GW, Bisanzo M, Post L. Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country. Injury 2021, 52: 2657-2664. PMID: 34210454, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoad traffic injuriesRTI patientsTraffic injuriesHousehold economic impactEmergency patientsConsecutive emergency department patientsHousehold financial impactNon-RTI patientsSimilar hospital costsEmergency department patientsEmergency care patientsType of injuryCause of deathEmergency care systemResidual disabilityCare patientsDepartment patientsEmergency presentationMiddle-income countriesDays of workHospital costsMedical presentationPatientsHealth statusInjury
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
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 gap