Planning in the health sector: For whom, by whom?

Pharmaceutical Prescribing Privileges for Optometrists to Combat Childhood Myopia in Singapore: Public Health Policy Review and Analysis

“…Although pharmaceutical prescribing privileges for optometrists has advantages, pushbacks are anticipated from ophthalmologists with traditional mindsets, opposing views, and vested interests [ 77 ]. Resistance to changes can also be due to the fear of uncertainty, loss of control and anxiety.…”

“…However, innovative approaches may help to mitigate these operational challenges (e.g., telemedicine). Furthermore, this policy option is vulnerable to stall or terminated if there are (1) contractual disagreements [ 80 ] due to lack of consensus [ 81 ] or vested interests [ 77 ], (2) negative feelings due to the hierarchical system [ 82 ], (3) strained relations in situations of unfair advantage, and (4) if it is inconsequential for ophthalmologists to support optometrists’ agenda.…”

Pharmaceutical Prescribing Privileges for Optometrists to Combat Childhood Myopia in Singapore: Public Health Policy Review and Analysis

“…Although pharmaceutical prescribing privileges for optometrists has advantages, pushbacks are anticipated from ophthalmologists with traditional mindsets, opposing views, and vested interests [ 77 ]. Resistance to changes can also be due to the fear of uncertainty, loss of control and anxiety.…”

“…However, innovative approaches may help to mitigate these operational challenges (e.g., telemedicine). Furthermore, this policy option is vulnerable to stall or terminated if there are (1) contractual disagreements [ 80 ] due to lack of consensus [ 81 ] or vested interests [ 77 ], (2) negative feelings due to the hierarchical system [ 82 ], (3) strained relations in situations of unfair advantage, and (4) if it is inconsequential for ophthalmologists to support optometrists’ agenda.…”

A geographical population analysis of dental trauma in school-children aged 12 and 15 in the city of Curitiba-Brazil

“…Studies, including studies undertaken in Brazil, demonstrate that populations with better socio-economic conditions are the first to be reached by public policies and programs, while the poorest have less coverage and access to health services [32]. This perverse finding, known as the "inverse care law" or the "inverse equality hypothesis" needs to be changed and it is essential that there be equality in the distribution of health resources, and that this be the foremost concern of the governmental sectors [33]. …”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Xa que logo, sempre se deberán considerar as tres dimensións relacionadas coa accesibilidade: as características do territorio (tempo e custo entre fogar e servizo), os clientes potenciais (xénero, idade, seguro médico, etcétera) e a oferta de servizos. A accesibilidade está directamente relacionada coa orixe, co destino e mais coa ponderación da distancia en tempo e custo (Banister, 2011;Comber, Brunsdon e Radburn, 2011;Santana, 1995;Vasconcellos, 2000;Zaidi, 1994). De todos os xeitos, a accesibilidade non só depende da localización, senón da capacidade de superar certas barreiras ou malos accesos (Ferraz e Torres, 2004;Kravitz et al, 2011;Santana, 2005), polo que é moi importan-te coñecer a área de influencia real dun determinado servizo sociosanitario (Garb e Wait, 2011;Josep e Phillips, 1984;Knox, 1978).…”

Pharmaceutical Prescribing Privileges for Optometrists to Combat Childhood Myopia in Singapore: Public Health Policy Review and Analysis

“…Although pharmaceutical prescribing privileges for optometrists has advantages, pushbacks are anticipated from ophthalmologists with traditional mindsets, opposing views, and vested interests [ 77 ]. Resistance to changes can also be due to the fear of uncertainty, loss of control and anxiety.…”

“…However, innovative approaches may help to mitigate these operational challenges (e.g., telemedicine). Furthermore, this policy option is vulnerable to stall or terminated if there are (1) contractual disagreements [ 80 ] due to lack of consensus [ 81 ] or vested interests [ 77 ], (2) negative feelings due to the hierarchical system [ 82 ], (3) strained relations in situations of unfair advantage, and (4) if it is inconsequential for ophthalmologists to support optometrists’ agenda.…”

A geographical population analysis of dental trauma in school-children aged 12 and 15 in the city of Curitiba-Brazil

“…Studies, including studies undertaken in Brazil, demonstrate that populations with better socio-economic conditions are the first to be reached by public policies and programs, while the poorest have less coverage and access to health services [32]. This perverse finding, known as the "inverse care law" or the "inverse equality hypothesis" needs to be changed and it is essential that there be equality in the distribution of health resources, and that this be the foremost concern of the governmental sectors [33]. …”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Xa que logo, sempre se deberán considerar as tres dimensións relacionadas coa accesibilidade: as características do territorio (tempo e custo entre fogar e servizo), os clientes potenciais (xénero, idade, seguro médico, etcétera) e a oferta de servizos. A accesibilidade está directamente relacionada coa orixe, co destino e mais coa ponderación da distancia en tempo e custo (Banister, 2011;Comber, Brunsdon e Radburn, 2011;Santana, 1995;Vasconcellos, 2000;Zaidi, 1994). De todos os xeitos, a accesibilidade non só depende da localización, senón da capacidade de superar certas barreiras ou malos accesos (Ferraz e Torres, 2004;Kravitz et al, 2011;Santana, 2005), polo que é moi importan-te coñecer a área de influencia real dun determinado servizo sociosanitario (Garb e Wait, 2011;Josep e Phillips, 1984;Knox, 1978).…”

Pharmaceutical Prescribing Privileges for Optometrists to Combat Childhood Myopia in Singapore: Public Health Policy Review and Analysis

“…Although pharmaceutical prescribing privileges for optometrists has advantages, pushbacks are anticipated from ophthalmologists with traditional mindsets, opposing views, and vested interests [ 77 ]. Resistance to changes can also be due to the fear of uncertainty, loss of control and anxiety.…”

“…However, innovative approaches may help to mitigate these operational challenges (e.g., telemedicine). Furthermore, this policy option is vulnerable to stall or terminated if there are (1) contractual disagreements [ 80 ] due to lack of consensus [ 81 ] or vested interests [ 77 ], (2) negative feelings due to the hierarchical system [ 82 ], (3) strained relations in situations of unfair advantage, and (4) if it is inconsequential for ophthalmologists to support optometrists’ agenda.…”

A geographical population analysis of dental trauma in school-children aged 12 and 15 in the city of Curitiba-Brazil

“…Studies, including studies undertaken in Brazil, demonstrate that populations with better socio-economic conditions are the first to be reached by public policies and programs, while the poorest have less coverage and access to health services [32]. This perverse finding, known as the "inverse care law" or the "inverse equality hypothesis" needs to be changed and it is essential that there be equality in the distribution of health resources, and that this be the foremost concern of the governmental sectors [33]. …”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Xa que logo, sempre se deberán considerar as tres dimensións relacionadas coa accesibilidade: as características do territorio (tempo e custo entre fogar e servizo), os clientes potenciais (xénero, idade, seguro médico, etcétera) e a oferta de servizos. A accesibilidade está directamente relacionada coa orixe, co destino e mais coa ponderación da distancia en tempo e custo (Banister, 2011;Comber, Brunsdon e Radburn, 2011;Santana, 1995;Vasconcellos, 2000;Zaidi, 1994). De todos os xeitos, a accesibilidade non só depende da localización, senón da capacidade de superar certas barreiras ou malos accesos (Ferraz e Torres, 2004;Kravitz et al, 2011;Santana, 2005), polo que é moi importan-te coñecer a área de influencia real dun determinado servizo sociosanitario (Garb e Wait, 2011;Josep e Phillips, 1984;Knox, 1978).…”