Referring physician perceptions of picture archive and communication systems

Schoeman, Ryno; Mostert-Phipps, Nicky

doi:10.4102/sajr.v19i1.790

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“…For example, the spotted grunter ( Pomadasys commersonnii ), a known predator of the species [ 29 ], is found in the Knysna Estuary. Additionally, the African sacred ibis ( Threskiornis aethiopicus ) was often observed feeding in the intertidal zones during low tide [ 46 ]. It is likely that these species, amongst others, are responsible for sublethal predation on D. aciculata in Knysna.…”

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“…This targeted collection of Diopatra , may result in few individuals capable of regeneration being left behind inside the tube. Even when the whole worm is removed from the tube, it usually breaks into at least two pieces, leaving the anterior-most portion to burrow into the sand [ 46 , 47 ], if not picked up by the bait collector. Therefore, it is likely that worms showing signs of posterior or bidirectional regeneration had either escaped after removal or been discarded by fishermen.…”

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“…Worms are often damaged during bait collection, creating fragments that could regenerate in several ways: only a fraction of a specimen is usually removed from the tube, leaving the posterior fragment in situ [ 46 ]; the individual may break into pieces after being removed from its tube [ 47 ]; and leftover bait is often discarded by fishermen and bait collectors [ 21 , 31 , 48 ]. If these fragments can regenerate, collecting and discarding bait has the potential to greatly affect population growth.…”

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Live to Die Another Day: Regeneration in Diopatra aciculata Knox and Cameron, 1971 (Annelida: Onuphidae) Collected as Bait in Knysna Estuary, South Africa

Schoeman

Simon

2023

Biology

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Regeneration is critical for survivorship after injury, sublethal predation, and asexual reproduction; it allows individuals to recover, potentially enabling populations of bait species to overcome the effects of bait collection through incidental asexual reproduction. Opportunities for regeneration are created when worms break during collection (which happens more often than not) and are thrown back into the estuary. Additionally, the trade and movement of bait could result in the range expansion of invasive species. This study investigated bait collection habits of local fishermen and the in situ incidence of regeneration in the estuarine moonshine worm, Diopatra aciculata. The evidence shows that this species is capable of anterior and posterior regeneration. The disproportionately small percentage of worms that seem to be recovering from the degree of damage that may be inflicted during bait collection suggests that regeneration may not help worms to withstand the effects of bait collection. However, the continuous movement and discarding of even small numbers of bait in other estuaries can lead to range expansion through incremental build-up, forming new populations, if these fragments are large enough to regenerate.

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Live to Die Another Day: Regeneration in Diopatra aciculata Knox and Cameron, 1971 (Annelida: Onuphidae) Collected as Bait in Knysna Estuary, South Africa

Schoeman

Simon

2023

Biology

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“…According to Cresswell et al [ 45 ], sociotechnical systems become complex over time and hence, it is important to understand how technology is eventually normalized by social actors in their context of use. Hence, the benefits of using health ICTs may outweigh the issues that inhibit their seamless use by health care professionals or the system may ultimately be discarded [ 46 ]. In these 2 levels of interplay presented by the authors, the lived experiences and cost–benefit analysis of health care professionals during technology-enabled work activities determine the eventual acceptance or nonacceptance of health ICTs.…”

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The Interplay Between Technology Performativity and Health Care Professionals in Hospital Settings: Service Design Approach

Ogundaini¹,

Harpe²

2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background The unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the preventive measures of physical distancing have further necessitated the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance the efficiency of work activities in health care. Although the interplay between human agency and technology performativity is critical to the success or failure of ICTs use in routine practice, it is rarely explored when designing health ICTs for hospital settings within the sub-Saharan Africa context. Objective The objective of this study is to explore how the service delivery quality is being influenced by the technology-enabled activities of health care professionals at points of care using a service design strategy. Methods An interpretivist stance was assumed to understand the socially constructed realities of health care professionals at points of care in a hospital setting. A service design strategy was identified as suitable for engaging health care professionals in co-design sessions to collect data. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify the participants. Open-ended questions were administered to gain insights into the work activities of physicians and nurses at points of care. Qualitative (textual) data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Ethical concerns about the safety and privacy of participants’ data were addressed as per the university ethics review committee and provincial department of health. Results The findings show that the attributes of human agency and technology features that drive technology performativity result in an interplay between social concepts and technical features that influence the transformation of human-machine interactions. In addition, the interplay of the double dance of agency model can be divided into 2 successive phases: intermediate and advanced. Intermediate interplay results in the perceived suitability or discomfort of health ICTs as experienced by health care professionals at initial interactions during the execution of work activities. Subsequently, the advanced interplay determines the usefulness and effectiveness of health ICTs in aiding task performance, which ultimately leads to either the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of health care professionals in the completion of their work activities at points of care. Conclusions The adopted service design strategy revealed that the interaction moments of the tasks performed by health care professionals during the execution of their work activities at point of care determine the features of health ICTs relevant to work activities. Consequently, the ensuing experience of health care professionals at the completion of their work activities influences the use or discontinuation of health ICTs. Health care professionals consider the value-added benefits from the automation of their work activities to ultimately influence the quality of service delivery. The major knowledge contribution of this study is the awareness drawn to both the intermediate and advanced interplay of human-machine interaction when designing health ICTs.

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The Interplay Between Technology Performativity and Health Care Professionals in Hospital Settings: Service Design Approach (Preprint)

Ogundaini¹,

Harpe²,

McLean³

2020

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BACKGROUND In the wake of the unexpected outbreak of Corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the calls for physical distancing, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly essential to augment human efforts and enhance efficiencies of work activities in the healthcare sector. In hospital settings, the interplay between human agency and technology performativity is critical to the success or failure of ICTs usage in routine practice; this is rarely explored when designing for the sub-Saharan Africa contexts. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to explore how quality of service delivery and job performance are influenced by technology-enabled work activities of healthcare professionals at points-of-care. The study focused on how healthcare professionals performed the tasks of their work activities, challenges of technology-enabled work activities and the factor that influence the effective use of health ICTs. METHODS The authors assumed an interpretivist perspective to understand the socially constructed realities of healthcare professionals at points-of-care in a hospital setting. A qualitative service design strategy was adopted to engage healthcare professionals in co-design sessions. Open-ended questions were used engage 12 participants including eight doctors and four nurses to get insights on their work activities, health ICTs being used and the enabling or inhibiting contextual conditions that may influence the quality of service delivery. Ethical concerns about safety and privacy of participants were addressed accordingly and a thematic analysis was used to sort the textual data. RESULTS The findings suggest that the attributes of human agency and technology features that drive technology performativity influences the transformation of human-machine interactions and ultimately, the quality of healthcare service delivered at points-of-care. A major contribution is the breakdown of why an interplay exists between human agency and technology performativity. CONCLUSIONS The way healthcare professionals perform the tasks of their work activities at points-of-care should determine the types of health ICTs and its design features for service delivery. Healthcare professionals consider the value-added benefits of the automation of their work activities to determine the satisfaction of their job performance, quality of service delivery, the continued and effective use of health ICTs otherwise they eventually discard the technologies.

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Referring physician perceptions of picture archive and communication systems

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Live to Die Another Day: Regeneration in Diopatra aciculata Knox and Cameron, 1971 (Annelida: Onuphidae) Collected as Bait in Knysna Estuary, South Africa

Live to Die Another Day: Regeneration in Diopatra aciculata Knox and Cameron, 1971 (Annelida: Onuphidae) Collected as Bait in Knysna Estuary, South Africa

The Interplay Between Technology Performativity and Health Care Professionals in Hospital Settings: Service Design Approach

The Interplay Between Technology Performativity and Health Care Professionals in Hospital Settings: Service Design Approach (Preprint)

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