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IMAGINE Tool: Empowering Relatives to Prevent Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes
The IMAGINE Project has developed an informative leaflet for relatives of nursing home residents, aiming to reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) and promote...
Diagnosing probable urinary tract infections in nursing home residents without indwelling catheters: a narrative review
Specialists of the IMAGINE Project study group published this article last December reviewing common errors in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in...
Debunking glove use: 6 myths you should know
In the field of health and personal care, gloves are an essential tool. However, improper use can pose more risks than benefits. Below, we debunk six common myths about...
IMAGINE Project Presents Preliminary Findings at the XLIV Health Economics Conference (AES)s Jo
From 18th to 20th June, the XLIV Jornadas de Economía de la Salud, organised by the Spanish Health Economics Association (AES), took place in Madrid under the theme...
Successful IMAGINE Project Meeting in Szeged, Hungary
On June 12th and 13th, the Hungarian city of Szeged hosted the meeting of the IMAGINE Project consortium ahead of the upcoming final conference, which will take place...
IMAGINE Toolkit: Debunking 8 myths about urinary tract infections in nursing home residents
As part of our mission to improve antibiotic prescribing and reduce inappropriate use in long-term care settings, The IMAGINE Project offers a valuable resource on its...
Jesper Lykkegaard: “Thanks to the audit we conducted, we have seen a 40% reduction in inappropriate treatments.”
This is one of the achievements of the methodology applied by the IMAGINE Project: the audit method which have led people to change their habits on their own, without...
Tina Marloth: “Making them critical of their own practice can lead to improvement.”
This is how emphatic Tina Marloth, Infection control nurse MMS del Herlev of Gentofte Hospital (Denmark), was when asked about the impact of the IPC audit on improving...
Anne Marie Theut: “We wanted to ensure that the tools we developed are useful”
During the latest meeting of the IMAGINE Project members in Lithuania, Marie Theut, PhD Student, Medical Doctor, Herlev og Gentofte Hospital (Denmark), explained how...
