Mischa Shattuck
About Mischa Shattuck
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Academic
- Researcher
Organization
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Trinity College Dublin
Work Location(s)
- United States
Mischa's Communities
Language(s)
Recent Contributions
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Mischa Shattuck started a discussion "Medical Migration" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
Though I didn't look at the nursing situation in particular, I wrote a paper on medical migration from low and middle-income countries and addressed steps to improving motivation and retention of health professionals. The paper is a systematic review. Here's the link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/247
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Mischa Shattuck started a discussion "Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Africa" in the Health IT community.
Does anyone know if any countries in Africa have active, successful syndromic surveillance at a national level? If multiple countries have syndromic surveillance, is there one- or a few, that are considered to be the gold standard? -Many Thanks!
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Mischa Shattuck started a discussion "Recommended standards for tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe" in the TB Infection Control community.
The principles underpinning these standards are that any tuberculosis laboratory-based diagnostic procedure should be performed by appropriately trained staff, working to standardised operating procedures in appropriately equipped and safe laboratories, against clear national and international proficiency and quality standards. Quality should be the pre-eminent criteria, not cost. The standards are technologically feasible, but initially may not be within the financial capacity of all laboratories. There is a requirement for government and international donors to adequately ...
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Mischa Shattuck started a discussion "Laboratory Support for TB laboratory Services in Resource-poor countries" in the TB Infection Control community.
This is a power point presentation that discusses: Directly Observed Therapy Short-course TB Laboratory Testing Services WHO Recommended Levels of Service Priorities for TB Laboratory Support In GAP countries Why Smear Microscopy is a priority in resource-limited countries International Guidelines EQA - AFB Microscopy Components Challenges to International Consultation for TB
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Mischa Shattuck started a discussion "Mixed Mode (hybrid) Ventilation" in the TB Infection Control community.
This presentation covers: Main Hybrid Ventilation Principles Ventilation for Temperature Control Low Energy Cooling Technologies As well as other important information regarding mixed mode ventilation.
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.