ArticleBMJ global health2018
e-PC101: an electronic clinical decision support tool developed in South Africa for primary care in low-income and middle-income countries.
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- The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations.Implementation science : IS · 2025Pooled it
- Challenges and solutions for transforming health ecosystems in low- and middle-income countries through artificial intelligence.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Breaking the vicious circle-the Asthma Referral Identifier (ReferID) tool.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Review
- The feasibility and ongoing use of electronic decision support to strengthen the implementation of IMCI in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline development in South Africa: Reflections from guideline experts.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2021Article
- Strengthening eHealth Systems to Support Universal Health Coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.Online journal of public health informatics · 2021Article
- The Development of an Electronic Clinical Decision and Support System to Improve the Quality of Antenatal Care in Rural Tanzania: Lessons Learned Using Intervention Mapping.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Addressing the quality and scope of paediatric primary care in South Africa: evaluating contextual impacts of the introduction of the Practical Approach to Care Kit for children (PACK Child).BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline implementation in South Africa: a qualitative case study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Using a mentorship model to localise the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK): from South Africa to Nigeria.BMJ global health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Health technology is increasingly recognised as a feasible method of addressing health needs in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Primary Care 101, now known as PACK (Practical Approach to Care Kit), is a printed, algorithmic, checklist-based, comprehensive clinical decision support tool. It assists clinicians with delivering evidence-based medicine for common primary care presentations and conditions. These assessment and treatment guides have been adopted widely in primary care clinics across South Africa. This paper focuses on the process of designing, developing, and implementing a digital version of the clinical decision support tool for use on a tablet computer. Lessons learnt throughout its development and pilot implementation could apply to the creation of electronic health interventions and the digitisation of clinical tools in LMICs.
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