Search for dissertations about: "antibiotic policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words antibiotic policy.

  2. 1. Composing Policy Interventions for Antibiotic Development

    Author : Christopher Okhravi; Steve McKeever; Francesco Ciabuschi; Enrico Baraldi; Jonathan Michie; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; evidence-based policy; simulation; antibiotics; ontology; composition; alignment; docking; contracts; REA; research and development; design science research; domain-specific language; Information Systems; Informationssystem;

    Abstract : Antibiotic resistance is eroding the efficacy of the drugs we have and, unless future science dictates otherwise, bacteria will eventually become resistant to whatever new antibiotics we discover. We must therefore plan for a continuous stream of innovation. Unfortunately, pharmaceutical firms have left the scene to pursue more profitable areas. READ MORE

  4. 2. Unpacking Rational Use of Antibiotics : Policy in Medical Practice and the Medical Debate

    Author : Hedvig Gröndal; Tora Holmberg; Ericka Johnson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Antibiotics; Policy; Medical Sociology; Actor-Network Theory; Human-microbial relations; Antimicrobial Resistance; Everyday Infections; Material semiotics; Medical sociology; Medical objects; Medical technologies; Medical knowledge; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : Rational use of antibiotics–using antibiotics only when needed and in the right way–is a prioritized goal in policy aimed at preventing antimicrobial resistance. A vast body of research is devoted to understanding why unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Antibiotic Resistance: A Multimethod Investigation of Individual Responsibility and Behaviour

    Author : Mirko Ancillotti; Stefan Eriksson; Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist; Dan I. Andersson; Alberto Giubilini; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antibiotic resistance; Behavior; Health Behavior; Health Belief Model; Discrete Choice Experiment; Preferences; Bioethics; Empirical bioethics; Moral responsibility; Justice; Policy demandingness; Virtue ethics; Bioetik; Bioethics;

    Abstract : The rapid development of antibiotic resistance is directly related to how antibiotics are used in society. The international effort to decrease and optimise the use of antibiotics should be sustained by the development of policies that are sensitive to social and cultural contexts. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cracks in the Ivory Tower : Antibiotics Research and the Changes in Academia 1980-2015

    Author : Carl Björvang; Alexandra Waluszewski; Lars Fälting; Oili-Helena Ylijoki; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; antibiotic research; academic capitalism; scientific discoveries; research policy; Swedish research; antibiotic resistance; antibacterial treatment; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : At the same time as resistance to antibiotics became an increasingly problematic health care concern around the world, major changes occurred in the condition scientists faced when conducting university-based research. This thesis aims to study these changes as they applied to antibacterial and bacteriological research, and how they influenced the researchers’ ability to make new scientific discoveries. READ MORE

  7. 5. The economics of a silent pandemic - A health economic analysis of antibiotic resistance in Sweden

    Author : Sofie Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health economics; Economic analysis; Antibiotic resistance; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Production loss; QALY;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to analyze the health economic consequences of antibiotic resistance in Sweden, and to assess the implications of methodological assumptions related to measuring health in health economic analysis. The thesis consists of four papers. READ MORE