Browsing by Author "Chipps, Jennifer-Anne"

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    Dos and don’ts for mHealth-based clinical support among clinicians in South Africa: Results from a 1-day workshop
    (South African Medical Association, 2021) Laflamme, Lucie; Chipps, Jennifer-Anne; Barrett, D
    Digital technologies continue to penetrate the South African (SA) healthcare sector at an increasing rate. Clinician-to-clinician diagnostic and management assistance through mHealth is expanding rapidly, reducing professional isolation and unnecessary referrals, and promoting better patient outcomes and more equitable healthcare systems. However, the widespread uptake of mHealth use raises ethical concerns around patient autonomy and safety, and guidance for healthcare workers around the ethical use of mHealth is needed. This article presents the results of a multi-stakeholder workshop at which the ‘dos and don’ts’ pertaining to mHealth ethics in the SA context were formulated and aligned to seven basic recommendations derived from the literature and previous multistakeholder, multi-country meetings.
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    Evaluation of a web-based clinical placement tracking system (SONIA) at a nursing school in the Western Cape
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Martin, Sumayyah; Chipps, Jennifer-Anne
    Clinical placement tracking systems are used in nursing education to track student clinical placements by ensuring accurate and safe record keeping for professional accreditation. In the Western Cape, nursing students are placed in clinical placements, spanning 2 594 clinical hours, in over 76 healthcare facilities across various geographical locations in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. In 2018, a web-based clinical placement tracking system, namely SONIA, was implemented by a nursing school at a selected university in the Western Cape, to manage students’ clinical placements and track clinical hours for accurate and safe record keeping. The implementation of SONIA has not been without challenges, with anecdotal evidence alluding to mixed views on the use and effectiveness of SONIA. To date the implementation of SONIA has not been evaluated for feasibility and effectiveness in tracking clinical placements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the web-based clinical tracking system namely SONIA. The objectives were to evaluate the implementation of SONIA in terms of inputs, processes, and products; and to explore the expectations of the stakeholders of clinical placement tracking and web- based clinical system.