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| Name | Patrick Alexander Wachholz |
| Affiliation / organisation | Collaborating professor, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – Unesp |
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| Short bio | Md, Ph.D Collaborating professor, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – Unesp
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| Research interests | long-term care |
| Research projects on COVID and Long-Term Care | – COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities for older adults: a survey of the response, precedents, and outcomes – Evaluation of the response and adherence to the COVID-19 infection prevention and control recommendations by managers of long-term care facilities for older adults in Brazil – Improving care in Long-Term Care Institutions in Brazil and Europe through Collaboration and Research (LOTUS Consortium) – Worldwide Elements To Harmonize Research In long-term care liVing Environments (WE-THRIVE) |
| LTCcovid webinar presentations | 5th LTCcovid webinar (22nd June 2020) on opportunities and barriers for using care home data to inform the response to COVID-19 |
| Key publications | – WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; OLIVEIRA, D. ; HINSLIFF-SMITH, K. ; DEVI, R. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. ; SHEPHERD, V. ; JACINTO, AF ; WATANABE, H. A. W. ; GORDON, A. L. ; RICCI, N. A. . Mapping Research Conducted on Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People in Brazil: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v. 18, p. 1522, 2021.
– CHU, C. ; WANG, J. ; FUKUI, C. ; STAUDACHER-PREITE, S. ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; WU, B. . The impact of COVID-19 on social isolation in long-term care homes: Perspectives of policies and strategies from six countries. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, v. 33, p. 1-15, 2021.
– LLOYD-SHERLOCK, P. ; FREIRE NETO, J. B. ; DUARTE, M. ; FRANK, M. ; GIACOMIN, K. ; BOAS, PAULO JOSÉ FORTES VILLAS ; WACHHOLZ, P. A. . AN EMERGENCY STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN BRAZIL. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. e1-e5, 2021.
– GIACOMIN, KARLA CRISTINA ; BOAS, PAULO JOSÉ FORTES VILLAS ; DOMINGUES, MARISA ACCIOLY RODRIGUES DA COSTA ; Wachholz, Patrick Alexander . Caring throughout life: peculiarities of long-term care for public policies without ageism. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. e01-03, 2021.
– DOMINGUES, MARISA ACCIOLY RODRIGUES DA COSTA ; Wachholz, Patrick Alexander ; SILVA, CHRISTIANO BARBOSA DA ; PERES, LIDIANE CHARBEL SOUZA ; CHACON, PAULA FERREIRA ; BEZERRA, POLYANA CAROLINE DE LIMA ; LOHMANN, SANDRA ; MOREIRA, VIRGILIO GARCIA ; DUARTE, YEDA APARECIDA DE OLIVEIRA ; GIACOMIN, KARLA CRISTINA . Methodological description of the mapping of Brazilian long-term care facilities for older adults. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 15, p. 1-5, 2021.
– Wachholz, Patrick Alexander ; JACINTO, ALESSANDRO FERRARI ; MELO, R. C. ; DINAMARCA-MONTECINOS, J. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. . COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for the aged in Hispanic American countries. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 14, p. 1-8, 2020.
– WACHHOLZ, P. A. ; MOREIRA, V. G. ; OLIVEIRA, D. ; WATANABE, H. A. W. ; VILLAS BOAS, P. J. F. . Estimates of the rate of infection and mortality by COVID-19 in care homes for older people in Brazil. GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY AND AGING, v. 14, p. 1-4, 2020. |
| LTCCovid contributions | – Current situation in relation to “visiting” in care homes and outings for residents. LTCcovid international overviews of long-term care policies and practices in relation to Covid-19 (Issue 2, August 2021)
– National discussions on mandatory vaccination for long-term care staff in 24 countries. LTCcovid international overviews of long-term care policies and practices in relation to Covid-19 (No. 1, May 2021)
– Updated report: COVID-19 situation in Brazilian care homes and actions taken to mitigate infection and reduce mortality
– The COVID-19 situation in Brazilian care homes and actions taken to mitigate infection and reduce mortality |