Akke Vellinga

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Professor Epidemiology

Dublin City University

Ireland

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Professor Akke Vellinga is a faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research focuses on the epidemiology of respiratory infections, the molecular characterisation of biting midges, and the application of point-of-care diagnostics in primary care settings. He has contributed to various studies examining sepsis in acute hospitals, antibiotic prescribing practices, and public health communication related to COVID-19.

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Unlocking the Potential of Healthcare Complaints to Improve Hospital Care

Open Date: 2019-06-01

Close Date: 2021-05-01

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Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance – macro epidemiology in a One Health perspective (ABR-macro)

Open Date: 2018-06-01

Close Date: 2020-06-01

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A Moment for Hand Hygiene in the Intensive Care Unit: How Can Compliance be Improved?

Open Date: 2017-06-01

Close Date: 2019-12-01

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Open Date: 2017-01-01

Close Date: 2017-04-01

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SATIN - Symptomatic versus Antimicrobial treatment of urinary Tract INfections

Open Date: 2016-01-01

Close Date: 2019-06-01

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Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ireland

Exploring respiratory tract infections in acute Irish hospitals (2016–2021)

Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Versus Hospital-Acquired Sepsis in Acute Hospitals in Ireland, 2016-2022

Point-of-caRE DiagnostICs for respiraTOry tRact infectionS (PREDICTORS) study: Developing guidance for using C-reactive protein point-of-care tests in the management of lower respiratory tract infections in primary care using a Delphi consensus technique

GP or ChatGPT? Ability of large language models (LLMs) to support general practitioners when prescribing antibiotics

A Scoping Review to Identify Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Biomarkers Reported in the Literature to Be Indicative of Biofilm in Chronic Wounds

Protocol for the development of an intervention to improve the use of Point-of-caRE DiagnostICs in the management of respiraTOry tRact infectionS in primary care (the PREDICTORS study)

Audit and Feedback Interventions for Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

COVID-19 Public Health Communication on X (Formerly Twitter): Cross-Sectional Study of Message Type, Sentiment, and Source

'The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had': patient views on the value of point-of-care tests for managing respiratory infections. A qualitative study in European primary care.

Antibiotics and uncertainty of diagnosis in viral respiratory infections: Point-prevalence survey across 15 European countries

Artificial Intelligence to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing: A Systematic Review

Point prevalence audit surveys of respiratory tract infection consultations and antibiotic prescribing in primary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland

Disease-Specific Quality Indicators for Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Infections (ESAC Quality Indicators) Applied to Point Prevalence Audit Surveys in General Practices in 13 European Countries

Regional and national antimicrobial stewardship activities: a survey from the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance—Primary Care Antibiotic Audit and Feedback Network (JPIAMR-PAAN)

Systematic review of topical interventions for the management of odour in patients with chronic or malignant fungating wounds

The Effectiveness of Interactive Dashboards to Optimise Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Systematic Review

Collaboration to reduce antibiotic use and resistance and identify opportunities for improvement and awareness (CARA)

Initial symptoms and three months follow-up after acute COVID-19 in outpatients: An international prospective cohort study

The experiences of patients ill with COVID-19-like symptoms and the role of testing for SARS-CoV-2 in supporting them: A qualitative study in eight European countries during the first wave of the pandemic

Collaborators (24)

Tom Fahey

Louise Murphy

Samuel Coenen

Caroline McIntosh

Carl Wikberg

Anna Moberg

Theo de Waal

Craig Ramsay

Sebastian Probst

Jan Clarkson

Eilidh Duncan

Jan Verbakel

Georgina Gethin

Malene Plejdrup Hansen

Ronny Kent Gunnarsson

Teresa M. Barbosa

Benjamin Brown

Duygu Sezgin

Aoife Fleming

Denise O'Meara

Anna Kowalczyk

Lars Bjerrum

Pete Carr

James P. O'Gara

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