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Akke Vellinga

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Articles 94
Citations 1050
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Public Health
General Medicine
Pharmacology
Top 10 Co-Authors
Martin Cormican
Andrew W Murphy
Sinead Duane
Femke Bohmer
Herman Goossens
Meera Tandan
Christopher C Butler
Slawomir Chlabicz
Annelies Colliers
Nathaly Garzon-Orjuela
Published In
Antibiotics (Basel)
Eur J Gen Pract
BJGP Open
HRB Open Res
Br J Gen Pract
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Recent Articles
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GP or ChatGPT? Ability of large language models (LLMs) to support general practitioners when prescribing antibiotics
Ngoc Nguyen O, Amin D, Bennett J, Hetlevik O, Malik S, Tout A, et al.
J Antimicrob Chemother . 2025 Mar; PMID: 40079276
Introduction: Large language models (LLMs) are becoming ubiquitous and widely implemented. LLMs could also be used for diagnosis and treatment. National antibiotic prescribing guidelines are customized and informed by local...
2.
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)
OShea J, Hughes C, Molloy G, Cadogan C, Vellinga A, Fahey T, et al.
HRB Open Res . 2025 Mar; 7:73. PMID: 40060198
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global health challenge, exacerbated by inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, particularly in primary care where up to 50% of antibiotic prescriptions prescribed by general practitioners (GPs)...
3.
The effect of a general practitioner's perception of a patient request for antibiotics on antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: secondary analysis of a point prevalence audit survey in 18 European countries
Domen J, Aabenhus R, Balan A, Bongard E, Bohmer F, Bralic Lang V, et al.
BJGP Open . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39824603
Background: Illness severity, comorbidity, fever, age and symptom duration influence antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTI). Non-medical determinants, such as patient expectations, also impact prescribing. Aim: To quantify the...
4.
Audit and Feedback Interventions for Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Xu A, Brown K, Schwartz K, Aghlmandi S, Alderson S, Brehaut J, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2024 Dec; 80(2):253-262. PMID: 39657007
Background: This systematic review evaluates the effect of audit and feedback (A&F) interventions targeting antibiotic prescribing in primary care and examines factors that may explain the variation in effectiveness. Methods:...
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"The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had": patient views on the value of point-of-care tests for managing respiratory infections in European primary care
Wanat M, Hoste M, Anastasaki M, Bohmer F, Colliers A, Gkamaletsou M, et al.
BJGP Open . 2024 Dec; PMID: 39622585
Background: Point-of-care tests (POCT) can support diagnosis of patients with community acquired acute respiratory tract infections (CA-RTI) in primary care and thereby reduce uncertainty whether antibiotics may benefit patients. However,...
6.
Setting targets for antibiotic use in general practice in Europe: A scoping review
Garzon-Orjuela N, Roche K, Vornhagen H, Moran A, Walkin S, Cullen W, et al.
Eur J Gen Pract . 2024 Nov; 30(1):2430507. PMID: 39607900
Background: National Action Plans (NAPs) aim to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) understanding and awareness but struggle to translate targets into clinically relevant guidance for general practice. Objective: To identify and...
7.
Systematic review to understand users perspectives on AI-enabled decision aids to inform shared decision making
Hassan N, Slight R, Bimpong K, Bates D, Weiand D, Vellinga A, et al.
NPJ Digit Med . 2024 Nov; 7(1):332. PMID: 39572838
Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled decision aids can contribute to the shared decision-making process between patients and clinicians through personalised recommendations. This systematic review aims to understand users' perceptions on using AI-enabled...
8.
Trends and geographical variations in outpatient antimicrobial consumption in Ireland in relation to socio-economic deprivation
Garzon-Orjuela N, Amin D, Oza A, Segurado R, Vellinga A
Heliyon . 2024 Sep; 10(18):e37563. PMID: 39309769
Background: Different factors have been associated with changes in antimicrobial consumption rates in Ireland, however the relationship between socio-economic deprivation and antimicrobial consumption has not been explored. The presented ecological...
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Design and architecture of the CARA infrastructure for visualising and benchmarking patient data from general practice
Garzon-Orjuela N, Garcia Pereira A, Vornhagen H, Stasiewicz K, Parveen S, Amin D, et al.
BMJ Health Care Inform . 2024 Aug; 31(1). PMID: 39122448
Objective: Collaborate, Analyse, Research and Audit (CARA) project set out to provide an infrastructure to enable Irish general practitioners (GPs) to use their routinely collected patient management software (PMS) data...
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Did aetiology matter in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with acute respiratory tract infections early in the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study in nine countries
Venekamp R, Eijkemans M, Zuithoff N, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, Colliers A, et al.
Eur J Gen Pract . 2024 Jul; 30(1):2376084. PMID: 38995056
Background: Despite considerable research into COVID-19 sequelae, little is known about differences in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections...