Andrew Makkink

Doctorate

Andrew Makkink

Paramedic
South Africa

Doctorate Title: Development of a model to address the content, process and communication aspects of emergency centre handover.

Doctorate Description: My thesis explores emergency centre handover from the perspectives of prehospital emergency care personnel as well as emergency centre personnel. A sequential explanatory mixed methods study was followed. Data collection was by way of questionnaire followed by face-to-face, semi-structured interviews.

Details:

Type: PhD
University: University of Cape Town
Primary Supervisor: Professor Christopher Stein
Category: Professional Development
Funding: None
Start Date: 2017
End Date: 2019
Status: Complete

Thesis

Thesis

Research Interests

Emergency cnetre handover, Simulation assessment, Education, Stroke

Publications

1 Stein C, Makkink A, Vincent-Lambert C. The effect of physical exertion in chemical and biological personal protective equipment on physiological function and reaction time. Prehospital Emerg Care 2010;14. https://doi.org/10.3109/10903120903349747.
2 Mosca C, Makkink A, Stein C. Learning approaches used by students in an undergraduate emergency medical care programme. African J Heal Prof Educ 2015;7:55–7. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.393.
3 Vincent-Lambert C, Makkink A, Kloppers F. Keep pushing! Limiting interruptions to CPR; bag-valve mask versus i-gel® airway ventilation. Heal SA Gesondheid 2016;21:21–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2015.08.001.
4 Mthombeni S, Makkink A, Stein C. The effect of physical exertion on volunteers wearing self-contained breathing apparatus during a simulated rescue activity. Ergon SA 2018;29:41. https://doi.org/10.4314/esa.v29i2.5.
5 Makkink AW, Vincent-Lambert C. AIMED AT ITCHEDD: A proof-of-concept study to evaluate a mnemonic-based approach to clinical reasoning in the emergency medical care educational setting. African J Heal Prof Educ 2018;10:76. https://doi.org/10.7196/ajhpe.2018.v10i2.543.
6 Makkink AW, Stein COA, Bruijns SR, Gottschalk S. The variables perceived to be important during patient handover by South African prehospital care providers. African J Emerg Med 2019;9:87–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2019.01.014.
7 Makkink AW, Slabber H. For the students, by the students: Student perceptions of low cost medical moulage in a resource-constrained environment. African J Emerg Med 2019;9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2019.08.003.
8 Gevers L, Makkink A. Peer-assisted learning in the prehospital educational setting in South Africa. African J Heal Prof Educ 2020;12:6–8. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2020.v12i1.5.
9 Makkink AW, Dreyer DJ. Simulation debriefing: A perspective from emergency medical care students at three South African higher education institutions. Pan Afr Med J 2021;38:1–10. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.97.23009.
10 Makkink AW, Stein COA, Bruijns SR. Emergency centre handover from the perspective of prehospital emergency care providers in Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Emerg Serv 2021;ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijes-07-2020-0038.
11 Makkink AW, Stein COA, Bruijns SR. The identification of factors contributing to negative experiences of pre-hospital emergency care personnel in Johannesburg, South Africa. Australas J Paramed 2021;18:1–8. https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.18.829.
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