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ESC Congress 2015 – London Calling
Bringing the fight against cardiovascular disease to the vibrant city of London between August 29 and September 2, the ESC Congress 2015 will focus on patient care this year and spotlight “Environment and the Heart” to highlight the many different kinds of interactions between the Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases. By presenting, sharing,...
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eHealth Week 2015 & WoHIT Preview
More Than Two Events in One The High Level eHealth Conference is the largest pan-European conference of its kind: an all-encompassing event focusing on leadership and the continuum of care – healthcare from the home to the hospital. It is organised by the Latvian Ministry of Health and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,...
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Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Screening Programs
Early adopters of digital breast tomosynthesis in Spanish and Italian breast cancer screening programs are confident that potential organisational limitations can be overcome in order to maximise the benefits of increased cancer detection rate and reduced recall rates. Key Implementation Factors • Impact of organizational changes • Technology...
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Targeted Best Practices Outline Top Medication Safety Issues Hospitals and health systems around the globe that are deciding what to focus their medication safety efforts o n can gain input from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). In 2014 ISMP celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding, and reflected on the feedback that...
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Creating a Safety Network for Use in a Clinical Environment
Developing Medical Device Plug-and-Play InteroperabIlity to Improve Patient Safety and Healthcare Efficiency Need For Interoperable Devices Medical devices are essential for the practice of modern medicine. However, unlike the interconnected “plug and play” world of modern computers and consumer electronics, most medical devices used for the care...
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Europe’s Momentum Towards Telemedicine Deployment
Critical Success Factors Related to Legislation, Regulation and Security The MOMENTUM thematic network was a European Commission funded initiative aimed at encouraging the sharing of knowledge about introducing telemedicine services into routine care ( telemedicine-momentum.eu ). The people involved in the network were telemedicine practitioners...
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The Radiology Events Register (RaER)
The Role and Value of Incident Reporting in Radiology Incident Reporting Harm in Healthcare A systematic review has shown that 9.2% of hospital inpatients experience harm from their care, with a median percentage of preventability of 43.5% (De Vries et al. 2008). Over half (56.3%) of patients experienced no or minor disability, whereas 7.4%...
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Confronting Risk
That the use of ionising radiation for medical purposes holds both tremendous potential and entails serious risks is not a new insight. The first resolution aiming to protect individuals from excessive exposure through x-rays was adopted a full one hundred years ago by the British Roentgen Society. However, various developments have lent new urgency...
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Dose Creep: Unnoticed Variations in Diagnostic Radiation Exposures
ECRI’s Top 10 Health Hazards 2015 (ECRI 2014) lists at no. 7 “dose creep”, which is a pattern of radiation exposure levels (ie, dose) being increased by clinicians over time in an attempt to achieve better image quality in diagnostic radiography. Although it is unlikely to result in immediate harm, it’s an insidious problem that can have long-term...
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MRI Safety: Professionals, Practice, Credentialing
“The safe modality.” That’s what MRI is frequently referred to as. In a profession (and larger populace) focused on ionising radiation risks, MRI’s exclusive use of non-ionising magnetic fields and radiofrequency energies makes it an appealing alternative to many x-ray based imaging modalities, particularly for young and repeating imaging patients....
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