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ICU Design of the Future: Focus on flexibility
Authors Jeannie Wurz, BA Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland Jukka Takala, MD, PhD Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland [email protected] Introduction Designing an intensive...
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Do We Need Doctors to Go Out in Emergencies?
Author Guttorm Brattebø, MD Dept. of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Norway [email protected] Some national emergency systems regularly send specially trained doctors (often anesthetists) out of the hospital in emergencies (e.g. Germany and France),...
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Committee of the Regions
Author Ilze Raath Editor European Affairs The Committee of the Regions (COR or Committee) was created by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and provides a forum for local and regional authorities on issues affecting them. It is an advisory body that ensures public authorities are consulted on European Union (EU) proposals...
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Teleflex
Teleflex Medical Expands Respiratory Offering www.teleflex.com Teleflex Medical recently issued a press release announcing the launch of an innovative interface for non-invasive ventilation (NIV), designed to help patients breathe easier. According to the press release, the Nasal-Aire II Critical Care patient interface is a...
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Strategic Aeromedical Evacuation in Natural Disasters:
New Tasks for Military Aeromedical Evacuation Systems Authors LtCdr. A. Faltlhauser, MD, DEAA Col. A. Thomas, MD Department for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Ambulance and Helicopter Service (Head: Col. A. Thomas, MD) Bundeswehr Central Hospital...
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Tertiary Intensive Care to Victims Repatriated to Europe After the 2004 Tsunami disaster
Author Marc Maegele, M.D. Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery (Director: Prof. Dr. Bertil Bouillon, M.D.) Cologne-Merheim Medical Center (CMMC) University of Witten/Herdecke E-Mail: [email protected] Individuals...
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Evidence-Based Design Supports Evidence-Based Medicine in the ICU
Author D. Kirk Hamilton, B.Arch, MSOD, FAIA, FACHA, is an Associate Professor of Architecture and a Fellow of the Center for Health Systems & Design at Texas A&M University for which he currently serves as Interim Director. His research area is the relationship of evidencebased health facility design to measurable organizational...
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Institution Series: European Court of Auditors
Author Ilze Raath Editor European Affairs The European Court of Auditors (the Court) is the external audit institution of the European Union (EU) and acts as its “financial conscience”. Founded in 1977 in Luxembourg, the Court is independent from other EU institutions. Its task is to keep track of EU funds, making sure that...
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An Overview of the Healthcare System in Portugal
Author Ana Luisa Jardim, MD ICU – H. Capuchos, Lisbon, Portugal [email protected] www.icu-management.org Healthcare is on every country’s political agenda, especially because of the need to find solutions to the continuing increase in cost while meeting the challenge, felt by every healthcare...
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Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine in Portugal
Author Ricardo Matos, MD Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalentes (UCIP) Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa (Zona Central) Lisbon, Portugal [email protected] One of the most remarkable aspects of the evolution of medicine in Portugal in the last decade...
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