Becoming More Sustainable in Operating Rooms
In the U.S., the healthcare industry is responsible for approximately 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, with operating rooms producing the... Read more
Malta Launched a National Health Workforce Strategy for the First Time
Malta has recently launched an ambitious strategy to tackle the shortage of health workers, while addressing the much-needed opportunities to... Read more
Making Universal Health Coverage A Reality
Universal Health Coverage Day, marked on every 12th December, calls on leaders to accelerate efforts towards building a safe, healthier future.... Read more
What Organisations Can Do to Prevent or Alleviate Provider Burnout
In a new report by KLAS, researchers addressed what organisations can do to prevent staff burnout and improve patient care. Using research... Read more
Ten High-Income Countries Report the Effects of COVID-19 Burnout on Primary Care Physicians
According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, the COVID-19 pandemic increased the workloads of many primary care physicians, which led... Read more
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How to Find New Pathways to Support the Healthcare Workforce Based on The Clinical/Technical Tie
In 1976, I became the first Vice President of Marketing for General Electric’s CT programme. This was of major importance to Jack Welch, my group executive. I started by talking to many luminary doctors interested in GE's approach to CT. The unanswered question was, "how do doctors decide between the manufacturers?” After several weeks of integrating... Read more
Being With Mover and Shaker Nurses in Bristol
My dear readers, Time is moving very fast, and we are coming to the end of another big, big year. Last month I wrote about September, when I had the great chance to be in Iceland to attend the European Nurse Managers Congress, which, as I stated, was mind-blowing. My October continued to be absolutely epic – BECAUSE great colleagues from... Read more
The Power of Nurses
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. I went to Iceland/Selfoss last month and attended the European Nurse Director Association (ENDA) congress. I am a board member of this great association. Therefore, I met my fellow board members, colleagues and friends in person after meeting each other on a monthly base... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Clinical Decision Support for Prostate Cancer Care
2021 08 Oct
Executive Summary Cancer care is becoming increasingly complex and personalized. More and more patient characteristics and disease specific data – clinical history, comorbidities, imaging, laboratory data, genomics/ proteomics, lifestyle factors, pathology results – have to be factored in when deciding on diagnostic measures and care pathways.... Read more
Improving Medical Technology Management Through Value Partnerships
2021 03 Aug
Executive Summary Value Partnerships™ are the enduring relationships that Siemens Healthineers forges with customers in order to optimize operations, expand capabilities, and advance innovation within healthcare enterprises. One of the areas where optimization can transform care delivery and improve patient experience is in the holistic management... Read more
How to Create the Healing Environment of the Future
2021 03 Aug
The human-centered approach to healthcare facility planning and design. Executive Summary Transforming care delivery through facility design and planning Healthcare environments continue to evolve, with new pressures from patients, staff, and payers driving care providers to be more people-centered and value-driven. Meeting the challenges... Read more
From Our Journals
Understanding Carbon Dioxide in Resuscitation
Peri-arrest CO 2 measurement may serve to assess resuscitation... Read more
How Digitisation is Transforming the MedTech Talent Landscape
An overview of the process of digitisation in the medical device industry... Read more
Intensive Care Physiotherapists Should be Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
An overview of the potential of POCUS on clinical decision making at... Read more
Ignacio Martinez Soriano
Data Scientist, Hospital UNI VERSITARIO Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Spain... Read more
Innovations in ICU ventilation
The future delivered In this article, we aim to summarise the... Read more
Critical compassion
The Compassionate Care Initiative at the University of Virginia... Read more