Exponential Growth of COVID-19 Cases in Africa
There are now more than 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa with over 500 deaths. Due to the rapid spread of the virus over recent... Read more
World Health Day: State of the World’s Nursing Report
7 April is World Health Day, and this International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife it celebrates the work of nurses and midwives and... Read more
Policy, Guidance and Recommendations for COVID-19 Decision-Making
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to expand its COVID-19 resource base for policymakers and decision-makers with new briefs... Read more
RECOVERY: World’s Largest COVID-19 Clinical Trial
In the UK, the world’s largest clinical trial of potential coronavirus treatments, the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy trial... Read more
EU Medical Devices Regulation is Postponed
The European Commission has postponed by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) till 26 May, 2021,... Read more
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Nurse's View: Are We Back to Square One with COVID-19 in UK?
A personal reflection from a COVID-recovered Staff Nurse. Happy New Year! I should scream it from the bottom of my heart to you all, dear readers, but it is only early January and I don’t feel really happy. It is THE NEW YEAR, but my feelings say – it is still March 2020 onwards, when the horror of COVID-19 started in the UK.... Read more
Zoom On: Martin J. Hatlie
Martin J. Hatlie, JD is CEO of Project Patient Care (PPC), a non-profit organisation focussed on bringing the voice and experience of patients into healthcare improvement work. He also serves as Co-Director of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, which integrates open and honest communication strategies, patient and family engagement,... Read more
Nurse’s View: How Do I Feel About COVID-19 Vaccine?
Inaugurating her new column with HealthManagement.org, Sabine Torgler reflects on the news about the start of the vaccination programme against COVID-19 in the UK from the nurse’s perspective. Since two weeks ago, it is public that the UK is starting its vaccination programme against COVID-19. When the BBC reported it on Wednesday,... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of Mini-Spike® 2 Chemo V - A Closed System Transfer Device
2019 08 Aug
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of airborne contamination Jürgen Gebel, Sapuna Kuriakose, Barbara Grüter, Martin Exner; University of Bonn Hospital, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Germany BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections pose a major problem in the healthcare system because they contribute... Read more
From Our Journals
The Convergence of Technology and Health
John Nosta is the founder of NostaLab, a digital health think tank. Ranked... Read more
Improving access to safe anaesthesia
Interview with Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, President, World Federation... Read more
Gender Matters in Cardiology
Meet pioneering gynaecardiologist Angela Maas, who explains why there's... Read more
Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Interview with Professor Sharon Einav Professor Sharon Einav is... Read more
Peter Kapitein
Patient Advocate, Inspire2Live, Amsterdam, the Netherlands... Read more
The TUBE Approach to Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Anaesthetists working in perioperative medicine have increasingly taken... Read more