Portugal’s Eligible Population Is 98% Vaccinated
Last January, Portugal’s healthcare system was undergoing collapse, with hospitals overflowing and intensive care beds running out. At that... Read more
NICE Published Positive Experience Guidelines for Baby, Child, and Adolescent Healthcare
Optimal patient experience is an integral part of effective healthcare. Therefore, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence... Read more
10 October 2021 - Celebrating “World Mental Health Day”
“World Mental Health Day,” celebrated 10 October every year, is a global campaign advocating mental health and educating the public. The World Federation... Read more
FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Boosters for Older and At-Risk People
Today, 23 September, the US FDA amended the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to permit a booster dose for those who are 65 years... Read more
Two Doses Make Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 94% Effective
In July, New York University researchers published results (Tada et. al, 2021) indicating the one-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine was less... Read more
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Logistics Platform and Centralised Purchasing: Efficient Change in the Madrid Health Service
The COVID-19 pandemic, following the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March 2020, which elevated the health emergency to an international pandemic, and the rapid evolution of subsequent events on a national and international scale, required the adoption of immediate and effective measures to deal with this situation. ... Read more
What Student Nurses Have To Go Through During Their Training
My dear readers, It is time again for nursing thoughts from the island. Before I begin, I hope you all had a great start to 2023. May this year be in some way kinder to nurses, midwives, doctors, and healthcare professionals. But we shall see.... This month, I want to share my thoughts with you about my experiences, which I gathered with... Read more
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
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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
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Design for Imaging
‘Making It Work’ vs. ‘Making It Fit’ When it comes to design... Read more
Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare
X-ray, computed tomography, blood tests, genetic diagnostics, health... Read more
Noise in the intensive care unit: where does it come from and what can you do about it?
Practical measures and interventions to reduce noise levels in the ICU... Read more
New German Law: Ex-post Triage Criminalised
What will be the consequences of the new German law of criminalising... Read more
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HAMILTON-MR1. Intelligent ventilation from the ICU to MRI
The HAMILTON-MR1 has been especially developed for the MRI suite. The ICU ventilator combines reliability, compact size, and high performance with patient-adaptive modes that support advanced lung-protective strategies. It is the ideal choice for transporting...
HAMILTON-T1. Intelligent transport ventilation
The HAMILTON-T1 is the first transport ventilator that combines the functionality of a fully featured ICU ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This combination enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy to all...