Germany Joins ‘1+ Million Genomes’ Initiative
Germany has become the latest signatory to the EU Declaration ‘Towards access to at least 1 million sequenced genomes in the EU by 2022.’... Read more
Optimal Allocation of Nursing Resources
In today’s pressing environment, it is not always easy to achieve generally accepted evidence-based allocation of nursing resources. While... Read more
Arab Health Congress: 14 Conferences to Visit
Arab Health is to take place in Dubai (Dubai World Trade Centre and Conrad Dubai) on 27–30 January, 2020. This is the MENA region’s largest... Read more
2020 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
UPDATE: The event is postponed until further notice. Patient Safety Movement Foundation invites hospital leaders, medical and information technology... Read more
Academy of Medical Sciences Calls for More Research Time
A new report suggests the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) should run a pilot project allowing more protected research time for NHS... 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
Why Workflows are the Core of Radiology
Radiology departments are facing several challenges – increased volume... Read more
The Inner Workings of a ‘Smart’ Hospital
Summary: For the last five years, a Belgian hospital has been searching... Read more
Strategic product approval for health companies and regulators
Streamlining regulation for better healthcare outcomes Rationalising... Read more
A Snapshot of Imaging Technology: Exciting Developments and When to Expect Them
Conversations with thousands of clinicians have given KLAS Research... Read more
Leading Breast Radiologist Wins 2019 RSNA Accolade
Prof. Fiona Gilbert is a leading light in the field of breast imaging... Read more
Future-proofing health to meet sustainable development goals
Can the integration of sex and gender policies reset the agenda?... Read more