England to Introduce Deemed Consent for Organ Donation
Starting 20 May 2020, a new law will be implemented in England regulating a new system of deemed, or presumed consent for routine organ... Read more
From SARS to COVID-19: One Department’s Journey
A tertiary hospital in Singapore shares its experience of handling the work during the outbreaks of infectious diseases, namely during... Read more
COVID-19 Forces Healthcare Congresses Cancellations
UPDATED 10/03/2020 COVID-19 cases continue to be reported daily and the virus has spread to 75 countries. What impact is it having on... Read more
Infection Control Measures: Best COVID-19 Practices from Hong Kong
Healthcare workers can be protected during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak with the application of proper infection control measures,... Read more
Efficient Ways to Reduce Readmissions
A team of U.S. researchers identified the most effective hospital-based methods for reducing readmission rates, such as telehealth programmes... Read more
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My Respect for Full-Time Staff Nurses
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. May is particularly important to nurses as we celebrate Florence Nightingale's birthday on 12.05, International Nurses' Day. I am very proud to belong to this community. To be part of this epic community is more than sharing professional views and skills. I cannot put... Read more
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
White Papers and Case Studies
Harnessing Productivity Through Wellness: The Importance of Encouraging Healthy Work Habits
2023 06 Jun
For businesses to thrive, their employees must also thrive. This is true in terms of both productivity and health. In 2021-2022 in the UK, a vast 1.8 million people suffered from a work-related illness — a total of 36.8 million days of work lost. By prioritising healthy work habits, businesses can significantly increase productivity and reduce these... Read more
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
From Our Journals
Intensive Care in Tunisia
According to the World Bank classification, Tunisia is considered a lower... Read more
Quality in Practice: Towards a Patient-Centred View
Professor Guidet has been a university medical professor since 1997.... Read more
New Antibiotics for Abdominal Infections: What Can We Expect?
Recently a number of new antibiotics or combinations for complicated... Read more
Medical errors: is prevention possible?
How the Patient Safety Movement is striving for zero preventable deaths... Read more
The Accelerate Pheno™ system in clinical practice: fast and accurate turnaround for critical results
Our clinical experiences of using the Accelerate Pheno™ system have... Read more
Biomarkers of Infection in the Intensive Care Unit
Biomarkers are an area of rapid discovery in critical care medicine today.... Read more
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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
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The uMR Omega™ is designed to break traditional boundaries without compromise. Regardless of the sizes of patients, the revolutionary 75cm, ultra-wide bore could better address patients' condition, greatly boosting your clinical confidence and broadening...