New System to Track Medication in UAE
The new pharmaceutical track and trace system is being adopted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), a first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates... Read more
When Do Academics Work?
For academics across the world, ‘working hours’ vary greatly, and in China many tend to work after hours, shows a recent study published... Read more
More Openness in Research
A combined open access and subscription agreement between John Wiley & Sons Inc., an American multinational publishing company focusing... Read more
Most Discussed Medical and Health Sciences Publications 2019
Altmetric has released its annual Top 100 of the most discussed and shared scientific research of 2019 covering a variety of disciplines... Read more
Pharmacists’ Involvement Improves Patient Outcomes
Additional attention from pharmacists towards patients, such as educational talks about prescribed medications, may lead to increased level... 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
Perioperative Goal-Directed Therapy
Some Remaining Questions What is Perioperative Goal-Directed Therapy?... Read more
Noninvasive technologies for personalised haemodynamic monitoring
Advanced haemodynamic monitoring methods Bernd Saugel, MD, EDIC... Read more
New ESPEN Guidelines for Nutrition in the Critically Ill: Help, What Happened!?
ESPEN guidelines for nutrition in critical illness have shifted from... Read more
Mathias Goyen
Professor Of Diagnostic Radiology - Hamburg University; Chief Medical... Read more
Adaptive Strategies for Intensive Care During the Spread of COVID-19: The Brussels Experience
Structured interventions and bottom-up initiatives at a tertiary Intensive... Read more
Risk & Danger
Without risk there is no progress or development. But risk, as with any... Read more
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uMR Omega
The World's first ultra-wide-bore 3T MRI
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...
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...