Search Tag: WHO
Study Investigates Accuracy of Respiration Rate From Pulse Oximetry on Pediatrics Using Masimo RRp®
2020 06 Jul
Masimo today announced the results of a study published in Pneumonia in which independent researchers in New Delhi, India, investigated the accuracy of Masimo RRp® on pediatric patients with the Rad-G™ Pulse Oximeter by comparing it to clinician-determined values while performing routine assessment of children admitted to outpatient and emergency... Read more
COVID-19: Data Uncertainty and Effectiveness of Interventions
2020 11 May
Summary: For the past 15 years Prof. Andy Tatem has been working with population data globally, and his team was one of the first to analyse the COVID-19 spread and interventions during the outbreak in China. He speaks with HealthManagement.org about public health measures, COVID-19 changing the nature of research, and how data could and should be... Read more
3 Practical Tools for the Daily Work in the ICU
2020 23 Apr
We created the following three practical tools for physicians and medical personnel for their daily work in the ICU related to COVID-19 and sepsis. Recommendations for Vasoactive Management for Hemodynamic Support in COVID-19 Patients with Septic Shock SOFA Score WHO Categorization of Clinical Syndromes Associated with COVID-19 in Adults ... Read more
COVID-19 Online Resources for Health Care Professionals
2020 23 Apr
Below you can find a summarised overview of online resources with developments, guidelines and recommendations for physicians and medical staff for COVID-19 patients in critical condition (e.g. patients in intensive care), as well as other general resources. ICU Therapy guideline for the treatment of patients with a SARS CoV2 infection Autoren:... Read more
Planning Your Surge Capacity: Useful Tools
2020 12 Apr
As of 12 April , the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world is approaching 1.8 million. Almost 110,000 people have died and over 404,000 recovered. Despite the declines in deaths in Italy and Spain and other European nations, such as t he Netherlands, Ireland and Austria approaching their peaks, others are still facing... Read more
World Health Day: State of the World’s Nursing Report
2020 07 Apr
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 their critical role in keeping the world healthy with t he tagline 'Support nurses and midwives.' To mark this day, the World Health Organization has released the first ever State of the World’s Nursing 2020... Read more
Policy, Guidance and Recommendations for COVID-19 Decision-Making
2020 06 Apr
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to expand its COVID-19 resource base for policymakers and decision-makers with new briefs and tools aimed at helping the health systems to manage the current novel coronavirus crisis. You may also like: Free Online COVID-19 Educational Resources for Healthcare Workers Strengthening the... Read more
WHO Calls to ‘Test, Test, Test’ amid Growing Restrictive Measures
2020 17 Mar
As of morning 17 March, there are 182,388 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, in the world, with 7,152 fatal and 79,432 recovered. After China (over 81,000 confirmed cases and more than 3,200 deaths), Italy has the highest number of confirmed cases, with almost 25,000. Iran and South Korea also have significant outbreaks, with... Read more
COVID-19: How Can Hospitals Protect Workers and Patients?
2020 13 Mar
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues its spread globally. Public authorities are implementing various measures to contain or delay it, from complete or partial territorial lockdowns to closing schools to banning larger public gatherings. In this situation healthcare systems are on the front line, and hospitals and healthcare leadership... Read more
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared a Pandemic
2020 11 Mar
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, ie the ‘worldwide spread’ of a new disease. You may also like: COVID-19 Forces Healthcare Congresses Cancellations “We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of... Read more