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AI Health Worker Used to Tackle Today’s Public Health Issues
2022 04 Nov
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, recently launched the AI powered digital health worker, known as Florence version 2.0, a platform aimed to share a variety of health topics in seven different languages. Having made its debut at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, Florence is... Read more
Antibiotic Resistance
2022 16 Nov
Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent Editor-in-Chief @ ICU Management & Practice Professor Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital Université libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium Panellists Jan De Waele Full Professor Ghent University Jordi Rello Full Professor Universitat Internacional de Catalunya... Read more
Antibiotic Resistance
2022 14 Oct
Infections occur frequently in critically ill patients in the ICU. They may be the reason for admission and could also be due to immunosuppression associated with critical illness. Antibiotics are essential tools for treating both common and complex infections. It is recommended that antibiotics should be administered as soon as possible once an infection... Read more
Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in the ICU
2022 14 Oct
Severe infections by antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria are frequent in ICU patients. They are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Introduction Bacterial infections in patients hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are frequent, and they elicit an increase in morbidity and mortality. The emerging development... Read more
APHL 2022- Association of Public Health Laboratories Annual Meeting
2022 17 May
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IHI Adds Renowned Leaders in Patient Safety, Public Health to Board of Directors
2022 19 May
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has added two new members to its Board of Directors . Rear Admiral retired Sylvia Trent-Adams has a legacy of work in federal service and public health and has served as Deputy Surgeon General and Acting Surgeon General. Beth Daley Ullem is a life-long patient safety advocate with deep expertise working... Read more