SEPTEMBER COVER STORY
Sharps Safety: Injuries Remain a Sticking Point in 2020
Where do things stand in 2020 with regard to needlestick injuries and sharps safety? Unfortunately, these injuries remain a serious problem in today’s health care environment.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Ultrapotent compound may help treat C. diff, reduce recurrence
Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is the leading cause of health care-associated infection in the U.S. Only two antibiotics, vancomycin and fidaxomicin, are FDA-approved for the treatment of C. diff, but even these therapies suffer from high treatment failure and...
Tampa General Hospital, Philips announce partnership
The seven-year agreement will upgrade technology throughout the hospital and improve efficiency Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Royal Philips announced they are creating a long-term strategic partnership designed to keep Tampa General Hospital at the forefront of...
PENTAX Medical Launches Bronchoscopes, Video Processor in U.S.
PENTAX Medical has launched the EB-J10 Series Bronchoscopes in the U.S., with FDA 510(k) clearance, along with a new DEFINA Video Processor. As the newest HD solution in pulmonology, the EB-J10 Series Bronchoscopes offer crisp, HD visualization of the bronchus, along...
Nautilus Medical Launches All-in-One DICOM Surgical Recorder
Nautilus Medical Technologies has announced an advanced all-in-one surgery recorder, named TeleRay Record, for use with any endoscope, headset, c-arm, vascular, ultrasound, c-arms and more. Users will be able to store up to 150 hours of HD medical videos form a...
FDA launches Digital Health Center of Excellence
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Digital Health Center of Excellence. This new Center of Excellence seeks to empower digital health stakeholders to advance health care by fostering responsible and high-quality digital health innovation....
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Shelia Holleran
At the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC) in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, OR Clinician Manager Shelia Holleran and the crew in her surgical unit found their normal routines put on the shelf for a month-and-a-half.
Spotlight On: Vivian Watson
When Vivian Watson graduated nursing school in 1957, life had already prepared her for the unpredictable pace of the health care field. Born to a family of Mississippi sharecroppers in 1935, Watson entered into a difficult upbringing made harder by a cleft lip and palate.
Spotlight On: Hannah Miller, RN, BSN
By Matt Skoufalos When Hannah Miller began studying for a career in health care at the University of California-Santa Cruz, she didn’t anticipate that career would be nursing. Miller, who’s about two years into her professional life as a staff and charge nurse at Good...
Spotlight On: Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO
By Matt Skoufalos After more than 40 years in the field of nursing, Vangie Dennis has earned an armful of educational achievements: she’s a registered, master’s degreed nurse, a certified perioperative nurse, and a certified medical laser safety officer. Dennis puts...
Spotlight On: Lindsey Jones, RN, BSN, CPN, CHPPN
By Matt Skoufalos At six, Lindsey Jones’ son, Tyler, started coming home from school with bruises. Jones, a preschool teacher, decided to follow up with her family pediatrician. Not long after, they were referred to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St....
PRODUCT SHOWROOM
UV-C Disinfection Robots Market Worth Billions
Verified Market Research recently published a report, “UV-C Disinfection Robots Market by Type (Portable Type, Stationary Type), by Application (Hospital & Clinic, Biosafety Laboratory, Drug Production Workshop).” According to the report, the global UV-C...
Blue Ocean Robotics UVD Robots
Blue Ocean Robotics develops, produces and sells professional service robots in health care, hospitality, construction, agriculture and other global markets. The portfolio of robots includes the brands: UVD Robots, a mobile robot for disinfection; GoBe Robots, a...
Diversey MoonBeam3 UV-C
MoonBeam3 is an ultraviolet-C disinfection device that provides a better angle for disinfection. This portable, powerful solution disinfects quickly, reliably and responsibly. With articulating arms designed to optimally deliver UV-C energy, MoonBeam3 is designed for...
Tru-D SmartUVC
Tru-D SmartUVC is a portable UVC disinfection device that delivers one automated, measured dose of UVC to consistently disinfect a room, resulting in the ability to document disinfection results after each and every Tru-D room treatment.Tru-D operates from one...
Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots
Xenex’s LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot helps health care facilities reduce SSIs by quickly destroying the pathogens that can cause infections. Hospitals using LightStrike have published peer-reviewed studies showing 46-100% reductions in Class 1 SSI rates in ORs. The...
OUT OF THE OR
Perfect Pantry Pasta: A meal made easy with household essentials
Creamy One-Pot Spaghetti Constantly seeking out recipe-specific ingredients that may only be used once or twice can be a burden. Instead, keep your home stocked with necessities to simplify dinner prep with dishes made using common household staples. One perfect...
Discipline Behind at Home Workouts
By Miguel J. Ortiz When it comes to at home workouts, getting yourself motivated can be difficult. The gym environment and camaraderie can create a more inspired atmosphere. Whether it’s a personal trainer pushing you to go further or a gym buddy providing...
Commanding and Collaborative Motivations
By Daniel Bobinski Do you prefer stepping up and assuming leadership positions, or do you prefer a supporting role? This article is the fifth in a series about the six learned (extrinsic) motivators. The first installment examined the different ways people are...
Should You be Evaluated for ADHD? It’s not just a kid thing
By BPT If you are among the millions of adults in the U.S. who do not know they have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the past several months of social distancing have been a particularly steep battle. Our country was instructed to “sit still,” a...
Habits to Cultivate
By Charlyn Fargo This shelter-in-place time has had me thinking about habits – the things I do on a daily basis to stay healthy. I think it’s because so many habits were changed unexpectedly – driving to work, going to the gym, eating out. My daily commute is now up...
Pinboard / Contest September 2020
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