JANUARY COVER STORY
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Perioperative Professionals Play Critical Role
Antimicrobial agents are critical to destroying or severely inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. Since antibiotics are given preoperatively in hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers as part of SSI prevention, it’s critical for hospitals and ASCs to create an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP).
CORPORATE PROFILE
[Sponsored] Corporate Profile: MD Technologies
MD Technologies Inc. started in Arizona in 1989 when Merkle, an engineer, met Endoscopy Technician Kevin Druding. Druding had made a few suction-drain devices (Kevin’s Drain-O-Matic) to clean endoscopes using suction rather than manually irrigating with a syringe. The...
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
FDA, Cardinal Health Assess Scope of Potential Contamination Risk
Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren MD, JD, Director - CDRH Offices: Office of the Center Director, released the following statement on Thursday (January 16, 2020): “On Jan. 11 and again on Jan. 15, 2020, medical device manufacturer Cardinal Health alerted its customers to...
U.S Health System Uses Medtronic Stealth Autoguide Cranial Robotic Guidance Platform
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is the first-ever health system in the U.S. to receive and deploy the newly FDA-cleared Medtronic Stealth Autoguide platform.
Cook Medical TriForce Peripheral Crossing Set Now Available
Cook Medical’s TriForce® Peripheral Crossing Set is now commercially available. As of January 2020, these products are available to physicians in the United States to support procedures to treat patients with vascular obstructions.
PENTAX Medical Launches IMAGINA Endoscopy System in U.S.
IMAGINA offers practitioners a modern user interface and unique endoscope design to provide excellent visualization, improve the operator experience and positively influence long-term patient care costs.
CS Medical LLC Announces Strategic Partnership with APIC
CS Medical has announced a strategic partnership with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the largest association for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals. CS Medical LLC has signed on as a 2020 APIC Strategic Partner.
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Tamara Kear, PhD, RN, CNS, CNN, FAAN, Executive Director, American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
By Matt Skoufalos From the age of five, Tamara Kear knew she was going to be a nurse when she grew up. She can’t think of a time she’d considered any other profession. “When I got into high school, I created my course load to lead me toward that direction and never...
Spotlight On Pamela Davis, Assistant Head Nurse, Mount Sinai Health System
Pamela Davis will be the first to tell you she’s not a typical 61-year-old. An assistant head nurse at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, she’s at the point in her career where she knows “a lot of nurses are probably still looking for jobs.”
Spotlight on Danielle Glover, CST
After 22 years in the operating room, Danielle Glover can remember the moment she knew she was destined for the surgical suite. At age nine, while flipping through the channels, she saw an open knee surgery on her local public television station.
Spotlight On Laura Cornelis, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
By Matt Skoufalos When Laura Cornelis decided to pursue a career in health care, her life was at a crossroads. Newly divorced with two young children, she balanced parenting, work and her education. Very few of those pulls on her attention relented; all-nighters were...
Spotlight On Beth Devine, RN
When a 19-year-old Beth Devine completed the LPN program at Clark County Community College in southern Nevada, she entered the nursing field, “very young and naïve, and not exactly sure what I was doing.” Undaunted, the Reno native dove right in.
PRODUCT SHOWROOM
Endoscopy Market Reaches New Highs
The global endoscopy market continues to grow along with minimally invasive surgeries and life expectancy rates. “Endoscopy is now seeing a new wave of innovation, driven by the start-up boom, advances in technology such as AI and the need for incumbents to think...
CapsoVision Inc. CapsoCam Plus Capsule Endoscopy
The device is the size of a large vitamin capsule and holds four cameras and LED lights that capture images as the pill progresses through the GI tract. Similar devices on the market have a single forward-facing camera that sometimes misses pathology. The CapsoCam...
Fujifilm Endoscopic MIS Portfolio
Fujifilm partners with hospitals and ASCs providing a full line of core and interventional GI and minimally invasive surgical systems, accessories and systems integration services designed to meet the needs of endoscopists and surgeons across the clinical spectrum....
Healthmark EndoCheck
Test the cleanliness of the biopsy channel of the flexible endoscope. The EndoCheck is a miniature chemistry kit that is simple to use and interpret. Simply swab the biopsy channel of the scope with the included soft-tipped long probe, clip off the swab into the vial....
Integrated Endoscopy NUVIS
The NUVIS single-use, sterile packaged, high definition, battery operated arthroscope from Integrated Endoscopy incorporates 21st century, simplified optical designs and components in high definition, has its own embedded cool LED, eliminating the need for a separate...
OUT OF THE OR
3 Behaviors for a Healthy & Strong 2020
To keep yourself moving forward and maintain a positive attitude at the same time, here are three behaviors for a healthy and strong 2020.
Which Health Trends are Worth the Hype?
When the new big thing in health is, you know, healthy, we celebrate. All too often, however, these fads are more style than substance.
The Importance of Breakfast and Whole Grains
Studies have linked eating breakfast to good health, better memory, lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and lower risk for diabetes, heart disease and being overweight.
Mini Resolutions for the New Year
If your resolution in 2020 is to lose weight, try these six mini resolutions that will upgrade your health.
Your Brain, Your Emotions and You
Perhaps you’ve heard of the book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In many ways, it paved the road for the field of emotional intelligence, because it provides a framework for self-management and relationship management.
The Role of Fear in Conflict Resolution
Being aware of our fears and how they impact and/or inhibit us is part of good self-awareness, which is the starting point for developing emotional intelligence.
Miso Glazed Eggplant is a Joy to Cook
This is an easy and delicious Japanese dish that I always order when dining out at Japanese restaurants. Now I can make it at home as a first course or side dish.
Pinboard / Contest – January 2020
Start with Ankles for Stronger Hips, Knees
Neglecting ankle mobility can have a huge effect on how every other joint moves and functions.
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