News and Notes

Perioperative nurses and SPD professionals from across the country gathered at OR Today Live in Denver this week to discover new opportunities, broaden their knowledge and exchange ideas.

Cedars-Sinai Study Finds Association Between Minimally Invasive Procedure for Oropharyngeal Cancer and Longer Survival for Patients

Developed with one simple goal, the UVC PureLight 360 creates safe, clean spaces to provide peace of mind through UVC light disinfection technology in a matter of minutes.

The Surgical Review Corporation has accredited ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Hospital as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, an achievement that’s been awarded to fewer than 1 percent of hospitals that perform hernia surgeries.

FDA has authorized the emergency use of certain filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for use in health care settings by health care personnel (HCP) in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to prevent HCP exposure to pathogenic biological airborne particulates during FFR shortages resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) are fulfilling their commitment to end racism by asking nurses to share their personal anti-racism pledges on their AMSN website pledge page.