News and Notes

(Denver, CO) Oct. 8, 2019 – The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) have announced a new partnership to develop improved educational and certification opportunities to support the career...

As part of Emergency Nurses Week, Wednesday commemorates the 30th anniversary of Emergency Nurses Day, an opportunity to appreciate and shine a light on the outstanding commitment from emergency nursing professionals around the world. A tradition started by the...

By ECRI PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—ECRI Institute identified surgical stapler misuse as the number one health technology hazard in its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2020 report. “Injuries and deaths from the misuse of surgical staplers are substantial and...

By Erin Register The Bahamas took a devastating hit from Hurricane Dorian over Labor Day weekend this year. Several families lost everything they had; this destruction was especially noticed by Cade Frye, an eleven-year-old resident of Jupiter, Florida. Cade is the...

New sterilizer’s unique features address longstanding process challenges Tuesday, October 1, 2019: Sterilucent, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), announces that the company has received regulatory clearance to market the Sterilucent™ HC 80TT Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide...

By Erin Register Once again, OR Today experienced another record-breaking week of attendance, setting the new highs even higher! This past webinar, sponsored by Ruhof, surpassed the previous record-breaking webinar, sponsored by Healthmark. The September 26 webinar...