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The Review of Hospital Management, Healthcare Procurement and Clinical Excellence

• Health and the EU: a Work in Progress
  Deanna Wilson - Editor
• Optimising Patient Flow - Four Major Challenges and How to Overcome Them
  Richard L. Jackson, CEO, StatCom

EU Healthcare Policy

• Reading Between the Lines
  Dr David Somekh

Cardiovascular Issues

• Prehospital Reperfusion Strategies to Optimise Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction
  Dr Patrick Goldstein, MD
• Remote Monitoring
  Dr Dennis Caufield and Dr David Fluck
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  (ICD) of St. Jude Medical
• In Myocardial Infarction, Death is a Function of Time, With Lysis or Primary PCI
  Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
• Update on ACE Inhibitors
  Michel Bertrand

Imaging Developments

• PACS Moves into Europe
  Bill Reid
• Intelligent Ultrasound: An Evolving Modality
  Trevor Bromley
• Reports That Match The Practice
  Mammography Reporting System Inc.
• For More Than 50 years Aloka Has Served the Demands of Clinical Diagnostic Ultrasound Through Innovative Technology
  Hans-Guido Sturk, Product Line Manager, General Imaging, Aloka Europe

Issues in Cognitive Function

• Alzheimer Europe: Taking on New Priorities
  Jean Georges
• Advances in Cognitive Testing in Health, Prevention and Disease
  Jennifer L. Bostock and Professor Tonmoy Sharma

Orthopaedics

• A ‘Hip for Life’
  Katie Hoare
• Hip Resurfacing
  Rowan Pool
• IMPAX for Orthopaedics: Bringing the World to Orthopaedics
  Agfa Gevaert nv

Treating Movement Disorders

• Clinical uses of Botulinum Toxin Type A: a Life-Changing Treatment
  Franco Molteni, MD

Developments in Cancer Care

• Treating Anaemia in Chemotherapy Patients
  Dr Paul Cornes
• Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
  Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV

Issues in Hepatology

• Pegylated Interferons in the Effective Treatment of Hepatitis C
  Dr Stephen Ryder
• Anaesthetics New Manual Ventilation Systems: Reducing the Risk of Volume Trauma to Virtually Zero
  VanZelm Anesthetic Products

Improving Patient Care Standards

• Getting to the Root of Medical Errors
  Sanjaya Kumar, MD, MSc, MPH, and Catherine Carson-Martin, BSN, MPA
• Safe Care, Freedom of Movement in a Secure Environment
  Cross Point
• The BIOPTRON Light Therapy System: Medical Innovation with Natural Healing Power
  BIOPTRON AG
• The Small Tags That Keep Track of Equipment, Personnel and Patient Flow in Your Hospital
  Sonitor Technologies
• Best Practice or Best Guess? Using Six Sigma to Guide Process Improvement
  Chuck DeBusk and Carolyn Pexton
• Drug Infusion Pumps and Their Safety in the Hospital
  Claudia Volenik, RGN, RM, BSc (Hons)

Infection Control

• Fighting Infection
  Joe Tufo
• Specialised Packaging for Hospital Sterilisation
  Wipak
• Prevention of Airborne Infections
  KEN Hygiene Systems
• Protecting Surgical and Clinical Staff
  Tim Galekop, Ahlstrom
• ‘Show me your hands!’ - It is in your hands!
  Steripower GmbH & Co. KG
• A Revolution in the Pre-cleaning of Scopes and Power Tool Hoses
  Peskett Solutions Limited
• Controlling Topically Transmitted Nosocomial Infections
  MJ van der Meer, PhD (Pharmacology) Prometics Bodycare Ltd
• The Hidden Price of Cephalosporin Use: resistance selection
  Professor Peter M. Hawkey BSc, DSc, MBBS, MD., FRCPath, Professor of Clinical and Public Health Bacteriology and Honorary Consultant, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK and Health Protection Agency, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
• Hand Drying to Reduce Cross-infection
  Karen Halifax, Trade Marketing Manager, Lotus Professional, Sheffield, UK
• Decontamination and Needlestick Injuries: the Scottish Guidelines
  Dr Tom Smith
• APIS - Breaking the Mould
  APIS Medical
• At the Forefront of Surgical Glove Technology
  Regent Medical Limited

Communications Skills

• Staying on Message
  John Illman
• Carefx Corporation - Delivering Solutions to Previously Unsolved HIT Challenges
  Carefx Corporation
• Computer Crime is on the Rise
  Ibas UK Ltd

 

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