Events and training November 18, 2024
Launching an OPAT service at Swansea Bay Health Board
In Wales, several government initiatives are aimed at bringing healthcare services closer to people’s homes, making it easier for people…
Launching an OPAT service at Swansea Bay Health Board
In Wales, several government initiatives are aimed at bringing healthcare services closer to people’s homes, making it easier for people…
Safe handling of hazardous drugs: applying the CMRD in Ireland
Exposure to a hazardous drug (HD) or hazardous medicinal product (HMP) can occur to any worker involved in any stage…
How to build CVAM care bundles
It is estimated that up to 90 percent of people treated within a hospital in-patient setting receive an intravascular (IV)…
Earth Day 2024: Our planet prefers TIVA anaesthesia—do you?
Healthcare's climate footprint is equivalent to 4.4% of global net emissions; this means that if the health sector were a…
Reducing infection with catheter care bundles
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are a serious threat to patients with a vascular access device, yet many are preventable using…
Scientific evidence on VATs: Is there enough? Is it robust?
There is much scientific evidence available on the efficacy of vascular access teams (VATs) in managing costs, preventing intravenous (IV)…