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Events and training November 20, 2023
Danish vascular access team facilitates shift to home care
When possible, certain patients may be better treated in the comfort of their home. Before 2014, Dr Bo Gottschau noticed…
Category: Events and training
Events and training October 16, 2023
3 ways digital tools can help address vascular access complications
“Health organisations must promote a global vascular access strategy with specific actions for reporting, preventing, identifying and quantifying complications,” said…
Events and training September 4, 2023
How to identify and reduce the risk of catheter-related thrombosis
Catheter-related thrombosis is reported as one of the most common complications following central venous access insertion.1 Although it has been…
Events and training July 17, 2023
How human factors in healthcare contribute to avoidable harm
“How do we design and operate a system which has relatively inconsistent human beings at its core?”1 Dr Tim Kane,…
Events and training June 16, 2023
PICC, port or Hickman? Make the right choice in oncology
"I think that the biggest issue in our service is choosing which device for which patients,” said Professor Caren Randon,…
Events and training May 10, 2023
Invisible to invaluable: Honouring International Nurses Day
Worldwide, there are approximately 27 million nurses and midwives, making up nearly 50% of the global healthcare workforce.1 On the…