Events and training February 19, 2024
How to turn a PICC team into a vascular access team
On the second day of BD MACOV@23, a virtual edition of the Multidisciplinary Advanced Course on Vascular Access (MACOVA) held…
How to turn a PICC team into a vascular access team
On the second day of BD MACOV@23, a virtual edition of the Multidisciplinary Advanced Course on Vascular Access (MACOVA) held…
Best practices for phase 1 investigational drugs trials
Before pharmaceutical products are released onto the market, they undergo extensive screening as an investigational drug (IND, or investigational new…
Key insights on recent amendments to EU-MDR
The European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR) 2017/745 has brought many changes to the medical device industry and product availability. Thanks…
PICC line or port catheter: Which one for cancer patients?
It can be challenging knowing when to insert a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) or port catheter into patients…
Antibiotics shortages in Europe: what you need to know
“A new approach is needed to better tackle medicines shortages in the European Health Union,” the European Commission said in…
PICCs in intensive care units: new Spanish guidelines fill a gap
When and how should peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) be used in intensive care units (ICUs)? At the end of 2022,…