There are numerous dental procedures that can create an aerosol capable of carrying bacteria, viruses and polluted particles into the surrounding environment. As this aerosol cloud persists and feeds continuously, it is essential for operators to use personal protective equipmentRead the full article… Date: 07.2020 Source: iris.unimore.it
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Tactile sensitivity plays a key role in medicine and particularly in surgical practice. However, wearing them could affect hand sensitivity, especially in disciplines that require precision work. Read the full article… Date: 09.2020 Source: sceincedirect.com
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The literature indicates that there are few publications on the ergonomic aspects of medical devices (MDs). In practice, few suggestions are available from users on what issues to consider when designing and developing DMs.Read the full article… Date: 03.2008 Source: worktribe.com
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The Italian Society of Hospital Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services of Health Authorities (Sifo) has started a National Network-Emergency COVID-19 as an interactive channel for sharing documents, best practices and reports from hospital pharmacists and Sifo Territorial Pharmacy Services, who are called upon daily to respond to the needs of patients, health care companies and Regional
The use of personal protective equipment is to protect the eyes, nose and mouth from COVID-19. However, covering these body parts, which express human individuality and are crucial for nonverbal communication, significantly affects the doctor-patient relationship. A group of researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine tested a particular method to try to “humanize” these
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Pfizer announced that it is proceeding with multiple ascending doses after completing single ascending dose dosing in a phase 1 study in healthy adults to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a new oral therapeutic antiviral for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Read the full article… Date: 03.2021 Source: pharmastar.co.uk
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The pandemic revolutionized the doctor-patient relationship. So many challenges in recent months have gone beyond the clinical aspect and have largely invested the ethical sphere, such as resource scarcity. Read the full article… Date: 03.2021 Source: pharmastar.co.uk
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Overall, issues regarding drugs are significantly reduced and reflect updates periodically communicated by AIFA, however, the Network is continuing to pick up signs of issues regarding mainly #medicaldevices. Read the full article… Date: 05.2021 Source: pharmastar.co.uk
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On March 11, 2019, the Legislative Decree on “Adjustment of national legislation to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC” was published. Read the full article… Date: 03.2019 Source: alpiassociation.co.uk
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Loss of traceability of DMs poses a serious health risk to patients and users. The new European Parliament Regulation provided a common strategy, based on internationally recognized principles, through the establishment of a unique device identification system (UDI system). Read the full article… Date: 06.2020 Source: iss.it
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