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APCER Pharma Announces That LPC Pharma Group To Outsource Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety To APCER
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APCER Pharma announced that LPC Pharma Group is outsourcing its http://www.pharmacovigilance/drug safety operations to APCER. APCER is a leading global provider of comprehensive drug safety, regulatory services and risk management programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies. LPC, based in Luton, specialises in the supply of branded and generic medicines across the UK...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
APCER Pharma Announces That LPC Pharma Group To Outsource Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety To APCEREmail this article to a colleague.
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APCER Pharma announced that LPC Pharma Group is outsourcing its http://www.pharmacovigilance/drug safety operations to APCER. APCER is a leading global provider of comprehensive drug safety, regulatory services and risk management programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies...
Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Clinical Psychologists' Firearm Risk Management Perceptions and Practices. - Traylor A, Price JH, Telljohann SK, King K, Thompson A.Email this article to a colleague.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the current perceptions and practices of discussing firearm risk management with patients diagnosed with selected mental health problems. A three-wave survey was mailed to a national random sample of clinical...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 7, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: info
Lord Levene On Risk ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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LLoyd's of London Chairman says banks can learn about risk from insurers.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 2, 2010 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Risk of Death by Unnatural Causes During Early Childhood in Offspring of Parents With Mental Illness [Articles]Email this article to a colleague.
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An elevated mortality risk, especially from unnatural causes of death, was identified for offspring of parents with severe mental illness during the preschool years in an Asian society. There is an urgent need for multidisciplinary team approaches and risk management strategies to support psychiatric patients who are having difficulty with the transition to parenthood.
Source: Am J Psychiatry - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chen, Y.-H., Chiou, H.-Y., Tang, C.-H., Lin, H.-C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
The Impact of Protective Factors in Desistance From Violent Reoffending: A Study in Three Samples of Adolescent OffendersEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the impact of protective factors, assessed by means of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), on desistance from violent reoffending in adolescents. Three samples included male adolescents in different stages of the judicial process: pre-trial (n = 111); during residential treatment (n = 66); and after release from a juvenile justice facility ( n = 47). The results lend support to the hypothesis that protective factors buffer or mitigate the risk of violent reoffending. Using regression analyses, in all samples, the addition of protective factors yielded a significant increment in ...
Source: Journal of Interpersonal Violence - February 1, 2010 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lodewijks, H. P. B., de Ruiter, C., Doreleijers, T. A. H. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Educational resources: clinical governanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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NHS Scotland website aiming to help you use clinical governance and risk management quality improvement methods in your work.
You can use this website in three ways. As a:
- Programme of learning
- R...
Source: Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed - February 1, 2010 Category: UK Health Tags: Key Elements/Personalised care, treatment and support/Links Source Type: organizations
2009 FDA drug approvalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 9, 89 (2010). doi:10.1038/nrd3101
Author: Bethan Hughes
In a year in which regulators and drug companies gained familiarity with risk management strategies, the number of new drug approvals was similar to that in 2008.
Source: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - February 1, 2010 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Bethan Hughes Tags: News and Analysis Source Type: journals
Government Of Canada Releases Draft Screening Assessments For Batch 8 SubstancesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Environment, released the draft screening assessment reports and risk management scopes for 14 substances assessed in Batch 8 of the Chemicals Management Plan. "The Government has now completed draft assessments for eight of 12 batches originally identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan," said Minister Aglukkaq...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Government Of Canada Releases Draft Screening Assessments For Batch 8 SubstancesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Environment, released the draft screening assessment reports and risk management scopes for 14 substances assessed in Batch 8 of the Chemicals Management Plan...
Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today - February 1, 2010 Category: Biochemistry Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia: prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: A comprehensive national strategy for lowering mean population cholesterol is required, as is better implementation of absolute risk management guidelines - particularly in rural populations.
PMID: 20121678 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Med J Aust - February 1, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Janus ED, Tideman PA, Dunbar JA, Kilkkinen A, Bunker SJ, Philpot B, Tirimacco R, Mc Namara K, Heistaro S, Laatikainen T Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: journals
Preventing Unintentional Injury: A Review of Behavior Change Theories for Primary Care. - Sleet DA, Carlson Gielen A, Diekman S, Ikeda R.Email this article to a colleague.
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Many injuries are preventable, and most have a behavioral component on their causal pathway. However, far more effective use of theory-based approaches to behavioral risk management is needed, which remains a challenge for practitioners. This review discus...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 31, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: info
Preconception care for women with diabetes: a review of current guideline recommendationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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International guidelines for the care of women with diabetes who are contemplating pregnancy are consistent in their recommendations; however some are more comprehensive than others. Having established current standards for the preconception care of diabetic women, there is now a need to focus on guideline implementation through an examination of the barriers and enablers to successful implementation, and the applicability of the recommendations in the local setting.
Source: BioMed Central - January 31, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Maimunah MahmudDanielle Mazza Source Type: journals
Predicting Sleep/Wake Behavior for Model-Based Fatigue Risk ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Commentary on Darwent et al. Prediction of probabilistic sleep distributions following travel across multiple time zones. SLEEP 2010;33:185-195.
Source: Sleep - January 30, 2010 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: journals
Ethanol suppression of peripheral blood mononuclear cell trafficking across brain endothelial cells in immunodeficiency virus infectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Lola C Hudson, Brenda A Colby, Rick B Meeker
Source: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management - January 29, 2010 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals
Guaranty Bancorp signs Fed agreement to strengthen oversightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Guaranty Bancorp has signed an agreement with the Federal Reserve and state banking regulators to strengthen management oversight and credit-risk management, among other issues, the Fed and the company said on Thursday. (GBNK)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - January 28, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Applying failure mode effects and criticality analysis in radiotherapy: Lessons learned and perspectives of enhancement.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: The feasibility of FMECA in fostering radiotherapy safety was proven; nevertheless, some lessons learned as well as weaknesses of current practices in risk management open to future research for the integration of retrospective methods (e.g. incident reporting or root cause analysis) and risk assessment.
PMID: 20116118 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - January 27, 2010 Category: Radiology Authors: Scorsetti M, Signori C, Lattuada P, Urso G, Bignardi M, Navarria P, Castiglioni S, Mancosu P, Trucco P Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: journals
Githens made president, CEO of Risk Management AssociationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Former banking executive William F. Githens has been appointed president and CEO of the Risk Management Association.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 26, 2010 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ten recommendations were made for CV risk management in patients with RA, AS and PsA. The strength of the recommendations differed between RA on the one hand, and AS and PsA, on the other, as evidence for an increased CV risk is most compelling for RA.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - January 26, 2010 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Peters, M J L, Symmons, D P M, McCarey, D, Dijkmans, B A C, Nicola, P, Kvien, T K, McInnes, I B, Haentzschel, H, Gonzalez-Gay, M A, Provan, S, Semb, A, Sidiropoulos, P, Kitas, G, Smulders, Y M, Soubrier, M, Szekanecz, Z, Sattar, N, Nurmohamed, M T Tags: Editor's choice, Immunology (including allergy), Ankylosing spondylitis, Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Epidemiology, Calcium and bone Recommendations Source Type: journals
The significance of protective factors in the assessment of riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions and implications Protective factors might buffer the effects of risk factors and a resilient personality may be crucial. Recognition of protective factors should be an essential part of the risk management process and for interventions with high-risk adolescents to reduce re-offending. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - January 26, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charlotte E. Rennie, Mairead C. Dolan Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Donation of explanted pacemakers for reuse in underserved nationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some charitable organizations and physicians are willing to assist in the compassionate donation of explanted pacemakers for reuse in medically underserved nations. However, healthcare organizations must recognize that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), device manufacturers, professional societies and many physicians advocate return of explanted pacemakers to the manufacturer to ensure an accurate performance database promoting improved device reliability and safety for the patient.
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Robert Stanyon Tags: Legal & amp; Regulatory Source Type: journals
Effective in-service education requires more than subject expertiseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several formal roles within the field of human performance and training are specifically responsible for ensuring that programs are designed and developed for maximum impact. Data show that education and training are essential functions of healthcare risk management professionals. For this, healthcare risk management professionals can maximize their training efforts by partnering with an instructional designer or developer to create a training program that promotes safe and trusted healthcare.
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Krishna Lynch, Gia Buckner-Hayden Tags: Leadership Development Source Type: journals
Reducing the new employee learning curve to improve productivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Effective onboarding is essential to the acclimation and socialization of new healthcare risk management professionals within their new organizations. This acclimation process is a natural extension of employee orientation training. Benefits of effective onboarding include maximizing new employees' full productivity in core functions, thereby recouping the organization's return on investment, and positioning them for enduring success.
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Krishna Lynch, Gia Buckner-Hayden Tags: Leadership Development Source Type: journals
Plaintiff's attorneys share perspectives on patient communicationEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article reports that malpractice attorneys representing plaintiffs accept a small percentage of the clients who request legal representation for medical liability claims. Of those cases they do not accept, these attorneys report that a significant motivator for patients seeking legal counsel is poor clinician-patient communication. They cite poor listening skills; delegation of critical consent communication; failure to share timely information with colleagues and nursing personnel; failure to have meaningful, empathetic conversations when adverse outcomes occur; and defensive behavior when patients seek to learn more...
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Richard A. Spector Tags: Claims Management Source Type: journals
In healthcare, is the human being an asset or liability?Email this article to a colleague.
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This article contrasts the application of preventive and predictive technologies in industry to those in healthcare. For years, risk managers have been discussing the rationing of care. This article presents the perspective of an engineering professional from the manufacturing industry who now consults with healthcare risk managers. The human being is often referred to as an "asset" in our society. Do we actually treat people as assets or liabilities? When preventive maintenance is routinely performed on a piece of equipment, the benefits are more reliable operations, increased productivity, and lower life cycle costs. If ...
Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Robert J. Latino Tags: Enterprise risk management Source Type: journals
Case law update: A review of recent rulings of interest to risk managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: John C. West Tags: Legal & amp; Regulatory Source Type: journals
Raising quality of care to a new levelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Anne Irving Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Insights for success: Luck, timing, and hard workEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Cindy Wallace Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
Real-world risk management strategies for physician practicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management - January 25, 2010 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Deborah A. Boyd Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
The Vanishing Zero Revisited: Thresholds in the Age of Genomics.Email this article to a colleague.
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The concept of the Vanishing Zero, which was first discussed 50 years ago in relation to pesticide residues in foods and food crops, focused on the unintended regulatory consequences created by ever-increasing sensitivity and selectivity of analytical methods, in conjunction with the ambiguous wording of legislation meant to protect public health. In the interim, the ability to detect xenobiotics in most substrates has increased from tens of parts per million to parts per trillion or less, challenging our ability to interpret the biological significance of exposures at the lowest detectable levels. As a result the focu...
Source: Chemico-Biological Interactions - January 25, 2010 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Zarbl H, Gallo MA, Glick J, Yeung KY, Vouros P Tags: Chem Biol Interact Source Type: journals
Clinical Psychologists’ Firearm Risk Management Perceptions and PracticesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the current perceptions and practices of discussing firearm risk management with
patients diagnosed with selected mental health problems. A three-wave survey was mailed to a national random sample of clinical
psychologists and 339 responded (62%). The majority (78.5%) believed firearm safety issues were greater among those with mental
health problems. However, the majority of clinical psychologists did not have a routine system for identifying patients with
access to firearms (78.2%). Additionally, the majority (78.8%) reported they did not routinely char...
Source: Journal of Community Health - January 22, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Journal of Community Health Source Type: journals
Impact of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula on Surgical Outcome—The Need for a Classification-driven Risk ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Discussion POPF C is associated with vascular complications like erosion bleeding and other surgical complications like delayed gastric
emptying or pleural effusions. A soft pancreatic consistency and a high drain lipase activity on postoperative day 3 are early
predictors for the development of POPF C.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11605-009-1147-5Authors
Andreas Schmid Frymerman, University of Saarland Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery 66421 Homburg Saar GermanyJochen Schuld, University of Saarland Department of General, Visceral, V...
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - January 22, 2010 Category: Surgery Tags: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery Source Type: journals
Managing cardiovascular risks with Tai Chi in people with coronary artery diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. Tai Chi was safely implemented as an alternative form of exercise in a cardiovascular risk management programme. Whether the beneficial effects of Tai Chi in cardiovascular risk management are comparable with those induced by other types of aerobic exercise requires further investigation.
Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing - January 20, 2010 Category: Nursing Authors: In Sook Park, Rhayun Song, Kyong Ok Oh, Hee Young So, Dal Sook Kim, Jong Im Kim, Tae Sook Kim, Hyun Li Kim, Suk Hee Ahn Tags: RESEARCH PAPERS Source Type: journals
A Descriptive Profile of High-Risk Sex Offenders Under Intensive Supervision in the Province of British Columbia, CanadaEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study provides a preliminary descriptive profile of individuals having been issued an 810 recognizance order (i.e., peace bond). This preventive order is issued to individuals in the community considered by the court to be high-risk sex offenders. In total, 88 offenders were issued an 810.1 (at risk of sexual offence against a child) or an 810.2 (at risk of a personal injury offence) recognizance order between April 2006 and February 2008, among whom 59 sex offenders were included. The sociodemographics, risk profiles, and recidivism of offenders under the orders were analyzed. Two risk assessment tools, the Static-99...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - January 19, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lussier, P., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Ratel, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Risk ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Risk Management conference
Source: HSJ - January 19, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
2010/11 NHSLA Risk Management Standards and associated...Email this article to a colleague.
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The National Health Service Litigation Authority has...
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - January 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Risk ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Risk Management conference
Source: HSJ - January 15, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
Validating high-throughput micronucleus analysis of peripheral reticulocytes for radiation biodosimetry: benchmark against dicentric and CBMN assays in a mouse model.Email this article to a colleague.
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Automation of radiation biodosimetry is one of the top priority tasks considered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Homeland Security Council in preparation for the nation's readiness for a possible radionuclear terrorist attack. The Center for Biophysical Assessment and Risk Management Following Irradiation, a consortium of researchers and institutions centered at the University of Rochester, has been investigating automated scoring of radiation-induced micronucleus formation in reticulocytes for high-throughput radiation biodosimetry. The collaborative project is based on a commercially-available ...
Source: Health Physics - January 14, 2010 Category: Physics Authors: Chen Y, Tsai Y, Nowak I, Wang N, Hyrien O, Wilkins R, Ferrarotto C, Sun H, Dertinger SD Tags: Health Phys Source Type: journals
Risk Management in the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas with BCNU Wafer ImplantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cen Eur NeurosurgDOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242775AbstractImplantation of BCNU wafers (Gliadel) into the resection cavity has demonstrated a survival benefit for patients with newly diagnosed malignant gliomas. The follow-up of two phase III trails has further shown that the number of long-term survivors was significantly increased by BCNU wafer treatment. BCNU wafer implantation may be integrated into current multimodal first line strategies. In the setting of recurrent disease BCNU wafer implantation has also shown a survival benefit and now extends the treatment options in a patient population that typically has undergone ext...
Source: Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie - Central European Neurosurgery - January 14, 2010 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Review Source Type: journals
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among TB patients in Port Harcourt NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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O Erhabor, Z A Jeremiah, T C Adias, et al
Source: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management - January 14, 2010 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: journals
Quantitative microbiological risk assessment as a tool to obtain useful information for risk managers - Specific application to Listeria monocytogenes and ready-to-eat meat products.Email this article to a colleague.
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The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a sliced cooked, cured ham-like meat product was quantitatively assessed. Sliced cooked, cured meat products are considered as high risk products. These ready-to-eat, RTE, products (no special preparation, e.g. thermal treatment, before eating is required), support growth of pathogens (high initial pH=6.2-6.4 and water activity=0.98-0.99) and has a relatively long period of storage at chilled temperatures with a shelf life equal to 60days based on manufacturer's instructions. Therefore, in case of post-process contamination, even with low number of cells, the microorganism is a...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - January 14, 2010 Category: Food Science Authors: Mataragas M, Zwietering MH, Skandamis PN, Drosinos EH Tags: Int J Food Microbiol Source Type: journals
Fluid balance chart: do we understand it?Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
This study shows alarming results with cause for concern where there is a huge variation in surgical trainee calculated and original documented values, as well as variations between trainees irrespective of training grades, which is a potential risk management issue. It highlights that inaccurate interpretation of these charts are not due to lack of clinical experience, but the fundamental problem lies within the lack of education and inconsistent poor documentation of these charts.
Source: Clinical Risk - January 12, 2010 Category: UK Health Authors: Tang, V. C., Lee, E. W. Tags: Patient safety Source Type: journals
Risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in unaffected BRCA mutation carriers: uptake and timing.Email this article to a colleague.
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Skytte A-B, Gerdes A-M, Andersen MK, Sunde L, Brøndum-Nielsen K, Waldstrøm M, Kølvraa S, Crüger D. Risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in unaffected BRCA mutation carriers: uptake and timing. Once female carriers of a BRCA mutation are identified they have to make decisions on risk management. The aim of this study is to outline the uptake of risk-reducing surgery in the Danish population of BRCA mutation positive women and to search for factors affecting this decision. We analysed data from 306 healthy BRCA carriers with no personal history of ovarian or breast cancer. We found a 10-...
Source: Clinical Genetics - January 6, 2010 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Skytte AB, Gerdes AM, Andersen MK, Sunde L, Brøndum-Nielsen K, Waldstrøm M, Kølvraa S, Crüger D Tags: Clin Genet Source Type: journals
Probability mapping of indoor radon-prone areas using disjunctive krigingEmail this article to a colleague.
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After a reference to the use of maps of radon-prone areas for indoor radon risk management, and to the methods used to produce them, there is a brief illustration of the geostatistical method of disjunctive kriging (DK) introduced by G. Matheron as a substitute for conditional expectation. There are some good reasons of using this method for the mapping of radon-prone areas as follows: (1) spatial correlation is exploited; (2) unbiasedness is conserved even in the conditions of quasi-stationarity; (3) lognormality of the data is not required; (4) choosing the point estimation allows drawing up smooth probability maps. An a...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - January 5, 2010 Category: Radiology Authors: Raspa, G., Salvi, F., Torri, G. Tags: Scientific and Technical Papers Source Type: journals
inVentiv Health Acquires ParagonRxEmail this article to a colleague.
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SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- inVentiv Health, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTIV), a leading provider of commercialization services to the global healthcare industries, today announced it has acquired ParagonRx, a leading consulting company specializing in pharmaceutical risk management and optimizing medication use. The addition of ParagonRx will position inVentiv as the leading provider of comprehensive, fully-integrated REMS (Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategy) and risk management solutions, ranging from strategic consulting and program design to implementation coordination, project tracking and assessment. The ac...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - January 5, 2010 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Federal Register: Medical Device Quality System Regulation Educational Forum on Risk Management Through the Product Life Cycle; Public WorkshopEmail this article to a colleague.
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This public workshop is intended to provide information about FDA's Medical Device Quality Systems Regulation (QSR) to the regulated industry, particularly small businesses.
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - January 5, 2010 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: organizations
Intelligent Adversary Risk Analysis: A Bioterrorism Risk Management Model. - Parnell GS, Smith CM, Moxley FI.Email this article to a colleague.
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The tragic events of 9/11 and the concerns about the potential for a terrorist or hostile state attack with weapons of mass destruction have led to an increased emphasis on risk analysis for homeland security. Uncertain hazards (natural and engineering) ha...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: info
Underwriting Biopharmaceutical RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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As sources of medical research funding shifted in the past two decades, away from being exclusively government-based, more companies are finding startup funding from public or private underwriters. Noferi and Dillon, of Compliance Surety Associates (Chicago, IL, USA) have an intriguing perspective on the historical role of Lloyd's marine underwriters (London, England) in the European shipping industry of the 1700's, and how that compares to the enforcement of Quality Management in modern biotech companies. They summarize the roles and responsibilities of the QA consultant as follows: Assessment of risks associated with com...
Source: About.com Biotech Biomedical - January 3, 2010 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: consumer
Effectiveness of nurse-delivered cardiovascular risk management in primary care: a randomised trial.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: Advanced practice nurses are achieving results, equal to or better than GPs for the management of risk factors. The findings of this study support the involvement of practice nurses in cardiovascular risk management in Dutch primary care.
PMID: 20040167 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - January 1, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: Voogdt-Pruis HR, Beusmans GH, Gorgels AP, Kester AD, Van Ree JW Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: journals
Risk management in gynaecologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: The majority of gynaecology patients are fit women receiving relatively straightforward care. However, human error is inevitable. Furthermore, new treatments and technologies are constantly emerging, today's trainees are less experienced than their predecessors, and the need for team work is greater than ever. These and other factors pose threats to patient safety, and these threats can be addressed through risk management. This review describes risk management principles and tools applicable to gynaecology and highlights common sources of patient safety incidents in gynaecology clinics, wards and operating theat...
Source: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - January 1, 2010 Category: OBGYN Authors: Leroy C. Edozien Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
