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For #MedsAware 2024, Senator the Hon Anne Ruston (SA) and Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care, encourages us to think about the medicines we're taking, and making sure they're the right medicines, at the right time, for the right condition! Ask because you care #MedsAware 💊🗣️ Watch the full video here → https://lnkd.in/g2g2tkaH

Knowing how to describe signs and symptoms of a #RareDisease accurately can help people living with Acute Hepatic #Porphria (AHP) become partners in their healthcare. Our doctor discussion guide helps people start the conversation with their doctor, because every conversation counts. https://bit.ly/42XzRqM

During emergencies, preparedness is paramount. In situations like CICV, having the necessary skills is essential, however, knowing when to act decisively is crucial. Always have a back-up plan. Cricothyroidotomy is not an everyday procedure but is among the core competency skills vital in Emergency Medicine. #cricothyroidotomy #CICV #cantintubatecantventilate

#theJPD highlights Dr. Despoina Bompolaki, a speaker at the #PacificCoastSocietyforProsthodontics upcoming 89th Annual Meeting on “Tradition Meets Technology” in Monterey, CA on June 19-22, 2024. Check out her article on #theJPD evaluating the incidence, potential causes, and periodontal complications of the loss of interproximal contacts between #teeth and single posterior #dentalimplant restorations over a long-term period: https://lnkd.in/gJtrC8tz

#WHO publishes the Global Technical report on proposed terminology for pathogens transmitted through the air. The report is the work of extensive research and indepth consultations to help standardize the nomenclature and reduce the burden of confusion of medical and scientific terms related to air-related transmissions and associated pathogens. #Pandemicinfluenzapreparedness #EmergencyPreparedness #Emergencyresponse #PatientSafety #Healthsystemstrengthening #Healthworkforce #Infectionpreventionandcontrol #pathogentransmission https://lnkd.in/d6Djhw-Q

The evidence is piling up and the verdict is: "Safe Supply" is anything but safe. Thousands of British Columbians are dying annually due to toxic drug reactions and overdoses. How did we get to the point? Who's behind "Safe Supply" and why? What is decriminalization and its role in the deaths of thousands of people? The evidence is in – and "Safe Supply is anything but Safe." Join Carole and guest Julian Somers, SFU Distinguished Scientist in Health Sciences. --- Carole Taylor's Journal is a public affairs dialogue that digs deep into the most pressing issues of our times. For more, see our website at https://lnkd.in/ex9rDnuP. ctj001 #safesupply #drugaddictiontreatment #addictionrecovery

June is #NationalSafetyMonth - please join us in keeping #EveryPatientSafe. Watch and share this session featuring Dr. Stephen Fadem, from the great state of Texas, on how to reduce the risk of falling: https://bit.ly/4eIZcu7

We are honored to share our global insights into the diagnosis, management, and prevention of atrioesophageal fistulae, the most serious and feared complication after atrial fibrillation ablation. #AtrioesophagealFistulae #GlobalInsights #MedicalResearch #epeeps #pvi #safety #ECU #electrophysiology #Atrialfibrillation #Ablation John N. Catanzaro MD, MBA,FHRS,FACC,FESC, FEHRA

Aim to describe the need for surface analyses to quantify PFAS in order to prove that decontamination has been successful, with the development and validation of surface swab methods, using Time of Flight Elastic Recoil Detection (ToF-ERD), to quantify all elements including fluorine on surfaces to 200 nm depth, demonstrating >95% PFAS removal.

Read the message from AAEM President Dr. Jones through the latest issue of Common Sense, in which he describes the need for a greater level of respect in the world today. Read More: bit.ly/42LOzRE #EmergencyMedicine #Respect