Telemedicine in the fight against COVID-19

During these unprecedented times of the global COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations are seeking increasingly more inventive ways of delivering healthcare whilst maintaining social distancing and adhering to strict infection control measures. Telehealth and telemedicine technologies are enabling patients to continue to receive high standards of quality care, while ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals, and…

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National Patient Safety Week 2020

March 8 – 14th is National Patient Safety Week in the US. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. There are many different definitions of the word safety, but in general all encompass the prevention of harm and preservation of wellbeing. Harm…

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The Interational Year of the Nurse (RN) and the Midwife

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honour of the bicentenary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. The International Year of the Nurse and Midwife is a year-long effort to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives, highlight the…

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