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Elsevier Australia’s new mobile app 'Clinical Cases – Fundamentals of Nursing' helps nurses test their understanding of clinical nursing fundamentals through mobile learning and revision. Sydney, New South Wales (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Elsevier Australia has launched the first app in its Clinical Cases app series: 'Clinical Cases – Fundamentals of Nursing'. A fun alternative study tool, this nursing app is purpose-designed for self-testing and easy revision. Student...
NEW YORK, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 2013: The Year of Nurses. National Nurses Week is a time to appreciate all that America's most important caregivers do, but also to reflect on how we as a society can enhance their professional lives and the large role they play in our health system today. Mediaplanet's first edition of 'Nurse Appreciation' hit newsstands this morning within the weekend edition of USA Today. Uniting leaders in the nursing industry such as the American Nurses...
National Nurses Week is May 6-12, 2013, and Contemporary Forums, the leading provider of continuing education (CE) for healthcare professionals, would like to thank all of the nurses who make a difference in the lives of patients each day. Dublin, CA (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 National Nurses Week is May 6-12, 2013, and Contemporary Forums, the leading provider of continuing education (CE) for healthcare professionals, would like to thank all of the nurses who make a difference in the lives...
"End of Shift: A Treasury of Real Stories by Real Nurses" available as free download in both e-reader and PDF formats. Hoffman Estates, IL (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 Nurse.com, a publication of Gannett Healthcare Group, today announced the release of its first e-book, “End of Shift: A Treasury of Real Stories by Real Nurses.” The collection, which includes 30 inspiring and heartwarming stories written by nurses, is being released to coincide with National Nurses Week, May 6-12....
Preventive medicine may not be the panacea to reducing healthcare costs. Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 This week’s top news story on HealthEconomics.Com related to yet another rejection by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for Roche’s Avastin (bevacizumab) for advanced ovarian cancer. NICE is the agency tasked with appraising cost-effectiveness of medicines for use in the National Health Service for England and Wales. Issuing its second...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online UK officials are looking to scrutinize cosmetic procedures they say are potentially dangerous and have gone unregulated for too long. A new review led by Sir Bruce Keogh, the medical director at the National Health Service, announced several warnings and recommendations designed to regulate anti-wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers, which are injected into the lips or skin to give a supple appearance. "A person having a...
Last night, Mrs Samantha Cameron hosted The Lullaby Trust and guests at a 25th Anniversary celebration of the Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme which is a collaboration between the Charity and British National Health Service (NHS). London (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Mrs Samantha Cameron hosted a reception yesterday at 10 Downing Street London to mark 25 years of a unique maternity support service, the Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme, a collaboration between the safer baby sleep charity...
Continua certified personal health devices mandated by Worcestershire County Council and NHS for use in assistive technology program to manage chronic conditions. BEAVERTON, Ore., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Worcestershire County Council along with three National Health Services (NHS) Clinical Commissioning Groups have issued the first 3millionlives tender in England, which includes two key Continua Health Alliance standards in the 'Mandatory Requirements' section of its call for...
Changing the norms of minimal health care and maximum inconvenience attached to regular clinics, Dr. Bruce Feldman explains the wonders that a concierge doctor can do for your health when compared with regular medical practices -- with or without health insurance. The doctor discusses this in a statement released on his website this Monday. Melville, NY (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 Concierge medical practice isn’t something alien in the social circles of the United States. In a country where...
Large multi-hospital contract is latest in a series of recent Universal Clinical Platform wins in the U.K. LONDON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuo Technologies®, a world leader in high-performance software and services for clinical content management and data migration, announced today that it has been awarded the vendor neutral archive (VNA) and data migration contract for the Salisbury, Wight and South Hampshire (SWASH) Domain NHS Trust consortium. Acuo will work with Philips...
