Schedule Announced for 2016 CADTH Symposium
April 10-12, 2016 - Shaw Centre, Ottawa, ON The schedule for this year's CADTH Symposium in Ottawa, Ontario has been announced. AMDR President Dan Vukelich will be a featured speaker on April 11th in order to
Journal of Medical Devices Study: OEM Single-use Devices Nearly Five Times More Likely to be Defective than Reprocessed Ones
Source: DOTmed HealthCare Business Daily News Phoenix, Arizona, USA – March 15, 2016 – Original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) single-use devices (SUDs) may have higher defect rates than comparable reprocessed devices, a study
Opportunities in U.S. Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Increase Due to Cost-Saving Medical Devices & Environmental Considerations
Opportunities in U.S. Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Increase Due to Cost-Saving Medical Devices & Environmental Considerations Source: Digital Journal Due to technological advancements, medical devices no longer have to be uniformly disposed of; instead, many can be reprocessed to serve new purposes. This
6 Ways Hospitals Can Reduce Their Environmental Footprint
Source: Julie Bird, FierceHealthcare U.S. hospitals, which emit 8 percent of the nation's greenhouse gases each year, need to do more to address climate change, according to a Health Affairs blog post. Reducing hospitals' collective environmental footprint
Practice Greenhealth Launches Hospital Sustainability Tool
Source: Shannon Barnet, Becker's Hospital Review Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit membership and networking organization for sustainable healthcare, has announced a new tool designed to help hospital and health system professionals build