Search Tag: PPE
Filling the Gaps: Learning From Each Other During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020 11 May
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has created many challenges for health systems around the world. Health leaders have to focus on sustaining their organisations at all levels, and the International Hospital Federation is offering its support to them through a number of projects. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic reminds us of how we are all interconnected.... Read more
Investments in Recent Years are Paying Off
2020 21 Apr
Questions to Wolfgang Heimsch, President Customer Service at Siemens Healthineers Mr. Heimsch, how many PPEs, i.e. pieces of personal protective equipment, do you have at home? I'm happy if those who do their so important work in hospitals and medical centers have the protective equipment. As advised, I am currently working from home. We... Read more
Health Workers Not Removing Protective Garments Correctly
2015 21 Jul
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control finds that only 13 percent of healthcare workers (4/30) followed all CDC recommendations for the removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) after patient care. In the current era of emerging pathogens such as Ebola virus, removal of PPE is crucial to reduce contamination of... Read more