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Health Care or Healthcare – What’s the Difference

WEBHealthcare– use as a noun and adjective to denote the industry itself or describing specific facility or system. Health Care– those delivering care; individuals or …

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Finding the Right Balance to Promote Skin Health

WEBOur skin is talking to us all the time, but what is it tell us? And are we listening? Anna A. Kuang, MD, MBA, FACS, explores the skin ecosystem and the …

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William Leiva, MPH, Global Care Setting Scientific Affairs …

WEBHealth care complications and risks to patient safety are multi-factorial and can vary by care setting. Surgical patients, for instance, are exposed to many risk factors during pre-op, …

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Are Sterilization Process Failures a Real Risk to Patient …

WEBHealth care complications and risks to patient safety are multi-factorial and can vary by care setting. Surgical patients, for instance, are exposed to many risk …

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Taking a Holistic View of the Patient Journey: a Transplant …

WEBPatient experience and patient journey are two terms used in healthcare, often interchangeably, to describe how we thoughtfully interact with patients. However, …

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New Study Shows 3M™ V.A.C.® Therapy is More Cost …

WEBWound care presents significant clinical and financial challenges. Depending on a variety of factors, such as size, type, location and underlying factors, …

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Mitigating the Risk of Infectious Disease Spread Through …

WEBThe rise and spread of infectious disease, whether limited in scale or at pandemic level, has been a human challenge for centuries. From the Black Death to the …

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Using PAPRs in Clinical and Healthcare Settings

WEBSome are approved for use as surgical masks. Powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) can also be used for many different types of situations in healthcare …

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Matthew M. Cooper, MD MBA FACS, Global Senior Medical …

WEBAuthor: Matthew M. Cooper, MD MBA FACS, Global Senior Medical Director & Director, Patient Safety C.O.E.

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Skin Considerations for COVID-19 Patients: A Home Care Challenge

WEBThe classic “head to toe skin assessment” may have new meaning for COVID-19 patients. In addition to the normal locations (sacrum, heels), assess anterior …

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Meeting the Challenge: How This Scientist

WEBDeveloping products that can improve people’s health and even potentially save lives is a labor of love for 3M Scientist Bob Asmus. As rewarding as his work is, the …

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Global Sterilization Standards Support Infection Prevention Better

WEBIn the words of poet Maya Angelou, “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” That is true of all people, and it is especially true of healthcare …

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Selecting N95 Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers

WEBHealthcare workers are vital to providing patients with the care that they need. One important aspect of a healthcare worker’s job and safety is the personal …

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The Disinfection and Sterilization of Endoscopes: A Primer

WEBA 2013 study assessed 98 endoscopy-related outbreaks in which 1,113 patients were contaminated and 249 infected.1 More recently, > 130 gastrointestinal …

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Q&A with 3M’s Chief Medical Officer Victor Miranda

WEBQ&A with 3M’s Chief Medical Officer Victor Miranda. 3M Medical Solutions Staff April 21, 2020. Dr. Victor Miranda says that he knows he’s made a good career …

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Protecting Skin While Protecting Health

WEBApply a liquid barrier film or skin protectant. Cushion skin, or cover an abrasion, under PPE that does not require a seal to skin. Reduce pressure on your skin. …

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Three Reasons to Consider a Cleaning Monitoring Program

WEBEnsuring surfaces have been properly cleaned has become crucial in healthcare settings. Several clinical studies demonstrate the value of going beyond …

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