******************************************** VentWord: The VentWorld Newsletter www.VentWorld.com "Everything You Need to Know about Ventilators and Mechanical Ventilation" ******************************************** January 27, 2000 - Vol. 1, No. 1 ******************************************** This Edition's Contents: - Welcome - An Invitation - Top News - Product News - Brief Reports - Did You Know? - In the Works at VentWorld - Upcoming Events >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WELCOME >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Greetings from www.VentWorld.com. As we promised the thousands who have visited our web site, we are sending this first edition of our VentWord Newsletter to all of our registered viewers. This newsletter is published periodically to provide timely news and information of interest to all members of the mechanical ventilator community. These individuals include respiratory clinicians, patients, educators, researchers, manufacturers, distributors, after-market suppliers and others concerned with the development and use of mechanical ventilators. VentWorld.com is the premier manufacturer-neutral website for everything you need to know about ventilators and mechanical ventilation. It presents information and graphical displays for the objective comparison of the major international makes and models of ventilators and accessories. It also provides community news and a forum for discussions of ventilator topics, and it lists extensive educational, clinical and research resources related to mechanical ventilation. We hope you will enjoy this Newsletter and find it informative and useful. If so, please distribute it to any of your colleagues who may find it of interest. We solicit your suggestions and recommendations (feedback@VentWorld.com)! David Borofsky, MD Editor-In-Chief news@ventworld.com ******************************************** ADVERTISERS: Looking for cost-effective ways to reach the ventilator community? Look no further--click over to our Sales department! http://www.ventworld.com/about/advertising.asp Click here or contact ads@ventworld.com! ******************************************** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AN INVITATION >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Visit us in Orlando, Florida at booth #1502 at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 29th Educational and Scientific Symposium, February 11-15, 2000, and receive a free gift. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TOP NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DATEX-OHMEDA INOVENT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR NITRIC OXIDE INHALATION THERAPY RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE [1/19/00] Datex-Ohmeda announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its INOVent device, developed in conjunction with INOMax nitric oxide (INO Therapeutics), which has been approved for treatment of certain critically ill newborns. http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=60 Click here for more... -------- Y2K SO FAR IS A-OK [01/21/00] No serious ventilator/accessory malfunctions have been reported... http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=41 Click here for more... -------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRODUCT NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AARC DECEMBER 1999 CONFERENCE -- EXHIBIT HALL ROUNDUP See photos & reports on new products, enhanced features, patents & FDA approvals... http://www.ventworld.com/NF/newsFrameset.html Click here for more... -------- PULMONETIC SYSTEMS' LTV1000 PRAISED BY VENTILATOR COMMUNITY As reported in the IVUN (International Ventilator Users Network) News, Fall 1999. http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=11 Click here for more... -------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BRIEF REPORTS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ATS PUBLISHES CONSENSUS REPORT ON VENT-ASSOCIATED INJURY IN ARDS http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=44 Click here for more... -------- SURVEY OF NURSING PRACTICES WITH CLOSED-SYSTEM SUCTIONING PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2000 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=45 Click here for more... -------- ARDS, WEANING PROTOCOLS, AND NPPV FOR COPD PATIENTS ADDRESSED IN RT MAGAZINE http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=27 Click here for more... -------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DID YOU KNOW? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ...that VentWorld.com has an extensive GLOSSARY of ventilator-related terms in its RESOURCES section? http://www.ventworld.com/resources/glossary.asp Click here! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IN THE WORKS AT VENTWORLD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NEW SECTION: ON THE GRAPEVINE Have you ever wondered whether your peers share the same concerns that you have about ventilators? One way to find out is to participate in the discussion groups on the web. But you may not have time to review all possible list servers that might include subjects of interest to you. Consequently, VentWorld.com will begin monitoring a wide spectrum of list servers to keep our viewers abreast of ventilator-related threads on other sites. You still may not have time to track all the discussions, but at least now you'll know what you're missing! OPEN SITE ACCESS In the near future, visitor registration with a password and ID no longer will be needed to enter VentWorld.com. Access to all VentWorld areas will be open to anyone who types our address into his or her browser. However, those who want the VentWord newsletter e-mailed to them will have to register for it, if they have not already done so. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UPCOMING EVENTS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here are some events that may be of interest to you. Go to the Calendar Section of VentWorld.com for a more complete list: http://www.ventworld.com/News/calendar.asp Click here! ---------------- Jan 28, 2000: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada Better Breathing 2000 Feb 4-5, 2000: Taos, NM, United States 28th Annual Taos New Mexico Thoracic Society Lung Disease Symposium Feb 11-15, 2000: Orlando, FL, United States Society of Critical Care Medicine 29th Educational and Scientific Symposium *** Come to the VentWorld.com booth #1502 for a free gift. *** Feb 22-24, 2000: Nice, France, Europe 4th International Congress of Pediatric Pulmonology ---------------- List your event notice on VentWorld.com! Send details, with your name and contact information, including email address and phone number, to events@ventworld.com, Or Click here! ******************************************** This newsletter also is available on VentWorld.com in NEWS & VIEWS. http://www.ventworld.com/news/newsletter.asp Click here! ...to view it there. 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