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VentWord: The VentWorld Newsletter
www.VentWorld.com
“Everything You Need to Know about Ventilators and Mechanical Ventilation”
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August 3, 2000 – Vol. 1, No. 5
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This Edition’s Contents:
– Top News
– Product News
– VentWorld Wants YOU…!
– Brief Reports
– Did You Know?
– In the Works at VentWorld
– Upcoming Events
– About VentWord
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TOP NEWS
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RESPIRATORY CARE TRAINING DIRECTORS CONCERNED ABOUT LOW PROGRAM ENROLLMENT
[8/2/00] Among 20 program directors comparing incoming fall class sizes in the AARC Education Section email discussion group, 12 reported significantly decreased applications and enrollment, and 9 had 50% of fewer of their available positions filled as of late July…
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=182 Click here for more…
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL TO ACQUIRE MALLINCKRODT INC.
[6/28/00] Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, and Mallinckrodt Inc., a leading ventilator manufacturer and global healthcare company, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Tyco will acquire Mallinckrodt. The transaction is valued at approximately $4.2 billion…
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=169 Click here for more…
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PRODUCT NEWS
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HAMILTION MEDICAL’S GALILEO VENTILATOR 510(K)-APPROVED FOR INFANT APPLICATION
[7/5/2000] Hamilton announced it has received clearance from the U.S. FDA for the GALILEO in infant applications. Now, the ventilator, with its new minimum-deadspace flow sensor, Adaptive Pressure Technology, and other sophisticated features, can be used for infants through adults…
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=172 Click here for more…
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SECHRIST RELEASES MILLENNIUM INFANT/PEDIATRIC VENTILATOR
[6/23/00] Sechrist Industries, Inc. announced the market release of the Millennium Infant/Pediatric Ventilator, an intensive care model with SmartSync, a patent pending “trigger” sensor that facilitates assisted and synchronized ventilation, and also provides continuous feedback for alarm and display systems. Millennium offers add-on modular humidifier, compressor, and graphics monitor…
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=173 Click here for more…
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VENTWORLD WANTS YOU…!
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Throughout our VentWorld website, you’ll find many places where a simple mouse-click will allow you to e-mail us your suggestions, questions, or other feedback. Such feedback is one of the best ways for us to improve the services we offer. So, by helping us, you help the whole respiratory community.
Please e-mail (feedback@ventworld.com)
or contact us by phone: 888-511-2452 or 215-627-8146.
And thanks to those of you who responded recently to our online survey for department heads and managers in respiratory care. The survey takes 15 minutes or less to complete, and still is open, so if you’d like to participate:
http://www.ventworld.com/survey/welcome.asp Dept. heads and managers click here …
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BRIEF REPORTS
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JULY “CHEST” HIGHLIGHTS: VENTILATION IN RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY; PRONE POSITIONING IN PEDIATRIC ACUTE LUNG INJURY
[7/15/00] Two ventilation-related clinical investigations are presented in the current “Chest” (Vol. 118, No. 1):
Negative Pressure Ventilation vs External High-Frequency Oscillation During Rigid Bronchoscopy: A Controlled Randomized Trial
by Natalini, et. al. (pp. 18-23) and:
The Effects of Early and Repeated Prone Positioning in Pediatric Patients With Acute Lung Injury
by Curley, et. al. (pp. 156-163)
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=176 Click here for more…
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JULY 2000 AM. J. RESPIR. CRIT. CARE MED. HIGHLIGHTS
[7/00] The latest issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 162, No. 1), as always, features a large selection of ventilation-related articles, case studies, and correspondence, with abstracts available online…
http://www.ventworld.com/News/News.asp?Page=180 Click here for more …
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DID YOU KNOW?
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VentWorld continues to add new features and content, like the latest calculation tool for the Alveolar Gas Equation, in the “Tools of the Trade” area in our “Resources” section, and our series of case studies for discussion, with a new case recently added by William French, MA, RRT. More case studies and “Tools of the Trade” are coming soon, and suggestions or submissions always are welcome.
http://www.ventworld.com/resources/tradetool.asp Click here to visit “Tools of the Trade”…
http://www.ventworld.com/education/casestudies.asp Click here to visit “Case Studies”…
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IN THE WORKS AT VENTWORLD
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Many VentWorld visitors have commented on their favorite areas within our website, but few people are aware of the full range of content and services we offer. Within the next several weeks, look for a new homepage display, more comprehensive site mapping, and other enhanced navigational features on VentWorld.com, which will help you to locate the information and visit the areas you need.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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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#august2000
Click here!
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August 2-4, 2000: Biloxi, Miss.
TriState Respiratory Conference
(Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)
August 3-6, 2000: Cartagena de Indias, Columbia
Congress of the Asociacion Latinoamericana del Torax
August 4-8, 2000: Pittsburgh, PA
Pulmonary Board Review Course
August 8-10, 2000: Albuquerque, NM
NMSRC Annual Summer Convention 2000
(New Mexico Society for Respiratory Care)
August 9-11, 2000: Charleston, WV
WVSRC Fall Meeting: “The Respiratory Reunion”
(West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care)
August 12, 2000: White Plains, NY
Continuing Education program for RTs.
10 CRCE credits fullday; 5 for half day
August 15, 2000:
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
MedTrade 2000 Conference and Expo (Oct. 3-5, 2000)
August 18-20, 2000: St. Simons Island, GA
GSRC Summer Meeting
(Georgia Society for Respiratory Care)
August 25, 2000: Hershey, PA
Challenges in Critical Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach
REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY AUGUST 11, 2000
Enrollment limited. Fee: $120 per person.
August 30 – September 3, 2000: Florence, Italy
World Congress of Lung Health and 10th ERS Annual Congress
(European Respiratory Society)
August 31 – September 1, 2000: Cocoa Beach, FL
Spacecoast Pulmonary Symposium
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ABOUT VENTWORD
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VentWord is the newsletter for registered viewers of www.VentWorld.com.
VentWorld.com is the premier manufacturer-neutral website for everything you need to know about ventilators and mechanical ventilation. It presents information for the comparison of the major international ventilators and accessories, provides community news and discussion forums, and lists extensive educational, clinical and research resources. Please forward VentWord to any of your colleagues who may find it of interest.
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David Borofsky, MD
Editor-In-Chief
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