Month: July 2012

Laboratory on-site assistance charge special relevance in critical patients and emergencies. the Spanish society of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology (DiSEqC setting), which represents more than 2,000 professionals in this field, created the Working Group on testing laboratory in the place of assistance (RPTC) due to the importance and particular features that have this type of determinations. -these testswhich occur outside the clinical laboratory, are booming since they allow faster results and less probability of errors -technological advances have also contributed to its growth with the development of small portable analyzers, table, type PDA, and even devices in vivo, which increasingly measured more biological magnitudes – in 2010 they already accounted for approximately one third of the cost of in vitro diagnosis, and only in United States it is estimated that they will have a cost of $ 18,700 million in 2013 – still, the DiSEqC setting emphasizes that evaluates your usage based on each field and type patient and not be indiscriminately – employment testing RPTC involved people from different areas: practitioners, supervisors and nursing staff from different services, personal supplies and computer service and even patients, all of them led and coordinated from the clinical laboratory Madrid, July 2012.- Point-of-Care Testing (RPTC) refers to those laboratory tests laid down in the place of assistance to the patient, non-clinical laboratory. They currently are in full expansion since they...

The Spanish society of Geriatrics and Gerontology prepares a manual that gives answers to the most common issues users and family about the dependency Act. la SEGG responds to 101 frequently asked questions about the dependency Act. -in Spain there are more than two million dependents (2.334.387 according to IMSERSO, June 1, 2012), where a million and a half have more than 65 years and over a million are dependent severe or serious, i.e., that they need help to perform everyday tasks – more than five years ago that was published the Law on the promotion of personal autonomy and care for people in a situation of dependency -ignorance of the dependency law causes that many people and families do not request it or are disoriented from their processing – the guide you can download 101 frequently asked questions about the dependency law ” here Madrid, July 2012.- have some right to the family of the applicant who dies before the financial benefit will be paid? It is mandatory to declare the amount of the benefit in the tax return? What are the omissions and/or errors more frequent in the processing of a request? … these are some issues that made users and family members seeking the law of dependence and that, from now on, are resolved in the practical manual 101 frequently asked questions about the dependency Act...

The pharmacovigilance, towards a better professional training. Spain, July 2012.- continuous changes in pharmacovigilance are a challenge for the pharmaceutical industry professionals. Increasingly, requires professionals with knowledge of large, capable of maintaining up to date in this field. These professionals are essential to various departments (records, marketing, clinical trials, etc.), industry that relate more or less directly to the functions of pharmacovigilance. To overcome this challenge, specific training in the field is essential. The Institute of training continuing of the Universitat de Barcelona (IL3-UB), leader in training for the industry, presents a new edition of the postgraduate in pharmacovigilance . The programme, blended, will inaugurate the new edition next November. This postgraduate is oriented to professionalisation in this area. Comprehensively addresses all aspects related to pharmacovigilance, not only in theory but also providing examples and case studies. Taking into account this orientation completes, provides a global vision and specific European legislation and Spanish in pharmacovigilance, analyzing problems and solutions involving the day-to-day running of the pharmacovigilance professionals from a practical point of view. Ultimately, it provides the basis to implement studies Pharmacoepidemiologic and security studies, from the hand of related subject matter...