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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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name and contact information, including email address and phone
number, to events@ventworld.com,
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ABOUT VENTWORD
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VentWord is the newsletter for registered viewers of www.VentWorld.com.
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you need to know about ventilators and mechanical ventilation. It
presents information for the comparison of the major international
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