Symposium and Roundtable Proceedings
Communicore periodically convenes symposia, expert panels and roundtables as well as meetings of various Communicore-initiated Consortia and Task Forces that are designed to explore the causes of, and propose solutions for, significant healthcare technology issues. Either uni- or multiconstituency in nature, these groups are comprised of clinicians, health educators, risk managers, healthcare administrators, physician insurers, private and public policy makers, patient advocates, medicolegal experts, legislators, regulators, and other professionals. Proceedings of some of the gatherings are below:
Adverse Events During Infusion Therapy
Frontiers in Sterilization Practice
Future of Low-Temperature Sterilization Technology in Healthcare
Hypoxemia on the General Care Floor
International Task Force on Anaesthesia Safety 
Euro;ean Journal of Anaesthesiology
Lasers in Ophthalmology: Clinical Applications
Managing Risk in Infusion Therapy
Meeting Proceedings: Expert Panel on Issues Surrounding
theUse of the LANDMARK
Midline Catheter
Ocular Allergy: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Adverse Events During Infusion Therapy
Edited proceedings from a multiconstituency symposium on the importance of accurate diagnosis and reporting of adverse events associated with the provision of infusion therapy, especially the misinterpretation of common physiologic responses to the initiation and use of infusion therapy as allergic and anaphylactic reactions. 1993, 33 pp.
Frontiers in Sterilization Practice
Edited proceedings of a two-day international multiconstituency symposium on the clinical, environmental safety, economic and public policy issues surrounding the future of low-temperature sterilization technology. Through formal presentations, panel discussions and audience participation, the responsibilities, roles and perspectives of physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, scientists, engineers, economists, hospital administrators, legal experts, and healthcare policymakers were explored in front of a large multinational audience by experts from eight countries. 1996, 155 pp.
Future of Low-Temperature Sterilization Technology in Healthcare
Edited proceedings of a multiconstituency roundtable discussion concerning the emerging role of low-temperature gas plasma sterilization from the perspective of institutions and public policy makers. Participants reviewed the technology of low-temperature sterilization and discussed clinical, healthcare facility management and public policy issues that influence the selection of new sterilization technologies. 1995, 26 pp.
Hypoxemia on the General Care Floor
Edited proceedings of a roundtable discussion among an international group of research and practicing anesthesiologists and surgeons concerning the potential morbidity associated with undetected hypoxemia on the hospital general care floor. New research findings suggesting that continuous monitoring for hypoxemia may play a significant role in avoiding relatively well recognized morbidity in postoperative and other patients at risk on the general care floor. 1993, 16 pp.
International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anaesthesiology
Publication of the central Standards of Care document as adopted by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, along with approximately ten articles generated by members of the International Task Force on Anaesthesia Safety relating to its work. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 1993; Vol. 10(7) Supplement
Lasers in Ophthalmology: Clinical Applications
Edited proceedings of a roundtable discussion among a group of ophthalmic surgeons examining the expanding role of new laser technologies in the clinical management of ocular disease, including glaucoma management and corneal, vitreous and retinal surgery. 1989, 36 pp.
Managing Risk in Infusion Therapy
Edited proceedings of a meeting of the multiconstituency Consortium on Infusion Management Safety to address issues of increasing concern in the safety of infusion therapy. Topics emphasized included the need to improve clinical competency by complementing experience with better formal training, the importance of including fail-safe designs in infusion devices to preclude inadvertent clinical disasters, and the risk management implications for patient and healthcare institutions. 1994, 23 pp.
Meeting Proceedings: Expert Panel on Issues Surrounding the Use of the LANDMARK Midline Catheter
Edited proceedings of a meeting of the multiconstituency Consortium on Infusion Management Safety to address issues of increasing concern in the safety of infusion therapy. Topics emphasized included the need to improve clinical competency by complementing experience with better formal training, the importance of including fail-safe designs in infusion devices to preclude inadvertent clinical disasters, and the risk management implications for patient and healthcare institutions. 1994, 23 pp.
Ocular Allergy: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Edited proceedings of a roundtable discussion among six ophthalmologists examining both the basic and clinical research findings relevant to ocular allergy and its control. The comprehensive discussion includes consideration of immunological mechanisms, physical findings and differential diagnosis, and concludes with an evaluation of present and future therapies. Includes glossary. 1989, 19 pp.
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