Attended by more than 25,000 pharmacy professionals from all over the globe, the Midyear Clinical Meetingprovides valuable opportunities for professional development, networking, enhancing practice skills, and staying current with the latest products and innovations. The...
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FDA Helps Guide Parents and Caregivers on Vaccinating Children
Vaccines have played a major role in the significant reduction of childhood infectious disease. Diseases like polio and d small pox have been eliminated in the United States thanks to effective vaccines. Due to the success of immunization programs in the 20thcentury, many of...
Read more »Private Clinics in Hong Kong will Face Random Inspections after Providers were found to be Storing Vaccines in Household Freezers
Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee stated that during the month of October, around 50,000 people received the flu vaccine, nearly 8,000 more than the number of people who received it in October of last year.
Read more »Managing Red Blood Cells After Issue from Blood Bank
Maintaining appropriate temperature control of blood products is a critical priority for transfusion medicine clinicians. Great care is taken to ensure therapies are maintained at recommended temperatures through the use of specialized blood bank refrigerators designed to...
Read more »Helmer Scientific to Exhibit at Upcoming MEDICA 2017 World Forum for Medicine
At Helmer Scientific, we are looking forward to exhibiting at the MEDICA 2017 World Forum for Medicine. MEDICA is held each year in November in Dusseldorf, Germany. The dates for this year’s trade fair are November 13-16. Helmer Scientific will be located in Hall 3 at Stand...
Read more »Updates Regarding USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings
USP General Chapter <800> provides standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare personnel, patients and the environment. Originally, the standard was set to go into effect on July 1, 2018, but USP announced intent to postpone the...
Read more »ENERGY STAR® DAY
As part of Helmer Scientific's voluntary partnership with the EPA we are pleased to help bring attention to ENERGY STAR® through celebrating ENERGY STAR® Day. ENERGY STAR® Day is an annual event that promotes awareness of the program and encourages individuals and businesses to...
Read more »Helmer Scientific Makes Planning for New Construction and Renovations Easier by Partnering with Attainia and Revit
Healthcare construction and renovation projects are complex, with innumerable details that must be planned and executed correctly in order to achieve success. To make this process easier, Helmer Scientific has partnered with Attainia, Inc. , an industry leading source for...
Read more »Work-based Learning Opportunity Makes a Difference
The Excel Center, opened in 2010, is a free public high-school for adults who want to earn a high school diploma. This exceptional program is operated by Goodwill Education Initiatives, Inc. through Goodwill of Central/Southern Indiana. There have been 2,803 graduates since...
Read more »Your Quick Hit List of CDC Vaccine Refrigerator and Freezer Requirements
The CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling toolkit provides need to know information on safely and effectively storing vaccines. The toolkit outlines specific features for refrigerators and freezers being used for vaccine storage. Here is a quick hit list to ensure you are using...
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