Preparing for a Vaccines for Children (VFC) site visit can feel overwhelming. Site visits are conducted to insure that vaccines are being ordered in appropriate quantities, stored and handled properly, and that only VFC eligible patients are receiving VFC vaccines, with...
Preparing your Cold Storage for a Vaccines for Children Site Visit
Posted on Apr 27, 2017
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Miranda Schroeder
International Blood Safety Forum 2017
Posted on Apr 25, 2017
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Lori Gabrek
The International Blood Safety Forum brings together individuals from across the globe representing blood center, government, not-for-profit, academic institutions, and industry to improve access to safe blood therapies in the developing world. The goal of this bi-annual forum...
Read more »Intelligent Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Featured in New Video
Posted on Apr 13, 2017
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Colleen Holtkamp
The i.Series® line of Ultra-Low Freezers from Helmer Scientific features the i.C3® Information Center, an integrated control and monitoring system. This built-in intelligence provides temperature data and diagnostic information, as well as security features to keep sensitive...
Read more »The Importance of Offering Immunization Services at Urgent Care Clinics
Posted on Apr 11, 2017
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Miranda Schroeder
Urgent care clinics offer the perfect opportunity for patients to be vaccinated. According to the Urgent Care Association of America, there were around 7,000 urgent care clinics in 2016, and more than half (66 percent) of urgent care patients have an outside primary care...
Understanding the CDC Recommendation for Having a Certificate of Calibration
Posted on Apr 06, 2017
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Miranda Schroeder
Proper vaccine storage and monitoring equipment is essential to delivering safe and effective vaccines to patients. Medical-grade vaccine refrigerators and accurate temperature monitoring devices can be thought of as an insurance policy for sensitive and expensive...
Making Service Simple: Routing an External Temperature Probe on the MLR102 Countertop Refrigerator
Posted on Mar 31, 2017
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Matt Schafer
Regular maintenance of your Helmer product doesn’t have to be difficult. Our How-To video series provides step-by-step instruction for several routine maintenance tasks. Follow along as one of our qualified service technicians guides you through these detailed procedures.
Read more »What You Need to Know About Ultra-Low Temperature Storage
Posted on Mar 30, 2017
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Colleen Holtkamp
Laboratories rely on ultra-low temperature storage to protect sensitive (and in some cases, irreplaceable) samples from being exposed to unacceptable temperatures. When evaluating various ultra-low freezers, it is important to know what to look for. There are critical design...
Read more »Don't Let Refrigeration Stand in the Way of Storing Controlled Substances on the Units
Posted on Mar 29, 2017
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Miranda Schroeder
Securing refrigerated controlled substances in the pharmacy can be challenging, but storing these medications on nursing floors adds yet another layer of complexity. Not only do regulations and guidelines for storing controlled substances need to be considered, it is...
Making Service Simple: Changing Alarm Settings
Posted on Mar 24, 2017
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Matt Schafer
Regular maintenance of your Helmer product doesn’t have to be difficult. Our How-To video series provides step-by-step instruction for several routine maintenance tasks. Follow along as one of our qualified service technicians guides you through these detailed procedures.
Read more »An Evaluation of Two Compact Refrigerators Marketed for Medication and Vaccine Storage
Posted on Mar 23, 2017
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Miranda Schroeder
Recognition of the need for medical-grade refrigeration is on the rise. Tight temperature control has proven to be very influential in the potency and effectiveness of certain vaccines and medications. This has led to an increase in regulation, guidelines, and...