IDSc Annual Conference 2019

IDSc

We are proud to be a commercial partner at IDSc.

This year you will find us in The London Room.

Please visit us at our stand.

Details and program available here


Patients at risk from rusty instruments

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/cost-of-cancelling-418-surgeries-during-contamination-saga-pending-20191007-p52y8w.html

The saga continues at a Brisbane hospital this week. Rust found on instruments caused the cancellation of 418 surgeries and delays in life-saving transplants.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-12/austin-hospital-cleaning-breakdown-forces-surgery-cancellations/11506518

In the wake of broken instrument washers, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of operations at the Austin Hospital, the Victorian Government is paying for some patients to have surgeries performed at private hospitals.