Febraury 10, 2010
BD Announces Worldwide Voluntary Recall of BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices and BD Nexiva Closed IV Catheter Systems |
|
Franklin Lakes, NJ (February 8, 2010) - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) has voluntarily executed a product recall of certain lots of BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices and BD Nexiva Closed IV Catheter Systems. Use of the affected devices may cause an air embolism or leakage of blood and/or therapy, which may result in serious injury or death. This field corrective action included notification to customers worldwide by letter. Neither the costs anticipated with the recall, nor the impact on BD's business, are expected to be material.
The BD Q-Syte Luer Access device is intended for use with other infusion therapy products in the administration of fluids into the intravenous system. BD Nexiva has been added to the scope of this recall that was first initiated on Oct. 28, 2009. The BD Nexiva product has two BD Q-Syte devices within the package that could potentially be subject to the manufacturing deviation previously referenced in the Oct. 28, 2009 recall letter.
FDA |
FDA To Require Medical Imaging Firms To Redesign Equipment |
|
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require manufacturers of certain medical imaging equipment to redesign machines to incorporate safeguards aimed at reducing patients' exposure to radiation.
Companies that would be affected included General Electric Co. (GE), Siemens AG (SI) and Toshiba Corp. (6502.TO), which make equipment for computed tomography, or CT, nuclear medicine and fluoroscopy medical imaging procedures.
Such procedures use ionizing radiation to produce an image of various tissues and organs inside the body. The doses of radiation are several times higher than standard x-rays, dental x-rays and mammography. The FDA said, for example, that the radiation dose associated with a CT abdomen scan is the same as the dose from approximately 400 chest X-rays.
Wall Street Journal |
Obama Budget Freezes Physicians' Medicare Pay for 10 Years |
|
Washington -- President Obama promised spending freezes during his first State of the Union address, but his $3.8 trillion fiscal 2011 budget request still would protect physicians from Medicare pay cuts and extend enhanced federal support for state Medicaid programs.
Obama's proposal, unveiled Feb. 1, sets aside $371 billion over a decade to pay for the cost of preventing Medicare pay cuts under the sustainable growth rate formula. But the funding would only be enough to turn annual reductions into rate freezes, not to fund pay raises. Also, the president left the specifics of how to prevent the cuts up to Congress, said Jonathan Blum, director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare Management.
AMA |
Submit your Abstract for Consideration Today |
|
The Online Abstract Submission (see step-by-step procedures below) for the 12th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) is now open. The meeting will be held June 26- June 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.
This year we are offering an early bird deadline of March 31, 2010. This early deadline will ensure that your abstract gets first preference and an opportunity to grab one of our limited spots for presentation.
A final abstract submission deadline will be April 30, 2010. Those selected will be notified and will receive free registration to the annual meeting.
Selected abstracts will be presented along with posters at the annual meeting on Saturday June 26 or Sunday June 27.
Submit your abstract today! |
At Wide-Ranging Meeting with Congressional Leaders, Obama Says He Won't Start Over on Health Care |
|
President Obama made a surprise appearance in the White House press room Tuesday afternoon to brief reporters about his meeting with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders.
The president's two-hour session with the congressional leaders was spirited, by many accounts, covering health care, job creation, trade and other matters.
On health care, the president downplayed Republican concerns that the summit he is organizing for Feb. 25 would amount to little more than political theater, staged in an effort to salvage legislation that stalled when Democrats lost their filibuster-proof Senate majority.
Washington Post |
"I'm Sorry": Why is that so Hard for Doctors to Say? |
|
When you hurt someone, saying "sorry" may seem like the least you can do. But when the hurt occurs in the medical arena, offering an apology is not so easy.
Thirty-five states have laws offering some kind of legal protection for physicians who express regret or empathy to patients who experience an adverse event. But laws vary in what they protect from admissibility in court. Most insurers discourage doctors from apologizing for fear it could hurt them in court, and lawyers often advise against it. Hospitals are required to tell patients about serious mistakes. But it is unclear to what extent disclosure policies are followed, and these disclosures may not be accompanied by apologies.
AMA |
Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Caps |
|
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 4-year-old law that caps jury payouts in medical malpractice cases, infuriating doctors and hospitals that claim those caps were helping to tame once-soaring liability costs.
The court ruled that the caps on pain and suffering and other non-economic damages $500,000 per case for doctors and $1 million for hospitals are unconstitutional. Those limits were passed by the Legislature in 2005 after a fierce lobbying battle by medical providers, who said spiking liability insurance premiums were driving neurosurgeons, obstetricians and other doctors out of Illinois.
Chicago Business |
Upcoming State Society Meetings |
|
WVASIPP Plans Annual Meeting June 11-13, 2010
Mark your calendars now and make plans to attend West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physician annual meeting at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, June 11-13, 2010.
Featured topics include SCS for Angina, Facial Pain, Peripheral Nerve Pain, Epigastric and Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pulsed Radiofrequency, Minimally invasive techniques for spinal disease and much more
Featured faculty includes: Timothy Deer, MD, course director; Ken Alo, MD, Giancarlo Barolat, MD, Ricard Bowman, MD, Christopher Kim, MD, Matthew Ranson, MD, Lou Raso, MD, Harold Cordner, MD, Nagy Mekhail, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Raj Patel, MD, John Schmidt, MD, Stan Golovac, MD, Lora Brown, MD, Richard Weiner, MD, Salim Hayek, MD, Leo Kapural, MD and cochairs Richard Rauck, MD, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, and David Caraway, MD, PhD.
Session fees discounted for WVSIPP and ASIPP members. For more information call Michelle Byers, Director of Education: michellebyers@roadrunner.com
To Register
Save the Date: CASIPP Annual Meeting in May
Mark your calendar for the California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Annual Meeting May 14-16, 2010 in Santa Barbara.
Join Your CASIPP Colleagues On The American Riviera:
- Earn CME hours with distinguished faculty
- Stay at the storied Biltmore Four Seasons
- Book Now! Special Room Rate for early
- For more information or to register contact sbcme2010@aol.com or by phone at 661-435-3473
FSIPP Annual Meeting Dates Set for May
The Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP) has scheduled it's annual meeting for May 22 and 23, 2010 at Gaylord Palms on Orlando.
For a complete schedule, click HERE. |
Physicians Wanted |
|
Visit the ASIPP Web site to find available positions for IPM physicians.
Physicians Wanted |
|
All contents
Copyright © 2008
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians ®
81 Lakeview Drive, Paducah, KY 42001
Phone 270.554.9412, Fax 270.554.5394
E-mail asipp@asipp.org
|
