Industry Issues

The endoscopy profession is one of the fastest changing parts of the medical world. Members need to stay up to date on a breadth of industry issues, including product releases, research results, controversies, continuing education, lawsuits, recalls and procedure updates.

  • Study Participants Needed
    PHOENIX - Officials at the Arizona Research Center are searching for two trials of ALT-711 - an investigational drug used to reverse the effects of hypertension. There are more than 60 testing sites nationally. Patients recruited will receive ALT-711 tablets or placebo one ...More
    April 22, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • National DO Day Recognizes Osteopathic Medicine
    CHICAGO - Healthcare workers celebrated National Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) Day April 18. With 2.2 million Americans losing health insurance annually, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) used the day to recognize a group of physicians that are frequently ...More
    April 22, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Endoscope Disinfection Controversy Continues
    NEW YORK - The proper disinfection of endoscopes has reached national media. After a recent Pseudomonas outbreak at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, more attention is being paid to the proper cleaning of these delicate medical instruments. Healthcare officials were interviewed ...More
    April 22, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • STERRAD Sterilization System Celebrates Milestone
    Officials at Johnson and Johnson, parent company of Advanced Sterilization Products, are celebrating the 5,000 installation of a STERRAD Sterilization System. The system was installed at St. Vincent's Hospital and Health Services in Indianapolis. The low-temperature system ...More
    April 9, 2002
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
  • Conference Discusses Capsule Endoscopy
    YOQNEAM, Israel - The Given Imaging Conference on Capsule endoscopy drew more than 90 physicians from 12 countries to Rome last week to discuss the ingestible endoscopic technology. The conference had gastroenterologist participants from the United States, Canada, Germany, ...More
    April 9, 2002
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • Colonoscopy Technology Waves to Future
    STONY BROOK, NY - A computer scientist at the State University of New York, Stony Brook has developed a new hands-free method of colonoscopy that uses highly detailed radio waves to tract polyps. The computerized tomography (CT) scans examine the patient's entire colon ...More
    April 9, 2002
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • HIV-Positive Nurse Puts Patients At Risk
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A nurse at South Texas Regional Medical Center has caused a wave of panic. Officials say HIV-positive nurse Jacqueline Fillingim injected herself with Demerol she stole from the facility. She then allegedly refilled the drug vials with saline. She ...More
    April 9, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
  • Kaiser Permanente Selects Futura Scalpels
    SOLANA BEACH, Calif. - Officials from the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan have selected Futura Medical disposable safety scalpels for use in their hospital system. Kaiser Permanente officials selected the scalpels after assessment similar products on the market ...More
    April 8, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Visicol Revamped: Receives Re-Approval from FDA
    WASHINGTON, DC - Officials at Blue Pell, Pennsylvania-based InKine Pharmaceuticals were searching for a different product to help those preparing for a colonoscopy. Their engineers created the only prescription available for colon-cleansing via tablet - Visicol. However, ...More
    March 26, 2002
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Hep A Vaccine May Provide 30 Years of Protection
    LONDON - Researchers studying the lasting effects of GlaxoSmithKline's hepatitis A vaccine Havrix say the inoculation may provide 30 years, rather than 10 years, of protection. Following 155 adults who were vaccinated with Havrix in 1990, the team followed a mathematical ...More
    March 26, 2002
    Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
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