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Nurses File DPH Complaint Over Use Of Life-Threatening Medical Devices At UC Irvine Medical Center
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announces that it filed a complaint with the California Department of Public Health (DPH), calling for an urgent investigation into the ongoing use of dozens of narcotic infusion pumps at the University of California Irvine Medical Center that have a history of failure, thereby exposing patients to a dangerous overdose of narcotics.

World Economic Forum On Africa Begins; Reports Examine African Development
New Era examines discussions at the meeting over how "an acute scarcity of financial res is threatening to set back the commendable strides achieved in the global fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic within the next three to five years." The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria"s Director for the Africa Unit Fareed Abdullah said during a news briefing at the conference, "There is no[t] enough money on the table for antiretroviral (ARV) treatments. It is a massive conundrum. The funding gap would start to hit in the period going forward."
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Data Show Wisconsin Has Lowest AIDS Death Rate In Nation, Group Says
AIDS Re Center of Wisconsin Chief Operating Officer Mike Gifford said that Wisconsin has the lowest AIDS death rate in the nation, WPR News reports. Gifford said that CDC data indicate that Wisconsin and Minnesota have one AIDS death annually for every 100,000 people. He credits a strong system of health care professionals and state and private support for the low death rate, but noted that hundreds of people living with HIV in Wisconsin are not getting the services they need (Simonson, WPR News, 6/18).
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Diabetes UK Showcases User Involvement Initiative At Healthcare Innovation Expo

Diabetes UK will attend the prestigious Innovation Expo at London"s ExCeL on 18 to 19 June. In June 2008, Lord Darzi published the Next Stage Review which identified the need to accelerate the adoption and diffusion of innovation across the NHS. As a result, the Expo will help encourage and inspire delegates who have influence in the NHS to interact with the latest innovative thinking, evidence and best practice. David Jones, User Involvement Manager at Diabetes UK and speaker at the event, said: "This is a great opportunity to show case the importance of user involvement, putting people with diabetes at the heart of decision making about the services they receive. We work with NHS partners nationally, regionally and in local NHS organisations to help build robust user involvement systems to ensure that people are involved in the decisions that affect them." "Diabetes UK has developed a series of innovative partnerships with the NHS to deliver this work. Our seminar will focus on the things that can help you get involvement happening locally, the practical approaches we have taken to deliver projects and the successes and lessons learned." Diabetes UK is also exhibiting in the main hall showcasing how its services can benefit the NHS. For more information about the Expo, visit here. Diabetes UK


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