Category Archives: Healthcare@Risk™

#300 – CHINA HAS BEATEN COVID-19. CAN AMERICA DO THE SAME? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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The world is on fire with Covid-19 infections. We have never faced an enemy like the SARS-Cov-2 virus. The closest analog was the 1918 flu virus, but the world is much more tightly interconnected now and there is no place on Earth where you can go to hide from the virus. It has reached into the remotest corners of the planet. Most of the nations of the world are ill-equipped to combat the plague. Continue reading →

#298 – IAN DALLING – FUTURE OF THE WORK: QUALITY – JIM KLINE PH.D.

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This is a two-part series with Ian Dalling of the United Kingdom. These pieces discuss a wide range of issues. The first piece discusses the idea of quality and the impact of the Bretix on the quality profession in the United Kingdom. The second will discuss the impact of Quality 4.0 and the future of the quality profession. Ian Dalling is the Director of the “Unified Management Solutions”. It specializes in integrated approaches to quality and risk management. Continue reading →

#298 – THERE IS NO CURE FOR OSTEOARTHRITUS. YET! – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Osteoarthritis causes a tremendous amount of pain and disability. It is a disease that usually develops over a period of years, progressively getting worse, and currently affects over 237 million people, worldwide. As medical science has reduced mortality from infectious diseases, cancer, and metabolic diseases, people are living longer, and thanks to osteoarthritis, they are living longer with disability and suffering. Continue reading →

#297 – PREVENTING LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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If you are an employer, or someone in control of premises, including landlords, you must understand the health risks associated with legionella. Dr. Bill Pomfret help you to recognise and control any risks.

Duties under both Federal and Provincial laws extend to risks from legionella bacteria, which may arise from work activities. The Health and Safety at Work Regulations provide a broad framework for controlling health and safety at work. Continue reading →

#297 – DOES ANYTHING WORK AGAINST COVID-19 – ALLEN TAYLOR

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There is a lot of confusion about what to do if you contract a Covid-19 infection. Multiple drugs have been suggested as possible treatments, and clinical trials have been conducted to determine whether any of these treatments is effective at keeping the disease from progressing to a life-threatening stage.

Early on, it was suggested that hydroxychloroquine might be an effective treatment. Since then, dozens of drugs have entered clinical trials. As of the current date, none of these have been proven to be both safe and effective, nor has it become clear when in the course of the disease these drugs should be administered. Continue reading →