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• William J. Duffy assumes AORN Presidency
• Sharon A. McNamara elected AORN President-elect
• AORN elects officers
• AORN Management Solutions
• AORN appoints new Foundation Director
• AORN announces patient safety initiative
• Ensuring a safe recovery for the elderly surgical patient
• AORN creates Corporate Relations Department
• AORN directory helps nurses, student nurses locate perioperative programs
• AORN reports shortage of RNs in OR
• Consumer warning from AORN
• OR nurse career

New This Week

• November 4, 2004: Quill Medical, Inc., receives FDA clearance for knotless, self-anchoring surgical suture 
• November 4, 2004: Exactech announces FDA clearance of EquinoxeTM shoulder system 
• November 4, 2004: More than 1 million NHS staff to go through infection-control training 
• November 3, 2004: Atrix receives FDA approval for additional unit of use for Lidocaine/Prilocaine
• November 3, 2004: AARP study finds changes in manufacturers’ prices of generic drugs vary widely 
• November 3, 2004: Medicare announces payment rates and policy changes for hospital outpatient services 
• November 3, 2004: CryoCor’s Cardiac Cryoalation Catheters receive approval for use in U.S. Pivotal Trials and marketing in Europe 
• November 3, 2004: FDA announces guidance for generic drugs
• November 2, 2004: Cardiac catheterization within two days of chest pain or cardiac event reduces risk of in-hospital mortality in high-risk patients, according to study 
• November 2, 2004: FDA completes review of reprocessed single-use devices 
• November 1, 2004: Endologix receives FDA conditional approval letter for Powerlink® System 

Legislative/Regulatory News

• October 28, 2004: HHS identifies more influenza vaccine 
• October 18, 2004: FDA releases final update of information on sub-acute thromboses and hypersensitivity reactions to coronary stent 

Organizational News

• October 27, 2004: Global health leaders join the World Health Organization to announce efforts to improve patient safety 
• October 20, 2004: Ambulatory surgery centers sponsor open house day nationwide 

Industry News

• October 26, 2004: Kensey Nash announces FDA approval of BioBlanket^TM Soft Tissue Repair Patch
• October 26, 2004: FDA approves artificial disc 

Product Alerts and Recalls

• October 4, 2004: BIOTRONIK announces FDA approval and first U.S. Implantations of Philos II DR-T Pacemaker 
• September 23, 2004: Medtronic Announces Nationwide, Voluntary Recall of Model 8870 Software Application Card

Research

• October 27, 2004: Limiting medical interns’ work to 16 consecutive hours can substantially reduce serious medical errors, according to study 
• October 27, 2004: Americans slightly taller, much heavier than 40 years ago

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