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Is there a new laser coming into your perioperative suite and you’re not sure where to start? When introducing a new laser into the operating theatre, there are several critical considerations to ensure patient safety, efficacy of treatment, and the well-being of the healthcare team.Read now
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POSITION STATEMENT: Laser Safety Training – Perioperative Suite
Bravura Education’s position is that all staff in the perioperative environment should be trained in laser safety. As a baseline, a Basic Laser Safety Course should be completed by any personnel that come into contact with a laser. If staff are responsible for the role of laser user, laser operator or LSO then..Read now -
Surgical plume and its associated hazards to perioperative staff
An important part of our laser safety course for hospital staff is the management of plume, or surgical smoke. This new article by registered nurse Andrea Carrick is a comprehensive review of the current standards for practice and risk management and yet again, reinforces the need for anyone who uses a laser to have laser safety training.
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Are you still 'smoking' in surgery? It’s time to clear the air!
Read nowBy guest contributor Penny J Smalley RN CMLSO MACORN It’s a three a day habit In 1981, a research group in Japan, headed by Dr. Y. Tomita ¹, found that if you vapourised one gram of tissue with a CO2...
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We are ONE OF THREE finalists in the My Face My Body Awards Australasia 2016 Most Innovative Service category!
Read nowWe have an audacious goal... We are aiming for 500 votes! Can you help us? Here’s three reasons to vote for us: 1. We deliver the highest professionally accredited online laser & IPL cosmetic courses in Australasia for doctors, nurses...
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Laser nurses have a duty to ensure education programs are undergone by all personnel in operating room
Read nowThe new ACORN Standards for perioperative nursing in Australia (2016) are again recognising the importance of approved educational preparation for all personnel in the laser nominal ocular hazard zone. The Standards which according to President Jed Duff "offer evidence-based and...
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Congratulations lasers in skin care education scholarship winners (Cosmetex 2016)
Read nowWe had so much interest in our courses at Cosmetex 2016 as national uniformity, regulation and licensing look set to be the direction for the use of lasers and IPL in Australia according to Dr John Javorniczky from ARPANSA. Winners...
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Cosmetic laser training expected by Medical Board of Australia
Read nowMedical Board guidelines on cosmetic medical and surgical procedures that were released today have as an imperative the need for doctors to have laser training in minor procedures such as skin and hair removal treatments. Another consideration for doctors is...
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Top 10 tips for choosing laser and intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment equipment for your cosmetic practice
Read nowGet educated on the theory of lasers, IPL, safety and clinical presentations. If you understand wavelengths, principles of photothermolysis, pulse width, fluence, spot size, clinical end points, Fitzpatrick Skin Types, expected side effects and possible adverse outcomes then you will...