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.
By 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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The 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...
We 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...
Medical 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...
Get 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...
You may have incomplete resolution of the tattoo or “Ghosting" as it's sometimes referred to as Lots of treatments, 47% of tattoos require up to 10 sessions and 26% require more than 15 sessions Response will be reduced if you...
ARPANSA updated on their progress on 27th January 2016 and say they have received over 260 public submissions on the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement on Intense Pulsed Light sources (IPLs) and Lasers for Cosmetic or Beauty Therapy. Now that's a...
