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Przeglad-1909
W pigułce

Medexpress message summary - 09/19/2022

The first process for the payment of the so-called the covid supplement for a contract doctor, informs the National Board of the Polish Medical Trade Union. A doctor from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship will receive an additional salary for one month. He will fight for money in the coming...

Sept. 19, 2022
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The contract doctor won the case for covid payment

The first lawsuit for the payment of the so-called The covid supplement for a contract doctor is informed by the National Board of the Polish Medical Trade Union. A doctor from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship will receive an additional salary for one month. He will fight for money in the...

Sept. 19, 2022
Walenty-Zajdel_zdjecie
Walenty Zajdel

World Patient Safety Day

On the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), World Patient Safety Day is held on September 17 each year. This year's theme is drug safety: "World Patient Safety Day: medication safety, medication without harm". WHO encourages healthcare professionals and patients to take action to...

Sept. 19, 2022
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We work more at the home office, but we separate our professional and personal life better

We are dealing with the paradox of remote work, according to the NFON study carried out together with Statista Q. After introducing remote work, Europeans became more workloaded, but at the same time improved their work-life balance. They also began to use CBD products more willingly. It also...

Sept. 16, 2022
przeglad-1609
W pigułce

Medexpress message summary - 09/16/2022

As of today, people 12 years of age or older can enroll in a second Covid-19 booster. E-referrals were issued during the night. “We issued over 5,000,700 e-referrals for the 2nd booster vaccination. Over 30,000 people have already signed up for vaccination. To date, vaccination points have posted...

Sept. 16, 2022
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WHO ostrzega

Poor medication is one of the most serious health problems

Half of avoidable care errors are related to drug misuse, warns the World Health Organization. A quarter of these events are serious or even life-threatening.

Sept. 16, 2022
serg

Changes in the care of patients with SMA are necessary

Can adult patients with SMA count on continued treatment? Are all their needs taken into account by the Polish health care system? What needs to change?

Sept. 16, 2022
FZPOZPZ-logotyp

POZ doctors will sign annexes

The case of annexes to contracts with the NFZ, which has not been signed by 1/3 of the POZ clinic, has been lasting for over two months and has aroused numerous controversies. On Thursday, representatives of the Federation Board of the Zielona Góra Agreement decided to sign annexes.

Sept. 16, 2022
Walenty-Zajdel_zdjecie
Walenty Zajdel

Drug reviews

The act on the profession of pharmacist contains the following provision: "The pursuit of the profession of pharmacist is aimed at protecting patient's health and protecting public health, and consists in providing pharmaceutical care". One of the elements of pharmaceutical care is performing...

Sept. 16, 2022
kroplowka

Only every fifth modern cancer drug is fully available in Poland

Patients with the 20 most deadly neoplasms in Poland have full access to only 29 out of 136 recommended therapies. Another 46 cancer drugs are reimbursed with limitations. The National Health Fund will not pay for the treatment of the rest - according to the data on the Onkoindex website.

Sept. 15, 2022
Tedros-Adhanom-Ghebreyesus

WHO: The end of the pandemic may be near. The fight against the coronavirus must now be intense

We are on track to end the Covid-19 pandemic, says the head of the World Health Organization. The weekly death rate has dropped to its lowest level since March 2020. However, in order to finally deal with the coronavirus, we need to intensify our efforts to fight it.

Sept. 15, 2022
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WEBINAR

WEBINAR: The dangers of the current situation and mental health

On September 27, at 5:30 p.m., there will be a free webinar on mental health for patients and their families. Prof. Marcin Wojnar- Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Clinic of the Medical University of Warsaw is one of the content supervisors of this event.

Sept. 15, 2022
konferencja-MZ

From Friday, vaccination with the fourth dose for people from 12 years of age

The Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, announced universal vaccinations with the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. From Friday (16/09), people aged 12 and over will be able to take a second booster dose. Vaccinations will be carried out with the updated preparations of Pfizer and Moderna,...

Sept. 15, 2022
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A private university with 75 places to study medicine

The draft ordinance of the Minister of Health amending the ordinance on the admission limit for studies in the fields of medicine and medicine and dentistry was submitted for consultation.

Sept. 15, 2022
Skrot-1509
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Medexpress message summary - 09/15/2022

The Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, will announce today information on the commencement of general vaccination against Covid-19 with a second booster dose. Details will be provided at the press conference at 11:00 at the Ministry of Health. The conference will also be attended by the...

Sept. 15, 2022
rpp

MPC: an avalanche of patient complaints last year

In 2021, the Office of the Patient Ombudsman was literally inundated with an avalanche of reports and complaints from patients - nearly 164,000 were received, the most since 2009, i.e. since the establishment of an institution that safeguards patient rights. Grounds? First of all, a pandemic, but...

Sept. 15, 2022
MZ

Widespread vaccination with the fourth dose. Today we will get to know the details

Health Minister Adam Niedzielski will announce today information about the start of universal vaccination against Covid-19 with a second booster dose. He will provide details at a press conference.

Sept. 15, 2022
zdrowie-psychiczne-lekarzy

Many doctors struggle with burnout

Every third physician in Poland suffers from depression or anxiety. Many of them deal with burnout. Often they do not want to talk about their problems, which only makes the situation worse. It turns out, however, that doctors, especially oncologists, would like to have access to psychological...

Sept. 14, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest data from Ministry of Health

The health department provided the latest data for the period from 8 to 14 September: we have 29,056 (including 5,716 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Mazowieckie (4908), Silesian (3363), Greater Poland (2338), Lublin (2255), Lesser Poland (2240), Łódź...

Sept. 14, 2022
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Three years of ABM are behind us. What has been done?

About the startup market in Poland, medical data and artificial intelligence, the president of the Medical Research Agency, Dr. n. med. Radosław Sierpiński.

Sept. 14, 2022
komisja

Draft act on laboratory medicine adopted by the Health Committee

The Parliamentary Health Committee passed a government bill on laboratory medicine. 14 deputies sitting in the committee voted for the bill. Six were against. One person abstained. According to the project, only a person who graduated in medical analyst will be able to practice the profession of...

Sept. 13, 2022