Our mission is to focus on raising awareness in SACT safety promoting use of all protective measures to reduce the risk of occupational exposure of SACT.
Ian is the co-author of the @ETUI_org (European Trade Union Institute) List of Hazardous Medicinal Products (HMPs) 2022, which is the only list utilising the 2022 EU definition of HMPs. Ian will be speaking on the issue of occupational #exposure to HMPs 2/3
A legal background now exists to reduce oncology nurses from occupational exposures to cancer drugs. It is time to bring concrete solutions such as CSSA (Closed Safety Systems for Administration) to avoid unsafe handling too often reported !
#EONS#CSSA_MD#EUBioNetwork
Protecting those who protect is a key objective of CytoPrevent. A experts group defending safe working conditions for oncology nurses administering hazardous drugs through usage of # CSSA (Closed Safety Systems for Administration)
#EONS#CMD4#CSSA_MD#EUBioNetwork
If you are interested in fighting against contamination risks of exposure to HMP and helping in the quickest transposition of the new European directives in your national law, please join CytoPrevent Think Tank to share your ideas and experience. Contact us at [email protected]
The term #CSSA (Closed Safety System for Administration) has been proposed by CytoPrevent to emphasize devices specifically engineered for safe administration in compliance with SOP’s.
Historically speaking, the exclusion of nursing in #CSTD selection is due to the fact that #CSTDs were pharmacy-centric devices mainly marketed to pharmacists. To find out more, you can read Seth Eisenberg’s article by clicking on this link: https://t.co/alyOhdAqZW
CytoPrevent defines a Closed Safety System for Administration (#CSSA) as a luer-designed product that connects the distal end of an IV line or syringe to a needless connector to protect from exposure to hazardous drugs.
Are you a chemo nurse? Please participate in this survey on the current potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs and use of personal protection equipment in the UK.Survey link: https://t.co/aKeI8xTc26 Any problems with the link contact [email protected]
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