Alfa Wassermann announces 2016 President’s Club winner
Alfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies (West Caldwell, NJ), announced its 2016 President’s Club winner. Business Development Manager David Christy of the Southeast Region has received the President’s Club Award. President’s Club is the highest honor awarded to the top sales representative in the 2016 calendar year.
Henry Schein, Takara Belmont donate $50K in equipment to Israel-based safe haven
Henry Schein Inc (Melville, NY), along with its supplier partner Takara Belmont, donated more than $50,000 in dental equipment to Yemin Orde Youth Village, an Israel-based home, school, and safe haven to 440 at-risk and immigrant youth from around the world. The donation is part of Henry Schein Cares, the company’s global social responsibility program, and includes the donation and installation of a Credia G1 dental chair, Phot-X II dental X-ray machine, and other related products to enhance Yemin Orde’s ability to treat the oral health needs of its residents.
BD launches Institute for Medication Management
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) launched its new BD Institute for Medication Management Excellence, developed to help advance the safe and efficient management of medication across the continuum of care. As part of the company’s Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence, the new BD Institute of Medication Management Excellence is designed to offer a collaborative environment for customers and industry thought-leaders to engage in insightful research and best practices to directly impact patient safety. The goal of the Institute is to identify and support advancements in medication management to help improve the safety and cost of health care by encouraging transformational ways of thinking, new methods, processes, guidelines, and best practices to create a foundation for measurable improvements. The BD Institute of Medication Management Excellence will initially be focused on three initiatives dedicated to improving patient outcomes and delivering patient-centered care through simpler, safer, and more cost-effective medication practices, processes, and policies across the continuum of care. To learn more about the BD Institute of Medication Management Excellence, visit www.bd.com/BDinstitute.
Bovie Medical Corp names Dr. Dennis Chi to medical advisory board
Bovie Medical Corporation (Clearwater, FL) appointed Dr. Dennis S. Chi, a gynecologic oncology surgeon, to its medical advisory board. As deputy chief and head of ovarian cancer surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Chi specializes in using the most advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat cervical, uterine and ovarian cancer and has received numerous accolades over his 20-year career.