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For a full-color, printable version of the information detailed below please download a PDF of Outpatient Surgery Magazine's 2008 Editorial Calendar (448kb).
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January, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 12/10/07 - Materials: 12/14/07
Feature Articles:
- Technologies to Help You Cope with an Aging Work Force
- 10 Tips for Fast Tracking
- Standardize Your Prepping Practices
- Products for Handling Infectious Waste
- 5th Annual Salary and Benefits Survey
- New Technology for Cataract Case Efficiency
- Would Your Facility Pass a Sterilization Audit?
- 12 Ways to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
- 10 Tips for Better Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Thinking of Buying...Patient Warming Devices
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Manager’s Guide to New Surgical Construction |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 12/3/07 - Materials: 12/7/07
Special Distribution: AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, ACS, ASA, ASPS, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles:
- Building an ASC: Plan for Success
- How to “See” Your New OR Before It’s Built
- 5 Hot Trends in New Surgical Construction
- The New Economics of ASCs
- Seeking a Corporate or Hospital Partner
- Why I Built an Office-based Surgery Suite
- Architects’ Roundtable on Successful Design
- Tips from the Facility Development Experts
- Financing for Your Building, Equipment and Working Capital
- How to Outfit Your Reprocessing Room
- Equipment: Get What You Need on Budget
- Choosing a Distributor, a GPO and Other Services
- How to Pick the Right Consultants for Your Project
- Special Section: Facilities on Parade
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February, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 1/14/08 - Materials: 1/18/08
Feature Articles:
- How We Achieved World-class Turnover Time
- Strategies for Managing Block Time
- Reader Survey on High-Definition Video
- How the New Flexible Endoscopes Perform in Practice
- The Frugal Administrator: Our Readers' Best Money-saving Ideas
- The OR and Central Sterile: 10 Ways to Work Better Together
- How Stretcher Tables Reduce Non-operative Time
- Understanding Natural Orifice Surgery
- Products and Practices to Minimize Surgical Scars
- Keys to a Successful Surgical Glove Conversion
- Thinking of Buying...A Consciousness Monitor
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Manager’s Guide to the New ASC Payment System |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 1/7/08 - Materials: 1/11/08
Special Distribution: AORN, AAASC, FASA
Feature Articles:
- Ortho, General Surgery, Ophthalmology and More: Big Winners Under the New Plan
- Prepare Your Budget For the 4-year Phase-in Period
- Coding and Billing Pointers
- The Impact on Hospitals
- How Medicare APC Rates Compare with ASC Groupers
- How Much Are You Getting Paid for Fluoroscopy and Implants?
- Is Pay for Performance Next?
Note: Regular issue ad rates apply to this supplement
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AORN/ASCRS Product Showcase |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 1/7/08 - Materials: 1/11/08
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March, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 2/11/08 - Materials: 2/15/08
Feature Articles:
- What’s New in Surface Disinfectants
- Test-driving the Latest in Phaco Technology
- New Options in Needle-free IV Manifolds
- How to Buy Refurbished Equipment with Confidence
- How to Bill for Regional Anesthesia
- Are You Properly Administering Antibiotics?
- The Case for Accreditation
- How We Improved Our On-time Starts
- Should Employees Launder Their Own Scrubs?
- Thinking of Buying...Liquid Waste Disposal Systems
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Manager’s Guide to Overweight Patients |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 2/4/08 - Materials: 2/8/08
Special Distribution: AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, ACS, ASA, ASPS, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles:
- Your Heavyweight Table Options
- Anesthesia for the Obese Patient
- Tools for Safeguarding the Airway
- How to Prevent DVT
- How to Handle Diabetic Patients
- Special Supplies to Keep on Hand
- From Bypass to Banding, an Update on Bariatric Surgery
- Devices for Safe Patient Transport and Transfer
- Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
- The Empathetic Staff: How to Act and What to Say
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April, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 3/14/08 - Materials: 3/14/08
Special Distribution: AAASC
Feature Articles:
- 10 Products to Make Your Surgery More Efficient
- Is it Time to Add Spine?
- Update on Anti-emetics
- What’s New in Blood Vessel Cutting and Sealing Devices
- Strategies for Solid Surgical Waste Disposal
- 5 Ways to Outsmart Post-op Pain
- How to Shop for the Best Pathology Service
- Understanding Your Cataract Instrument Options
- Sterilization: 10 Things That Can Go Wrong and How to Fix Them
- Get the Most Out of Your Distributor
- Thinking of Buying...C-Arm-Compatible Tables
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AAASC/FASA Product and Service Showcase |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 3/3/08 - Materials: 3/7/08
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May, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 4/14/08 - Materials: 4/17/08
Special Distribution: FASA
Feature Articles:
- Get the Most Out of Your Booms
- Turning Difficult Airways Into Routine Intubations
- New Opportunities in Outpatient Orthopedics
- What to Look for When Purchasing a Neurosurgical Operating Microscope
- Slings, Stimulation and Scopes: Exploring Treatments For Urinary Incontinence
- Here’s to No More Sharps Injuries
- How Would You Code These Pain Procedures?
- How to Shop an Exhibit Hall Floor
- Protecting Patients from Pressure Injuries
- 5 Ways to Manage Supply Costs
- Thinking of Buying...A Pulse Oximeter
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Manager’s Guide to Infection Control |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 4/7/08 - Materials: 4/11/08
Special Distribution: APIC, ACS, ASA, ASPS, AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles: The ABCs of:
- Prophylactic Antibiotics and the Organisms They Fight
- Gloves
- Gowns
- Drapes
- Preps
- Surgical Scrubs and Hand Hygiene
- Surface Disinfection
- Instrument Disinfection and Sterilization
- Endoscope Reprocessing
- Infection Control Principles and Terminology
- And more...
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June, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 5/12/08 - Materials: 5/16/08
Feature Articles:
- The Latest in Skin Closure and Dressing
- 10 Biggest Mistakes Accreditors See
- What’s Wrong With These Pictures?
- Poster: Vital Signs Monitors
- What’s New in GYN Procedures
- 10 Tips and Tools for Greater GI Efficiency
- Reader Survey: How Do You Warm Patients?
- SAGES Report on Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Keys to Success With Outsourcing Cataracts
- HIPAA in the Real World: Are You Compliant Enough?
- Thinking of Buying...A Smoke Evacuation System
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Professional Services Showcase |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 5/5/08 - Materials: 5/9/08
Special Features: Sections on Finance and Equipment Service
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July, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 6/9/08 - Materials: 6/13/08
Feature Articles:
- Does an LED Upgrade Make Sense?
- Update on High-Definition Video
- Which Anesthesia Machine is Right for You?
- What’s New in Medical Records Technology
- How to Prevent a TASS Outbreak
- Real-Time Imaging Options for the OR
- Proper Protocols for Flash Sterilization
- Maximizing Your GPO
- 10 Strategies for Greater Throughput
- Thinking of Buying...Centralized OR Controls
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Manager’s Guide to New Surgical Products |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 6/2/08 - Materials: 6/6/08
Special Distribution: ACS, ASA, ASPS, AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles: An informative and illustrative reference to the year’s most innovative products. A review of new:
- Capital equipment
- Surgical supplies
- Infection control products
- Implants
- Surgical instrumentation
- Software
- Surgical drugs
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August, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 7/14/08 - Materials: 7/18/08
Feature Articles: Ad-Visor Issue
- Are You Ready for a Corporate Partner?
- What I Saw at ASCRS
- Best Practices for Snappy GI Room Turnovers
- Reprocessing Single-Use Instruments: How to Set up a Program and Keep it Going
- 5 Ways to Cut OR Clutter
- Minimally Invasive Techniques for Colorectal Surgery
- Get the Most out of Your OR Management Software
- How to Negotiate a Great Service Contract
- What’s New in Sterilizers
- Thinking of Buying...Surgical Headlights
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Manager’s Guide to Ambulatory Anesthesia |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 7/7/08 - Materials: 7/11/08
Special Distribution: ACS, ASA, ASPS, AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles: Can We Do Better? How We Can:
- Choose Better Anesthesia Methods
- Expand and Improve Regional Blocks
- Manage Post-op Pain Better
- Do Better, Safer Vascular Access
- Do More Exact Monitoring
- Prevent Awareness Better
- Be More Successful Against PONV
- Warm Patients Smarter
- Maintain the Airway Better
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September, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 8/11/08 - Materials: 8/15/08
Special Distribution: ACS
Feature Articles:
- What’s New in Hernia
- Products to Make Cataract Surgery Safer
- 7 Surface Disinfection Myths
- How New Skin Closure Options Work in Practice
- Understanding the New Options in Total Joints
- Do You Need a Materials Management Audit?
- Improve Your Inhalational Anesthesia Efficiency
- A Guide to Scope Repair
- Understanding Sterilization Assurance Indicators
- New Ideas in Surgical Tables
- What’s New in Surgical Draping
- Thinking of Buying...Laparoscopic systems
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ACS/ASA/ASPS Product and Service Showcase |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 8/4/08 - Materials: 8/8/08
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October, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 9/8/08 - Materials: 9/12/08
Special Distribution: ASA, ASPS
Feature Articles:
- Tips and Tools for Airway Management
- Best Practices for Stocking Your Crash Cart
- 10 Ways to Make Anesthesia Safer
- A Primer on Regional Anesthesia
- Should You Add Glaucoma Surgery?
- Reader Survey on Procedure Packs
- How to Do a Mock Accreditation Survey
- Is Your Malpractice Insurance Up to Date?
- A Guide to ASC Enterprise Software Programs
- Give Your GPO This Quiz
- Thinking of Buying...C-arms
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Manager’s Guide to Employee Safety |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 9/2/08 - Materials: 9/5/08
Special Distribution: ACS, ASA, ASPS, AORN, ASCRS, AAASC, FASA, New Facility Project Teams
Feature Articles:
- How to Guard Against Latex Allergy/Sensitivity
- Ergonomics in Surgery
- Minimize or Eliminate Surgical Smoke
- Protect Your Employees From Radiation
- Security Systems that Prevent Drug Theft and Addiction
- How We Stopped Sharps Injuries
- A Guide to Patient Transfer and Transport Tools
- Devices for Better, Safer Medical Waste Disposal
- Is Your Fluid Management System as Safe as it Should Be?
- The Rationale for Double Gloving
- Maintain Your Anesthesia Machine for Safety
- Protocols for Handling Contagious Patients
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November, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 10/14/08 - Materials: 10/17/08
Feature Articles:
- Make Video and Picture Documentation Work for You
- Can You Pass Our Skin Preps Quiz?
- Resources to Help You Improve GI Efficiency
- Keys to Pain Pump Success
- 10 Inventory Solutions
- Options for Tonsillectomy
- Administer the Right Antibiotic at the Right Time
- What’s New for Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing
- A Refresher on Surgical Site Marking
- Better Ways to Plan Your Capital Equipment Budget
- Rev Up Your PACU
- How to Make Case Costing Work for You
- Thinking of Buying...Ophthalmic Surgical Microscopes
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2008 Wishbook Product and Service Showcase |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 10/6/08 - Materials: 10/10/08
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December, 2008 |
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Ad Dates: Insertion orders: 11/10/08 - Materials: 11/14/08
Feature Articles:
- Surgical Fire Prevention Tips
- 12 Safe Medication Practices
- Step-by-Step Guide to Allograft Safety
- Tools for Electrosurgery Safety
- Could Wrong Site Surgery Happen in Your ORs?
- Reader Survey: Why We Love Our Hand Scrub
- What I Saw at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Meeting
- Update on Issues in Presbyopic IOLs
- Insufflation Safety
- Thinking of Buying...Products to Prevent Positioning Injuries
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