Welcome to our weekly newsletter, bringing you interesting updates from across the B. Braun Group of companies in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.
Communication will be critical in the coming weeks and we promise to share information that is timely, clear, transparent and frequent.
We will share the newsletter via a link from our twitter channel @BBraunUK every Monday - We will pin it to the top of our page so you can’t miss it!
Happy reading.
Monday 27th July 2020
Monday 27th July
#stillprovidingtraining
Thank you to the Tissue Viability & Lymphedema Team Oldham for your tweet praising our training via MS Teams with B. Braun's team… We're delighted to keep supporting you through these times.
See the tweet HERE
Patient magazine
Our 'Share for Care' online magazine is now available to read - a publication for people who live with renal failure.
Take a look at it HERE
Information for patients and relatives
Our website has some useful facts, experiences and transparent information about products and therapies for patients and their relatives.
Visit the 'Patients' section of our site HERE
Free webinar
We are delighted to support RA-UK's Free Webinar! Guidance on ambulatory Spinal Anaesthesia - Covid-19 response.
Follow this tweet link to register
Monday 20th July 2020
Monday 20th July 2020
Webinar: DCB-only vs DES
B. Braun's SeQuent® Please NEO is the next generation drug coated balloon (DCB) catheter for PTCA. In this webinar, 'To stent or not to stent? Discussion of complex PCI cases' from the PCR e-Course 2020, M.A. Rosli, S. Eccleshall and B. Scheller discuss two treatment approaches: DCB-only and DES implantation. The webinar focusses on two controversial cases and the application of SeQuent® Please NEO.
Watch HERE
Webinar: Abdominal Wall Health
This week is Aesculap Academia's hernia focused webinar: Peritoneal Flap Repair - Components Separation of the Third Kind!
This free #webinar will cover the how and why, using Optilene® Mesh elastic
View the programme & book online HERE
Our Commitment as a corporate citizen
Sustainability is an important guiding principle of B. Braun's corporate activities. In addition to economic responsibility, which we pursue with long-term growth, for us this also includes ecological and social responsibility, which we demonstrate with numerous projects. Take a look at our corporate responsibility portfolio HERE.
#stopthespread
We are proud to have donated our Softalind Hand Sanitizer and Dispensers to our Charity Partner The Yorkshire Air Ambulance, for their air bases and offices.
Want to know more about the folk who work for B. Braun?
At B. Braun we’re passionate about our people and we believe every person within our business has a part to play in our vision for the future.
See more HERE
Monday 13th July 2020
Monday 13th July
Patient centred renal care
#RenalCare from B. Braun Avitum goes beyond mere dialysis treatment. Together with patients, their family and caregivers we work to offer them the highest possible level of care. By putting a patient at the centre of our efforts we are paving the way to truly providing care in a complete sense.
Find out more about B. Braun Avitum HERE
#StopHateForProfit
B. Braun supports the #StopHateforProfit campaign and will stop promoting on Facebook and Instagram for the time being. This will mean that you might not see B. Braun content anymore due to the Facebook algorithm. So please check our profile more often or use another channel like LinkedIn or Twitter to connect with us.
Diversity is important to us, which is why #wearesupporters. Learn more about #bbraun4diversity HERE
Inspiring podcast from B. Braun
B. Braun Ambassador and Paralympic Gold Medalist, Karen Darke, talks about overcoming adversity to achieve things that to others may seem impossible. A fantastic story of focus and determination that can serve as an inspration to us all.
Intelligent renal care
Using Dialog iQ, BioLogic Fusion helps haemodynamic stability by utilising two biologic inputs to intelligently adjust the UF rate based on patients' individual needs. This short video shows you how. #SharingExpertise
Monday 6th July
Monday 6th July
100,000 milestone reached
The Dialog+ haemodialysis system from B. Braun Avitum offers high treatment quality for patients suffering from renal failure and is in high demand in clinics and dialysis centres worldwide. B. Braun Avitum has now provided more than 100,000 Dialog+ machines to 130 different countries meaning that nearly 1 in 5 of all haemodialysis patients worldwide are treated using the system. Find out more about Dialog+ HERE.
Insulin injection safety
Our partners at Injection Technique Matters are hosting a webinar for Healthcare Professionals focussed on Insulin and Injection Technique Safety. It will take place on Thursday 9th July between 18:50 and 19:45. For more information and to register click HERE.
Patient story
Nick’s life was transformed by his knee arthroplasty; recovering in his own home with the help of BPMpathway meant that he could quickly get back to what he loves best, coaching rugby.
Read Nick’s story HERE
Happy Birthday to the NHS
We now have digital billboards in Birmingham as well as in Sheffield. We used them to wish our NHS a very happy 72nd birthday on July 5th.
#WeAreBusy preparing for the 'new normal'
Employee Phil Livesey has recorded new training videos to assist ICU staff in utilizing the Omni CRRT Machine. #SharingExpertise. For more information about OMNI click HERE.