20th Annual Napa Pain Conference: Kathy Clagg, RN, ONC: A Review
At the 20th Annual Napa Pain Conference pre-conference meeting, Kathy Clagg, RN, gave a fascinating presentation entitled, "Targeted Drug Delivery 1: Start Low and Go Slow." Throughout her presentation, she gave a great body of information relating to treating chronic [...]
20th Annual Napa Pain Conference, Dr. Lawrence Poree: A Review
Another intriguing presentation at the 20th Annual Napa Pain Conference pre-conference meeting was Dr. Lawrence Poree's topic entitled, "Prevention, Assessment and Management of Granuloma." He presented case studies of patients who had experienced granulomas and discussed their clinical symptoms, diagnoses [...]
20th Annual Napa Pain Conference, Dr. Scott Fishman: A Review
On Friday, August 23, 2013, I attended the beginning of the 20th Annual Napa Pain Conference. It was great to see old faces and make new acquaintances. This conference has grown over the years, and the speakers this year were [...]
Performing Due Diligence: Analytical Laboratory Audit
Recently, I went on a fact-finding mission by performing an audit at our quality assurance chemical lab, DynaLabs, located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is an ongoing policy at Hartley Medical to perform due diligence on our suppliers, labs and [...]
2013 Targeted Drug Delivery: Dr. David Caraway: “Challenges and Adverse Events in IT Infusion,” a Review
I attended Dr. David Caraway's lecture, entitled "Challenges and Adverse Events in IT Infusion." During this presentation, Dr. Caraway reviewed a mortality and morbidity article in the Journal of Anesthesiology by Dr. Robert Coffey "“ citing that the major cause [...]
2013 Targeted Drug Delivery: Dr. David Caraway and Dr. Eric Grigsby, a Review
This past May, I had the pleasure of once again attending the Targeted Drug Delivery for Pain and Neurologic Disease annual conference in San Francisco, California. This conference "“ presented by Dr. Eric Grigsby and Neurovations "“ brings together some [...]
2013 Targeted Drug Delivery: Dr. Elliot Krames and Dr. Christopher Perruchoud, a Review
During the morning of the second day of the Targeted Drug Delivery Conference, Dr. Elliot Krames gave a wonderful presentation entitled, "Neurobiology of the Spinal Cord: Why is it a Good Target for TDD?" To begin, he stated the descriptors [...]
2013 Targeted Drug Delivery: Dr. Michael Saulino and Gail McGlothlen, a Review
On May 3, after both Dr. Caraway and Dr. Grigsby's presentations, I re-visited the lecture hall to attend Dr. Michael Saulino's presentation entitled, "Clinical and Economic Considerations of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy." This is a topic that has interested me for [...]
A HANDS-ON CEO
Recently, someone asked Irene Domingo, Hartley Medical's Production Manager, "What's William like?" and she said, "He's a hands-on employer. He is directly involved with all of our activities." I view her answer as a compliment. I think it's beneficial, as [...]
INS 11th World Congress Meeting (Berlin): Dr. Eric Buchser: A Review
Another outstanding lecture presented at the 11th World Congress Meeting in Berlin was by Dr. Eric Buchser, entitled: "CSF Dynamics and Implications." I have heard Dr. Buchser present on the topic of drug distribution within the intrathecal space in the [...]