Michael Barbella, Managing Editor04.03.19
Timing is everything, as Hesiod once said.
The ancient Greek poet didn’t state it quite that way of course, preferring instead to use language more befitting a didactic artist: “Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.”
Important, indeed. Timing has repeatedly proven itself to be a critical factor in determining success or failure in life, love, and livelihood. Consider for a moment, the role timing played in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of contaminated bronchoscopes.
The probe occurred in 2015, around the same time a deadly superbug outbreak linked to dirty duodenoscopes thrashed hospitals in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Madison, Wis. The outbreak killed at least half dozen patients in southern California and Washington State, and prompted FDA-ordered manufacturer reviews on effective duodenoscope cleaning/disinfection techniques.
The contaminated scopes dominated national headlines for weeks, and fallout from the outbreak continues as the FDA analyzes post-market surveillance study data on duoden
The ancient Greek poet didn’t state it quite that way of course, preferring instead to use language more befitting a didactic artist: “Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.”
Important, indeed. Timing has repeatedly proven itself to be a critical factor in determining success or failure in life, love, and livelihood. Consider for a moment, the role timing played in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of contaminated bronchoscopes.
The probe occurred in 2015, around the same time a deadly superbug outbreak linked to dirty duodenoscopes thrashed hospitals in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Madison, Wis. The outbreak killed at least half dozen patients in southern California and Washington State, and prompted FDA-ordered manufacturer reviews on effective duodenoscope cleaning/disinfection techniques.
The contaminated scopes dominated national headlines for weeks, and fallout from the outbreak continues as the FDA analyzes post-market surveillance study data on duoden
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