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New Resource: Facility Guidelines Institute’s Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals & Outpatient Facilities

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The 2022 Guidelines documents have a wide variety of public and private uses. These include adoption by states for regulatory purposes and other reference in laws, codes, rules, and regulations; use in private self-regulation and standardization of space and equipment requirements; and the promotion of safe practices and methods in planning, design, and construction for various types of health care facilities. Care organizations and design firms use the Guidelines to develop new construction and major renovation projects, and many state and federal authorities having jurisdiction use the documents to review these projects.

The 2022 Guidelines For Design and Construction of Hospitals includes several notable new sections as well as revisions aimed at providing flexibility, reducing cost, and clarifying intent. Major updates appear in requirements for mobile units, imaging facilities, behavioral and mental health facilities, and neonatal intensive care units.

The 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities includes several notable new sections as well as revisions aimed at providing flexibility, reducing cost, and clarifying intent.

Users can access the guidelines from the links above. When on the FGI Guidelines webpage, click on “Purchased Guidelines” on the left column to access the 2022 Guidelines.

New eBook: Handbook of Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids

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The Handbook of Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids is the first to comprehensively cover nucleic acids from fundamentals to recent advances and applications. It is divided into 10 sections where authors present not only basic knowledge but also recent research. Each section consists of extensive review chapters covering the chemistry, biology, and biophysics of nucleic acids as well as their applications in molecular medicine, biotechnology and nanotechnology. 

This handbook is a valuable resource not only for researchers but also graduate students working in areas related to nucleic acids who would like to learn more about their important role and potential applications.

New eBook – Approaching Global Oncology : The Win-Win Model

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This eBook on global oncology explores the gap between the required and the available cancer care in the world that has been widened in the last decade for the majority of cancer patients. It explores a need for global approaches and campaigns for the scientific exploration of avenues to increase affordability of better value cancer treatment for millions of cancer patients in the world.

Approaching Global Oncology: The Win-Win Model covers the win-win approaches for global oncology as an important component of global health, the benefits for institutions for participation in global health, examples of win-win initiatives for global oncology, and perspectives from renowned international experts, editors of high impact international journals and authors, governments, youth advocates/residents, industry, diaspora, and others looking to ‘win’ in global oncology and health.