VEMED - IDEE – Identification of PVC-free articles and promotion of production and employment of PVC-free medical articles

Projekttitel: 
VEMED - IDEE – Identification of PVC-free articles and promotion of production and employment of PVC-free medical articles. PVC-prevention in hospitals
Akronym: 
VEMED - Idee
Zeitraum: 
2005 - 2006
Projektdurchführung: 
Ressourcen Management Agentur (RMA)
Unterstützt durch: 
Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Project goal 

The goal is to  to create the basics for an efficient phasing-out of PVC-containing medical articles, considering the current state (2004) registered in an individual campaign. Together with the Viennese Hospital Association, PVC-free alternatives are identified and introduced at selected wards. The latter practice-related test serves an enhanced use of PVC-free medical articles in future.