id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-256112-zg63v8hh Rowan, Neil J. Challenges and solutions for addressing critical shortage of supply chain for personal and protective equipment (PPE) arising from Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic – Case study from the Republic of Ireland 2020-07-10 .txt text/plain 5768 257 38 title: Challenges and solutions for addressing critical shortage of supply chain for personal and protective equipment (PPE) arising from Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic – Case study from the Republic of Ireland This REA_PPE team comprises experts representative of anaesthesia and intensive care, medical device technology, infection control, hospital disinfection and sterilization, minimal processing; microbiology, toxicology, virology, material science, software engineering, and social marketing Priority initially focused on delineating effective communication channels in order to inform stocks within healthcare from several routes that include use of dedicated webpage [https: //covidmedsupply.org/] established by researchers from NUI Galway and University of Limerick (Ireland) that collects donations of PPE from regional industries and academic institutions. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of one-time-use PPE have recently provided new information on possible methods for reprocessing these items given the universal need to consider contingency plans arising from shortages during this pandemic (such as 3M Science of Life, 2020). ./cache/cord-256112-zg63v8hh.txt ./txt/cord-256112-zg63v8hh.txt