The Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) has won a contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to build a virtual trainer that helps medics treat serious burn injuries. The Burn Computer Application for Research and Education (BurnCARE) serious game for mobile devices will address the full course...
The Halldale Group in association with the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) will host the first Simulation & Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium (STRSS) March 26-27,2019 in London, UK. Safety-critical industries such as energy and power, medical, transport, defence, construction and first response are experienced in exploiting simulation...
MedaPhor, the intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces it is working with the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial to provide quality control of fetal ultrasound images. The work is led by principal investigators at Johns Hopkins, Emory and Colorado State Universities and is funded by the Bill...
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. Just last month, students at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), jointly set up by NTU Singapore and Imperial College London, started learning anatomy with 3D-printed specimens. A collaboration...
Building on its work over the past five years to reinvent the way future physicians are trained, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative aimed at significantly improving residency training. Through the new AMA “Reimagining Residency” initiative, the AMA will work toward better aligning...
Health Education England established a Technology Enhanced Learning programme to deliver the most effective education and training through evidence-based technologies. Healthcare education is a complex and costly business, seemingly ever at risk from financial and technological disruption, and needing a coordinated, responsive and innovative system of delivery. To meet...
The Baptist Health – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Education Program is now recruiting residents for two residency programs set to launch next summer in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. The three-year programs, which train up to 12 residents per year in each as part of a...
BrightStar Care Salt Lake City, a home care agency providing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care and training in Utah, expanded its training services to provide the Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT), a dementia simulation for caregivers and health care professionals. The training provides hands-on experience and an unparalleled understanding of...
Human cadavers have re-emerged in surgical simulations for military, civilian and medical school training. Anthony Bitar, Ezekiel Kapusciak and Dr. Joss Fernandez describe the use of perfused cadavers for a more ‘realistic training experience’. Training, of any magnitude, should be geared at preparing the trainee in a manner that...
Melissa Mathews identifies common mistakes and describes necessary steps to conduct a ROI evaluation. For simulationists and administrative leaders of simulation programs, understanding how to show and report the simulation return on investment is critical to the growth and sustainment of the program. Leading programs have a continuous uptake...