Medical students are exceptionally well trained to get a job done, no matter the obstacles. Wendy Dean, MD, and Simon Talbot, MD report. Since high school you have been on a path that requires exceptional performance, personal sacrifice, and exacting standards. You have pulled all-nighters since college (maybe since...
H. Michael Young explains the changing face of simulation for nursing and the evolving roles and experiences involved. Simulation-based education is still evolving, and along with it the roles of those responsible for its implementation. For example, undergraduate, pre-licensure nursing programs have benefited from innovative educators’ early adoption of...
Michelle Claypool, Sheryl Pfeil and Lisa Mayhugh describe the steps taken, cost allocated and groups involved in developing a mass casualty drill at Ohio State’s CSEAC. Training for mass casualty events across the nation has become an unfortunate necessity. In order to make individuals more comfortable to responding in...
During a mock terrorist attack emergency response workshop at the annual EMS World Expo, Gaumard's Trauma HAL® S3040.100, what the company says is the first robotic patient simulator designed for CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive) response training, was used to simulate victims of a large-scale...
The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) worked with 3D Systems to create Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery (FEVS), what the organization says is the first hands-on skill assessment exam for vascular surgery trainees. FEVS is a simulation-based vascular surgery skills training and assessment exam that’s part of a...
Magnolia Medical Technologies and The Center for Phlebotomy Education formed a collaborative training and education partnership at the HealthTrust Innovation Summit in Tucson, Arizona to help prevent blood culture contamination – and have released the continuing education course Preventing Blood Culture Contamination with a Closed-System Mechanical ISDD®. Specifically, the partnership...
FundamentalVR, a Virtual Reality (VR) training and data analysis technology platform, entered a three-year strategic alliance and joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic, in which the companies will jointly develop surgical VR simulation and education products. Mayo currently uses the Fundamental Surgery platform at its simulation centers in Arizona, Florida...
Novarad’s OpenSight® Augmented Reality (AR) System became the first AR medical solution for Microsoft HoloLens cleared by the FDA, according to Novorad, when it received 510(k) clearance for use in pre-operative surgical planning. The solution’s patented virtual tool technology and integrated targeting system, lets doctors see the patient and into...
Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota opened its new Avera Nursing and Simulation Center, thanks in large part to a $1 million donation from Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. The nursing simulation lab provides a space for in-depth, hands-on training in a variety of health care situations ranging from basic...
German manufacturer VRmagic launched what it say is the first slit lamp simulator, virtual reality training device that lets student ophthalmologists and optometrists perform eye examinations and diagnose diseases on simulated patient eyes. The simulator offers all the functions of a real slit lamp and integrates VR technology in the...