A growing partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is under way creating, for the first time, a fully integrated military-civilian trauma system with the ability to train military surgeons prior to deployment, retain the critical skills of military surgeons while they’re...
A team led by Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand designed the Hartwell Simulator, a low-cost simulator that plugs into everyday medical equipment. Anaesthetic specialist Dr. Daniel Hartwell led the team that developed a system that uses the same equipment clinical staff use every day. Biomedical Engineer Michael Sheedy from the...
The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) received a $3 million equipment grant from the Olympus Corporation's Grants Committee that includes the latest ultrasound processors and radial probe driving units. The equipment supports expanded hands-on learning experiences at CHEST's Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center in Glenview, Illinois. CHEST will use...
Cardionics introduced the Cardionics SimSuit, a garment worn by a Standardized Patient (SP) that simulates physiological conditions to test a student or an examiner's diagnostic and procedural skills, and developed in conjunction with Mayo Clinic. The SimSuit is the second generation of the Cardionics SimShirt the company released last year,...
With increasing air travel, in-flight medical emergencies are on the rise and physicians on commercial airline flights are routinely asked to volunteer assistance. Yet most health care professionals lack sufficient knowledge about in-flight emergency stabilization, resources available and protocols. A study by Jump Simulation, part of OSF Innovation and a...
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis opened its new $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation dedicated to education; research and professional development of clinical skills using standardized patients, high-fidelity patient simulators and virtual reality technology. The 45,000 square-foot center gives students from six...
South Texas College (STC) expanded its Nursing and Allied Health Campus in McAllen with the addition of a new four-story, 90,000 square foot complex that includes a state-of-the-art simulation hospital and a new library. The hospital will provide real-world, hands-on experience for students in such fields as nursing, occupational and...
Roger Smith, CTO, Florida Hospital Nicholson Center, explains how the field of surgical robotics is about to face a miniature version of the dot.com boom of internet companies. In September of 2001, Dr. Jacques Marescaux performed the world’s first transatlantic robotic telesurgery using the Zeus robotic system created by...
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and CAE Healthcare launched the second course for Anesthesia SimSTAT, their interactive, screen-based simulation training product. The new course, Anesthesia SimSTAT – Appendectomy, is designed to provide physician anesthesiologists with advanced training to manage challenging anesthetic emergencies in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries for acute...
Charles River Analytics won a $1.5 million U.S. Army contract to develop a medical simulation and tutorial platform to improve its medical training and patient care. Charles River is partnering with Professor Frank Ritter and Dr. Chris Garrison of Pennsylvania State University (PSU) to build a Virtual Intelligent Tutor for...