Proper training in communication is key when working in the medical field. Communication, or lack thereof, between patients or team members can lead to mistakes that could ultimately result in detrimental or even deadly outcomes. Current and future physicians and all medical professionals should attain proper training in communication to...
Elsevier, part of RELX Group and an information analytics business that specializes in science and health, launched its new medical learning platform, ClinicalKey Medical Education. The platform is an English language electronic product initially available in the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. ClinicalKey Medical...
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) launched its new ABMS Continuing Certification Directory that offers enhanced benefits and resources for Continuing Medical Education (CME) providers and those Board Certified diplomates seeking Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit.
The first pilot of ScanNav, MedaPhor Group’s real-time image analysis software, will take place at the Fetal Medicine Department of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, in London. ScanNav is believed to be the first CE marked artificial intelligence (AI) system to carry out an automated, real-time “peer review” of...
William Beaumont Army Medical Center's (WBAMC) Central Simulation Committee Medical Simulation Center received provisional accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in Teaching/Education. The WBAMC Simulation Center exposes healthcare professionals to lifelike medical scenarios aimed at developing and shaping teamwork, communication and critical thinking skills and give them...
by Jeremy Humphreys, Halldale Group Business Development Director On the 18th February 2011 a 6 year old boy was admitted to Leicester Royal Infirmary in the UK. At 9.20 pm the same day he died in hospital, from cardiac arrest brought on by sepsis, following a tragic series of...
Medical Training Magazine is proud to announce a media partnership with the Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium 2018! It's no surprise that VR is quickly becoming one of the primary ways for the medical community to train professionals without endangering real lives and VR Voice aims to bring out the...
MedaPhor Group, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, initiated the first phase of development of NeedleGuide, its new augmented reality imaging device – after receiving the £466,000 Innovate award funding. The grant was awarded as part of Innovate UK’s Digital Health Technology Catalyst competition and will partly fund the...
Faculty from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) formed a research team to create a mockup operating room (OR) at the Clemson Design Center in Charleston. The prototype was created after three years of research on OR functionality, best practices, modernized OR’s and input from medical...
LP3 Network opened its new 7,500-square-foot Learning Center in Aventura, Florida. The center offers a controlled environment with equipment where pharmacists, physicians, and allied healthcare providers can learn from industry experts. It will also serve as a resource for students and participants to develop their current pharmaceutical compounding services through...