A study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills to operating on cadavers and were faster than peers who had no simulator training. Results of the study, led by Arun Nemani, MS, a PhD candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is when people at very high risk for HIV take HIV medicines daily to lower their chances of getting infected. PrEP is highly effective in preventing HIV if used consistently when prescribed. Despite the benefits of PrEP for high risk patients, medical students are largely undereducated on...
With the help of the taxpayers and a new simulation center, Florida State College in Jacksonville is hoping to help fill the Florida nurse shortage. Florida State College’s North Campus in Jacksonville has recently inaugurated their newest Medical Simulation Center. The Florida $2.2 milion appropriation paid for a new simulation...
King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia launched a four-day Advanced Medical Simulation Trainers Course that will be taught by medical simulation trainers from the Center for Medical Simulation (CMS). The course is for trainers in various medical fields, from a number of hospitals in Riyadh. Medical simulation training...
Temple University’s School of Podiatric Medicine is bringing some innovation to their student’s medical education with their new simulation center. Students will now be able to train through real-life scenarios, practice patient interactions and receive immediate feedback from educators and faculty members. School of Podiatric Medicine Simulation Center The simulation...
BMT secured funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator, a UK research fund offering millions of pounds to projects for the Ministry of Defence, to build a prototype Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that will allow a team of responders to remotely assess a scene for hazardous materials and predict the likely impact.
Spectrum Health, a nonprofit health system in Grand Rapids, Michigan, opened a 2,700-square-foot cardiac education simulation center. The Jacob and Lois MoI Cardiovascular Simulation Center will be used to train healthcare professionals, surgeons, and physicians in real-life scenarios for procedures such as heart catheter and vascular surgical interventions. Dr. Robert...
Since January 2016, nearly 800 University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School medical and graduate nursing students, residents and fellows have completed the school’s Opioid Safe-prescribing Training Immersion (OSTI) program. opioid safe prescribing curriculum The initiative is a model for cross-institutional partnership to address a public health emergency in real time,...
The state of Qatar is making quality and safety a top priority for the development of their healthcare system. According to the Qatar’s Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari, the Qatar National Vision 2030 will emphasize on the development of a healthcare system. The healthcare system will provide...
Healthcare facilities and hospitals nationwide are frequently faced by workplace injuries which ultimately lead to many clinical and financial consequences. According to a survey conducted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) in 2011, 62 percent of nurses were concerned of facing a disabling musculoskeletal injury, surpassing the deat of contracting...