The new vice chancellor for Health Affairs for Statewide Initiatives at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. David M. Stern, is taking initiative to battle the opioid epidemic. Stern believe proper education, or lack thereof, is part of the problem. "There are many parts of fighting the opioid...
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Elsevier, a global information analytics company specializing in science and health, have announced that they will be working together to develop eLearning course content for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). CPT is the most widely accepted nomenclature in the U.S. that reports outpatient and office...
The Henry County Department of Public Safety have replaced their worn-out, hard to use, CPR devices for new CPR devices that will essentially help save countless lives. The old CPR device, often referred to as “Thumper” by the department staff, will be replaced by five smaller devices with top of...
Mednax’s Innovative Mobile Simulation Program is expanding after receiving accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Mednax, the national health solutions partner specializing in anesthesiology, neonatology, maternal-fetal medicine, other pediatric services, radiology, and management services, will offer training at non-affiliated facilities who lack the availability of technology across the...
MedaPhor, a medical training simulations developer in the U.K., is celebrating the sale of its 500th simulation system. The HeartWorks TTE Mobile echocardiology skills simulator was sold and installed at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Clinical Simulation Center. “We are delighted that Penn State Health has chosen...
What if there was a device that could mimic a human in order to test how safe hospital equipment is on a patient? Rigel Medical has developed a medical device called The PatSim200 that does just that. The PatSim200 is a hand-held device that will imitate the signs of a...
Virtual reality is paving a new digital path in medicine. The latest iteration of VR technology has opened doors for medical training and education, creating new methods for the practice makes perfect mantra. Instead of relying on cadavers, mannequins, simulated labs and actors, a VR headset can place medical students...
Indiana Regional Medical Center has just announced the start of their new surgical robotics program. The program will begin in the area of general surgery with procedures such as cholecystectomy, inguinal hernia repair, ventral hernia repair and colectomy. The daVinci XI Surgical System The daVinci XI surgical system was designed...
Nursing students and medical professionals at Fremont Health and Midland University will soon receive advanced hands-on training. A partnership between Fremont Health and Midland University will bring a state-of-the-art simulation center for healthcare students and professionals to get a more advanced learning experience. The project of this facility will have...
The University of Central Florida, in partnership with HCA Healthcare, will begin building a new teaching hospital near UCF’s College of Medicine campus in Lake Nona within the next 18 months. The hospital, which will be named UCF Lake Nona Medical Center, is expected to be open for patients by...