B.F Ingelson, RN, MHA and T. Natalini-Whitmore, RN, MS note that while arguments in favor of the Bar Code Medication Administration adoption to reduce medication error rates are compelling, the barriers to the system and receptivity of nursing staff must be considered.   In 2000, the report To Err Is Human:...

 Staff writer Chuck Weirauch reports on developments in the rapidly evolving serious games for healthcare learning sector. Although simulation technology has become a leading tool for the advancement of medical education and training, gaming technology has still not gained an equal level of acceptance with medical educators as its counterpart. ...

Lori Ponoroff, MEdSim Staff Writer, provides insights on the fielding of do-it-yourself simulators as instructional devices.    Budget cuts, time constraints and the peace of mind that comes with practicing by simulation instead of on patients is driving surgeons, students and instructors alike to make their own simulators. From the simplest...

Calling attention to the use of haptic feedback in training devices used in other domains, Adrian Hendrickse, B.M., FRCA and Karl Reinig, Ph.D., assert that for effective training on appropriate procedures, medical simulators should include haptic functioning.  For hundreds of years, medical professionals were trained the same way – see...

In the first of a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports the quest for patient safety and other requirements are fueling the community’s demand for these facilities. Simulation allows healthcare profession members to learn and enhance many skills for individual and team procedures before...

  Rear Admiral Niemyer was interviewed by Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The interview addressed a wide range of learning technology and related training topics in the admiral’s expansive portfolio.   Rear Adm. Elizabeth S. Niemyer. Image Credit: U.S. Navy. MEdSim:  Provide some examples of how simulation, simulators and other technology support...

A delicate balance exists between a beneficial stress response that enhances memory and recall and a detrimental high stress response that impairs the ability to perform learned skills.  A week-long Intensive Surgical Skills Course at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine is using a ground-breaking surgical simulator to improve...

The Halldale Team has attended a number of medical conferences in varied locations during the past few months. While each conference had a different theme/s, different program and different international speakers they were all ultimately focused on patient care and safety.

By Helen Branswell THE CANADIAN PRESS It's a pivotal event that comes in the education of all would-be surgeons. At some point, medical students who plan to make a career of opening up and fixing other human beings have to make that first cut. If Drs. Teodor Grantcharov and Vanessa...

Regardless of attitudes about the ACA, the goals of the federal and private sector healthcare reform efforts – driving down cost and improving quality – are creating a need for healthcare transformation. This is most apparent for hospitals, as they are regarded as the most expensive part of the healthcare...