There were more than 40 people listening to Danville Life Saving Crew executive director Tommy Pruett explain what plethysmography and capnography mean on Friday morning. It was part of his instruction on vital signs for the first day of the fifth annual Super C.E. weekend, held on the first weekend...
Bridaija Jones, 18, sees herself as an anesthesiologist one day. Saeed Amaya, 17, has a goal of becoming a cardiologist. Both might begin their medical careers in the back of an ambulance, and a unique high school course could result in them getting licensed as emergency medical technicians after graduation.
The Health Innovation Technology and Simulation Lab in UT's College of Nursing has received provisional accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Known as the HITS Lab, the facility is an interactive educational space for health professional students and an innovative test-bed for the development of new health technology. “I...
An Italian research university has adopted Stratasys ’ 3D printing technology to enhance its teaching and planning of surgical practices. For years, the University of Pavia relied solely on the skill and judgement of its surgeons, but the emergence of 3D technology has seen the school embrace new methods. Using the Objet30 Pro 3D Printer, the...
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) is partnering with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP-HCM) and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (PNT UOM) to advance medical training and education in Vietnam. As part of the partnership, TTUHSC El...
With exploding chronic disease incidences and expanding geriatric population worldwide, the medical and healthcare domains are consistently on their toes. Technological innovation has come a long way in delivering better, improved healthcare over the years. Currently, advanced electronic wearable medical devices are proliferating at a rapid pace only to enhance...
On Jan. 31, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill announced that it will cease the use of live animals in its emergency medicine training program, according to an e-mail sent to the Physicians Committee. The university’s program joins the vast majority of emergency medicine residency programs in...
In 2015, the Simulation Use in Paramedic Education Research (SUPER) study was published, confirming what many of us in EMS education already knew: Simulation is an important part of EMS education. Simulation is defined as a teaching modality that "creates a situation or environment to allow persons to experience a representation of a...
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s department of surgery on Tuesday unveiled its new simulation laboratory (sim lab), a 21st-century tool that provides surgical and procedure learning opportunities for surgical residents and, in turn, will enhance quality and safety outcomes for patients. The sim lab was dedicated...
Medical Training Magazine Interviews Clive Patrickson, CEO of Laerdal Medical MTM: Give us three ways that utilizing simulation can improve outcomes. Clive Patrickson: Practice is the key. Simulate patients with real problems, low dose/high frequency learning, simple and effective with good debriefing. Debriefing is key, needs to be thorough and...