Maine Medical Center (MMC) opened The Hannaford Team Training Facility for Safe Patient Care – at its Bramhall Campus in Portland. The facility with both an adult and pediatric patient simulator offers medical teams including residents, nurses and therapists a place to practice actual emergency situations – such as code...

Innovaacom, a leading provider of medical education and training for healthcare professionals worldwide, today announced it is expanding its curriculum in 2016 to include continuing education programs for advanced nurses and nurse researchers. The decision follows the successful fourth quarter pilot of the program that educates nurses in how to...

Judith Riess reports from the fourth HCSSC Annual Symposium. In February 2006, Dr. John Schaefer was recruited from the University of Pittsburgh as a SmartState Endowed Chair with the goal of establishing a statewide network of collaborating simulation centers. Now called Healthcare Simulation South Carolina, this sophisticated network includes 14...

The Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare (GNSH) was formed to address a perceived international void in the collaborative pursuit of open communication, mutual interests and opportunities. Judith Riess provides an update. Five leaders, representing different organizations (SSH, SESAM, ASSH, INACSL, and the London Deanery), came together to develop an...

The authors discuss using a Virtual World to Teach IPE. Interactive virtual patients in immersive clinical environments - the potential for learning inter-professional teamwork and communication for medical undergraduates.  InterProfessional Education (IPE) is a pedagogical approach for health practitioners to develop an understanding of the roles, expertise, contributions of their...

Florida families are now able to connect with Nemours 24/7 over the internet or through a mobile application.  Families in Florida now have a faster, easier way to see a pediatrician through a new service called Nemours CareConnect. Doctors from Nemours are available through the service, 24 hours a day,...

One of world's most elaborate medical simulations, conducted Thursday at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, will lead to new knowledge on how to save lives and improve care for patients through better preparation and communication, organizers of the event said. One of world's most elaborate medical simulations, conducted...

Andy Anderson reports from the recent conference. Over 500 healthcare simulation experts, practitioners, academics and industry colleagues came together in Brighton, England for what many regarded as one of the best conferences on simulation in healthcare they have attended. Andy Anderson reports. So what made ASPiH 2015 so special? First...

Air Rescue Training the HEMS Way. The unique medical training capabilities of the German automobile club’s ADAC HEMS Academy are described with future capabilities highlighted.  The name “ADAC HEMS Academy” (AHA) reflects its objective of serving the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) sector. Walter F. Ullrich reports. With its approximately...

Cory Soto, Jamie Stiner and Yue Ming Huang describe making a challenging simulation course look easy to run. When people feel safe and confident they are more willing to take chances to create better learning environments. Cory Soto, Jamie Stiner and Yue Ming Huang report. Medical simulation is growing in...