A medical simulator can be as simple as a simulated body part, say an arm, or as complex as a simulated human patient—these educational devices are used in hospitals, universities, and medical simulation centers. Designed to train all levels of health-care workers, medical simulation centers provide high-quality, realistic patient experiences—just...

ASHLAND, Ohio – Two members of Ashland University’s Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences were recipients of the 2016 BAYADA Award for Innovation in Healthcare Education. Since they were established in 2004, the BAYADA Awards have recognized nurses for their ideas enhancing technological innovation in nursing education and practice.

In a major boost to healthcare services in Nagaland, a laparoscopic training centre recognized by Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of India ( FOGSI) was formally inaugurated here at Nikos Hospital and Research Centre (NHRC) on Sunday. The launching of the laparoscopic training centre coincided with the happy tidings...

Just days after the last class bell, Texas school nurses are already looking to improve and increase their knowledge for the next school year. The 2016 School Nurse Conference, sponsored by McLane Children’s Hospital Scott & White, began Tuesday morning at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center in...

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., an Indiana-based medical device company, will buy another med-device company, LDR Holding Corp., in a bid to boost its Colorado-based spinal business. Zimmer Biomet's Spine Division is headquartered in Broomfield, offering spine-related medical-device products as well as training and clinical support to surgeons. In a statement,...

Waldwick — For argument’s sake, let’s say that multi-colored balloons are patient heads. And that plum tomatoes Scotch-taped on the balloons are their eyes. Now, let’s imagine 10 teams of students from all over the state trying their very best to construct hydraulic arms capable of performing cataract surgery on...

Most people wouldn’t volunteer to be placed in dangerous situations, but for Jenna Fremstad it brings about a sense of comfort. A hall director at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), she volunteered to be a hostage in the two-day UWSP emergency training exercise involving 27 agencies at the campus...

When a catastrophe strikes, like the massive Keyport fire in April, first aid squads from several towns respond. It helps if those squads have strong preexisting relationships. That’s the idea behind the Bayshore EMS Cadet Competition, which takes place Saturday in Keyport. Cadets -- young people ages 14-18 who are interested in...

QUEPOS, Costa Rica - Twenty-two Costa Rican Guarda Costas attended a recent two-day workshop conducted by Sgt. 1st. Class David Muniz and Sgt. Michael Marfia, medics from New Mexico National Guard, as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. The Subject Matter Expert Exchange, or SMEE, aims to...

Simulation has revolutionized product design and manufacturing across many industries including automotive, aerospace, and oil and gas exploration. The ability to develop new products and test different processes in a virtual environment allows us to first explore what could be without wasting precious investments of time and money on ideas...