by Judith Riess, Editor of Medical Training Magazine In a very interesting study conducted by Michael A. Palese, M.D., Chairman of Urology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, he found that robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) has made its way to every surgical field. Studies have shown...
Since more children are having medical and dental procedures that require sedation, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its pediatric sedation guidelines in a new clinical report. “Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016,” was published...
Middle East Snapshot HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak provides one detailed insight on the fast paced expansion of healthcare simulation and training activities in the Middle East. Healthcare facilities in the Middle East are stepping up their pace of embracing learning technologies and technology-enabled instruction across their curricula. Just within the...
Working to ensure children receive appropriate pediatric care for their injuries, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its policy statement, “Management of Pediatric Trauma,” online and in the August 2016 issue of Pediatrics. The report offers 15 updated recommendations, such as children’s needs should be part of trauma systems...
By Andy Smith, Publisher of HealthcareTrainingandEducation.com and Medical Training Magazine The Times of London printed an editorial early this year by Professor, The Lord Darzi, on ‘Never Events’ – those catastrophic healthcare errors that are deemed should ‘Never’ occur but of course still do and with an annoying persistence. As with all features...
HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak provides the second in a series of insights from simulation & training industry insiders and a simulation center, on the challenges and opportunities in managing the life cycles of their learning technologies and systems. Stephanie Alwais, the chief operating officer at Vascular Simulations, LLC, summarized the...
This year Healthcare Simulation South Carolina (HSSC) held their annual meeting in conjunction with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s, (SSIH) regional Sim Ops meeting at the Greenville Healthcare Simulation Center on July 21-22, 2016. Healthcare Simulation South Carolina is a collaborative of healthcare simulation centers throughout South Carolina and is...
By Andy Smith, Publisher of HealthcareTrainingandEducation.com and Medical Training Magazine Medical Training Magazine (formerly MEdSim) has long advocated the creation of a just culture for healthcare, similar to that of the airline industries ‘no fault found’ system, as the basis of long term improvement in the way healthcare is designed...
Study results presented at the 2016 ACS NSQIP Conference reveal how one Canadian hospital safety team implemented strategies to reduce the number of door openings during operations. A Canadian hospital safety team determined there was too much traffic in and out of the operating room (OR) during total joint replacement...
by Judith Riess, Editor of Medical Training Magazine It was my privilege to have a tour of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. Dr. Jerry Youkey, Dean, and USC Associate Provost of Health Sciences and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs kindly briefed me on the school’s...