SonoSim, a provider of ultrasound education and training, and GE Healthcare expanded their collaboration to now cover ultrasound training and education for GE Women's Health and Urology Divisions. With this move, SonoSim® 365 for GE Healthcare will now be offered to Women's Health and Urology clients with qualifying ultrasound systems.
Doctors often tell their patients how long they are likely to live and how well their body is responding to treatments. However, this can be one of the trickiest parts of their job. Now, a new statistical method tool promises to give accurate information on how long a cancer patient...
Getting certified for simulation isn’t what you think. Simulation certification is still very new to Healthcare. As the simulation community has grown, defining the standards to ensure someone is qualified to perform a specific task has been at times, challenging. Since healthcare simulation centers can be found in pre-hospital...
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In any emergency situation, communication is key, along with staying calm and focused. That's why consistent practice and training is extremely important for medical personnel to make sure they can handle a multitude of emergencies in order to save lives. Dr. Jennifer Arnold is the medical director...
The 194th Intelligence Squadron and the 194th Medical Group with the Washington Air National Guard conducted a mass casualty care exercise at American Lake at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on June 8, 2016 in support of Cascadia Rising, a test of Washington state's earthquake response plan. The exercise simulated the collapse...
TRELLEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, signed an agreement to acquire Specialty Silicone Fabricators Inc. (SSF), a U.S.-based privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision silicone components for medical technology original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The acquired company is a significant player in the important and high...
Nursing Simulation Lab Coordinators can use electronic charting system simulations to let students view patient data and then chart the skills they performed. However, until recently, the changing information from the scenario itself had to be manually entered by an instructor, or entered in advance on the static chart. Now,...
Could a virtual reality headset someday replace traditional cadaver labs for medical students? Probably not – but a new app for the Oculus Rift could certainly help. VR Human Anatomy, currently being tested by medical students at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, reportedly offers just that. Developed by a...
Digital technology and innovation are helping healthcare organizations provide higher-level service for patients, with better diagnoses and care. This ongoing transformation of healthcare is also greatly shifting how doctors, nurses, patients and families are getting and communicating healthcare information. These are five of the biggest healthcare trends reverberating through the...
The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health is partnering with four universities in China and South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) based in Vienna, Austria to enhance research, teaching and overall public health practice across the globe. The five-year agreements lay the groundwork for faculty...