VirtaMed developed a virtual reality simulation for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This new orthopedic training module for knee arthroscopy will be available for the VirtaMed ArthroS™ simulator. The VirtaMed simulates the actual procedure, and provides trainees with extensive, didactic reading material created by Dr. Robert A. Pedowitz. The simulator comes...
EOS imaging, a provider of 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, is partnering with Montreal-based Spinologics to develop a biomechanical simulation software dedicated to spine surgery planning. It will be integrated ito EOS imaging’s cloud-based, 3D planning software and will allow surgeons to plan treatment from EOS 3D dataset taking into...
Gaumard® Scientific Company is exhibiting the Victoria™ Tetherless Maternal and Neonatal Birthing Simulator this week at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) at the San Diego Convention Center. Gaumard says this fully tetherless and wireless simulator already meets the rigorous requirements of obstetrics programs – and now takes...
Education Management Solutions (EMS), a provider of clinical learning management software solutions and audio-video systems, has released a distributed system architecture capability for its SIMULATIONiQ™ simulation management platform that lets an institution manage different SIMULATIONiQ™ solutions at satellite sites within a multi-campus or healthcare network from a central SIMULATIONiQ Enterprise...
EZOfficeInventory licensed its software for the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) to use in managing the logistics of its nursing simulation center – marking its entry into serving the medical simulation market. EZOfficeInventory is a cloud-based, asset tracking software that provides asset lifecycle management, audits and improves...
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...