University of Alberta scientists created an AR technology, that allows their new system called ProjectDR, to display medical images such as CT scans and MRI data to be displayed directly on a patient’s body in a way that moves as the patient does. “We wanted to create a system that...
Proper training in communication is key when working in the medical field. Communication, or lack thereof, between patients or team members can lead to mistakes that could ultimately result in detrimental or even deadly outcomes. Current and future physicians and all medical professionals should attain proper training in communication to...
Elsevier, part of RELX Group and an information analytics business that specializes in science and health, launched its new medical learning platform, ClinicalKey Medical Education. The platform is an English language electronic product initially available in the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. ClinicalKey Medical...
William Beaumont Army Medical Center's (WBAMC) Central Simulation Committee Medical Simulation Center received provisional accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in Teaching/Education. The WBAMC Simulation Center exposes healthcare professionals to lifelike medical scenarios aimed at developing and shaping teamwork, communication and critical thinking skills and give them...
Medical Training Magazine is proud to announce a media partnership with the Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium 2018! It's no surprise that VR is quickly becoming one of the primary ways for the medical community to train professionals without endangering real lives and VR Voice aims to bring out the...
LP3 Network opened its new 7,500-square-foot Learning Center in Aventura, Florida. The center offers a controlled environment with equipment where pharmacists, physicians, and allied healthcare providers can learn from industry experts. It will also serve as a resource for students and participants to develop their current pharmaceutical compounding services through...
Researchers in NSW and the University of South Australia found opioid prescription errors are higher than previously reported in other healthcare settings, according to a paper from the British Medical Journal Supportive and Palliative Care. The two-leading types of medication errors are missed doses and wrong doses. The study found...
The Center for Nursing Education at Ohio University Southern in Ironton, Ohio received a Laerdal pediatric simulator that will help the school train nurses in more simulated scenarios of sick children who need emergent care – such as this one: a child, showing symptoms of illness, lies on a hospital...
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) introduced its new University Research Facility in 3D Printing that will be able to offer life-sized blood vessels and aortic valves with its 3D printers. The 620 square-metre facility offers advanced technologies ranging from 3D scanning and computer-aided-design modelling to printing, allowing students to...
Radford University inaugurated its newly expanded simulation lab at the Roanoke Higher Education Center (RHEC). The $1.8 million, 1,800 square-foot expansion includes renovations to almost 3,000 square-feet of the Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) will allow the RHEC tol provide higher education programs in over 200 programs of study through...
