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Andy Smith

Andy has been a simulation and training advocate for over 35 years after an early career in tradeshows and publishing, launching Military Simulation & Training Magazine, with Moench Publishing in 1983. Six years into that program airlines and simulation leaders requested a magazine to support global airline’s as they began their journey toward a high reliability industry; hence CAT Magazine, and since 1998 the successful series of Airline Training events. He launched Halldale as a buyout in 1992 and started Halldale’s USA operations in 2002 launching Medical Training Magazine in 2012. He is married to Chrissy, their two children being his proudest ‘launches’, and is a keen historian, cook, reader and sports consumer!

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Return to Work for Safety Critical Occupations

August 18, 2020

Andy Smith

Halldale CEO Andy Smith relaunches the new monthly SCT e-newsletter by discussing the coronavirus' effect on the safety critical workforce and how it will change the training industry.

The New Queues: It’s Not Just the Flying

#RestartingTheEngines

June 18, 2020

Andy Smith

And you thought airport queues for check-in, security, customs, and baggage claim were slow before. Airline passengers are now being advised to arrive at the airport four hours in advance of their flight!

Welcome to the New Site

June 15, 2020

Andy Smith

This new Halldale website brings together all content published in our three publications and their associated events and websites since January 2018!

Whither Simulation and Training?

September 5, 2019

Andy Smith

Several days ago I was reviewing a manuscript on the history of simulation, replete with interesting images from the very early years of the 1900s to the 1970s and some of the early ‘full flight simulators’ used by a few airlines.

2018 – another year of progress in healthcare!

February 1, 2019

Andy Smith

Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher. When looked at from an education, training, assessment and simulation point of view, 2018 was an interesting year in healthcare when some of the answers to the upcoming demographic challenges—including lack of staff, increasing long-term care demand and a different student profile—began to crystallize and...

Remembering the Soldiers of WW1

October 30, 2018

Andy Smith

Publisher’s note by Andy Smith, MS&T Publisher & Jeremy Humphreys, Director. Business Development November 11th 1918 marks the end of the First World War or the 1914-18 war, known at the time as the ‘War to end all Wars.’ Regrettably that did not prove to be the case and conflict...

University of Nebraska Medical Center's iEXCEL and NSRI center hosts National Modeling and Simulation Coalition (NMSC) annual meeting

October 3, 2018

Andy Smith

A call to the industry by Andy Smith, Medical Training Magazine publisher The National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA) organized this year’s annual NMSC meeting at UNMC’s Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL) in Omaha, with Rick Severinghaus, Chair of the NMSC Policy Committee as conference organizer and Chair.

The danger month

August 21, 2018

Andy Smith

An analysis by Andy Smith, Medical Training Magazine publisher Every country in the world would seem to have its own ‘danger month;’ the month when newly minted residents arrive at hospitals, having passed medical school with a mostly outdated ‘assessment system,’ consisting of a written exam and possibly, several simulation...

Medical Training Magazine's take on the state of the healthcare education and simulation industry

January 30, 2018

Andy Smith

by Medical Training Magazine Publisher Andy Smith Medical Training Magazine exhibited at our 7th IMSH event in Los Angeles two weeks ago and our team can now give our considered view of the event and state of our industry. With 250 booths and 108 exhibitors listed, 2541 attendees and more...

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