Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher A piece in the Times of London, 17th April entitled ‘Checking the basics helps reduce deaths after surgery’, drew my attention during that morning’s breakfast reading. Since 2008 Scotland has seen a 36.6 percent reduction in post-operative deaths. The article co-authored by Professor Jason Leitch,... 18 April 2019
U.S. Air Force medical professionals at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield are working to make positive impacts during their deployment so future patients and providers can benefit. Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, a physician and 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma medical director, is leading a trial use... 18 April 2019
U.S. Air Force medical professionals at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield are working to make positive impacts during their deployment so future patients and providers can benefit. Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, a physician and 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma medical director, is leading a trial use... 18 April 2019
A research group based at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust – Kenya and Oxford University have developed a free smartphone app for training health workers called LIFE, which was launched during the Kenya Paediatric Association 2019 annual conference in Mombasa, Kenya. The Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE) smartphone app uses interactive 3D... 17 April 2019
Airway Management Education Center (AMEC) has introduced Airway Manager: Emergency, the newest educational experience from the creators of The Difficult Airway Course. Airway Manager: Emergency on NEJM Knowledge+ is an online learning program that combines airway management education with adaptive learning technology. The adaptive learning platform uses smart technology... 17 April 2019
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) invites you to join two new webinars addressing several topics on patient safety in the healthcare system. Collaboration for Transformation: Patients as Partners Driving Patient Safety Improvement Tuesday, April 16 1:00 to 2:15 PM MDT At the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies... 17 April 2019
Health care is not defined solely by what happens in the emergency room or the doctor’s office. Patients bring with them their illnesses and their chronic conditions, but they also bring the barriers they face throughout their lives that can influence or even compromise their care. This is especially true for people in poverty... 17 April 2019
WISER, in collaboration with the Safar Center at the University of Pittsburgh, are pleased to provide you with an opportunity to join the Annual Safar Symposium on April 23, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendees can spend the full day with WISER, enjoying engaging lectures in the morning and interactive... 17 April 2019
Breakthrough Learning Founder and Senior Educator Bette Gardner is hosting an all-industry experiential learning workshop featuring the company’s tabletop simulation, Friday Night at the ER, on May 23-24, 2019, near Washington DC (Tysons Corner). Attendees can learn to move from silo thinking to systems thinking, and discover how to... 17 April 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) made patient engagement a priority in 2005 by creating the Patients for Patient Safety (PFPS) Programme and launching a global network of PFPS Champions committed to the vision and pledge for partnership described in the London Declaration "to make care as safe as possible... 17 April 2019
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