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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The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) hosted the 48th Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Sniper Championship (National Guard) competition and 28th Annual Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting (AFSAM) — (International & Inter-service), at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center (FCJMTC) near Barling, Arkansas, from March 29 –... 4 April 2019
Simloc, in collaboration with everis ADS, will supply a flight training device type FBS (Fixed Base Trainer) of the Airbus A320, with certification level FTD1 + MCC, to the company Aerodynamics Málaga. The simulator will be used to improve the training of students of its commercial pilot school, within... 4 April 2019
Dr. Guy Rooney is to take on the new position of medical director at the Oxford AHSN. He will have a key role in supporting innovation adoption and strengthening clinical engagement with emerging integrated care systems. Rooney is currently the medical director at Great Western Hospitals in Swindon, England,... 3 April 2019
Health Scholars has launched the first headset-based Virtual Reality (VR) training simulation to provide clinicians repeatable ACLS refresher training. In-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates average 26 percent, and patients in which clinical staff reported adequate resuscitation training have greater than 3-fold odds of higher survival rates than patients where... 3 April 2019
Beginning this fall, the School of Nursing at Mount Aloysius College will begin enrolling students into a new 3.5-year traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Part of the underlying premise to the new program is to meet the goal to increase the number of nurses entering the workforce... 3 April 2019
In the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s newsletter the company highlighted Mexico City’s Hospital Español as the first International hospital to earn the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s prestigious five-star ranking. Their entry into the PSMF’s five-star Hospital Program was officially announced at the 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science &... 3 April 2019
The Johnson & Johnson Institute has 24 state-of-the-art training facilities, located in 23 cities on five continents. And when it’s not possible for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to travel to the institute, it can deliver education via an 18-wheeler mobile lab equipped with the latest in surgical simulation training. The... 3 April 2019
Because the ability to perform point-of-care ultrasounds is an essential skill in emergency medicine, the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) has partnered with SonoSim. With options for cloud-based education and the ability to scan real-patient pathology, the SonoSim Ultrasound Training Solution provides physician assistants (PAs) an accessible... 3 April 2019
After a visit last May to the Pilot Training Next (PTN) facility in Austin, Texas, and facing a pilot shortage, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is taking innovation to the next level with the inclusion of a student and an instructor pilot in the second iteration of the... 3 April 2019
Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, professor and executive vice dean for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), received the Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. The award celebrates Nolan’s major contributions to research, theory and education in nursing and interdisciplinary palliative care. 3 April 2019
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