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 Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is offering new Safety Improvement Projects designed with a Quality Improvement/Knowledge Translation integrated learning design for accelerating patient safety in Canada. CPSI is working with committed partners to implement and evaluate measurable and sustainable Safety Improvement Projects that align with pan-Canadian priorities. The... 13 March 2019
Providing an overview of the fundamentals of patient safety, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute is offering an online and in-person Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course, which equips healthcare professionals and leaders with the information, tools and techniques to build a strong patient safety culture within their organizations. The in-person... 12 March 2019
Helicentre Aviation Academy announced the winners of its 2018 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Programme. Tom Oliver from Sheffield, U.K., received the prestigious Commercial Pilot Scholarship award worth £50,000, and Sam Turner from London, U.K., the Flight Instructor Scholarship worth £20,000. In addition, 13 of the academy’s trainee helicopter pilots... 12 March 2019
CPaT Global, in partnership with Flightline Training Services, released its advanced Boeing 737-NG maintenance training course. This new advanced maintenance course is designed to meet various regulatory standards and includes 80 hours of academic instruction specifically designed to exceed the requirements for ATA specification 104-Level 2. Course content includes... 12 March 2019
In recognition of the current and growing pilot shortage which is now impacting on flight instructor supply, Ardmore Flying School has moved to counter the problem with the launch of its own flight instructor training unit. This unit within the organization is dedicated to training new ‘C’ Category instructors... 12 March 2019
airBaltic is continuing its expansion and is looking to attract 50 technicians in 2019 for its maintenance facilities at Riga International Airport and Tallinn Airport. Andris Vaivads, SVP technical operations of airBaltic said: “We are improving our maintenance capabilities, and plan to perform C checks on the Airbus A220-300... 12 March 2019
In September 2018, TRU Simulation + Training provided the first CL-415 Level D full flight simulator to Ansett Aviation’s training center in Milan, Italy. The device, a development program for TRU, was qualified to EASA Level D standards and ready for training in December 2018. With recent wild fire... 12 March 2019
VIOSO has opened two new branches in the U.S. and France, in line with its growth and global aspirations in the AV integration, simulation, visitor attractions and dome projection markets. The company has hired Kevin Zevchik to act as principal director at VIOSO America, while Etienne Servant has been... 12 March 2019
Ravenswood Solutions Inc. and GDM Electronic & Medical LLC announced a strategic partnership that will more directly relate the technology design, manufacture and fielding processes for state-of-the-art instrumentation systems hardware. Ravenswood and GDM have worked together for the last 15 years coupling Ravenswood’s product development and Mobile Ground Truth... 12 March 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated hospital performance data on the Hospital Compare website and on data.medicare.gov to empower patients, families, and stakeholders with important information they need to compare hospitals and make informed healthcare decisions. This data includes specific measures of hospitals’ quality of care,... 12 March 2019
