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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Brian Gillett, MD, is an Emergency Medicine physician with over two decades of leadership and innovation in simulation training and emergency preparedness. Brian built and served as the director of medical simulation for the Kings County Hospital Center, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and Maimonides Medical Center. He also... 14 January 2019
Dr. Timothy Willett is SIM-one/CNSH's president and CEO (appointed in 2016) and was previously their inaugural director of Research & Development. He is passionate about bringing together the simulation community for mutual support, to improve the quality of simulation across Canada, and to advance the scope of simulation’s uses. 14 January 2019
Paul Alan Wetter, MD, has been described as, “The single individual who has done the most to promote education and understanding of minimally invasive surgery worldwide”. A visionary, who has promoted technology and education that fosters less traumatic surgery, improves physician education, lowers costs, builds communities, accelerates discovery and... 14 January 2019
MTM subscribers nominated 33 individuals, teams or organizations from around the world as Patient Safety Advocates. For our first edition of 2019 we asked our subscribers to nominate patient safety advocates they felt had contributed to increased patient safety and better patient outcomes. They could specify an individual, team,... 14 January 2019
Brian Kaminski, DO, is vice president of Quality and Patient Safety and Patient Safety Officer at ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio) and Medical Director of the Emergency Department at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Dr. Kaminski became vice president of quality and patient safety and patient safety officer at ProMedica in 2013. During... 14 January 2019
Elizabeth Benson is an engineer, nurse, and educator. As CEO of B & G Educational Innovations, LLC, and subsidiary ReaLifeSim, LLC, she’s also an inventor and entrepreneur on a mission to improve health and wellness worldwide by improving clinical skills education. Regardless of the environment, Ms. Benson has one... 14 January 2019
Written by Andy Smith, MTM Publisher A few weeks ago, MTM reported that the Leapfrog Group announced the winners of its 2018 Top Hospital Awards with 118 hospitals recognized in four categories; Children’s, General, Teaching and Rural Hospitals. Living and working in Florida we are all delighted to report this... 11 January 2019
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) supports two federal laws aimed to improve the safety of mothers in hospitals across the United States. Before adjourning in December, Congress passed these important maternal health bills that were subsequently signed into law. “Over 600 mothers are dying in the United States every... 11 January 2019
FAAC Incorporated, a unit of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received a subcontract to support the U.S. Army Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) Maintenance Program (ATMP). The subcontract to ATMP prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation Rotary and Mission Systems, is currently valued at up to $14 million... 11 January 2019
Boeing Flight Services Training Center in Shanghai received Level D qualification for the TRU Simulation + Training 737 MAX full flight simulator (FFS) in October from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This is the first 737 MAX FFS in China. TRU delivered the second 737 MAX FFS to the... 11 January 2019
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