Amanda

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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West Michigan students, parents, teachers and employers are invited to attend a Skilled Trades Expo on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Texas Township Campus. The event is free and open to the public between 4-7 p.m. A sizable professional trades shortage exists in Michigan and is...   19 September 2019
On the same day the World Health Organization (WHO) designated World Patient Safety Day, The Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s (PSMF) Midyear Planning Meeting (MYPM) brought together more than a hundred patient safety stakeholders from across seven countries for intimate discussions about how to achieve ZERO preventable deaths in hospitals.   19 September 2019
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has signed a strategic collaboration in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), India, bringing its expertise in 3D bioprinting techniques to India’s first integrated medical devices manufacturing zone. AMTZ (Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone) is India’s first integrated medical devices manufacturing zone being created to provide a one-stop solution covering...   19 September 2019
Sponsored Content Supporting added training values, the Avion Phantom A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) touchdown and motion cues are next level compared to legacy machines – for Zero Flight Time programs and low hour cadet-level training alike, this is key to training in and validating if correct technique is...   19 September 2019
Written by Judith Riess, MTM editor-in-chief The world of healthcare is drastically changing, and to follow my esteemed colleague’s Publisher’s Note from the last Newsletter, “It has never been a more exciting, challenging and rewarding time”. Admittedly healthcare is far behind the military and civil aviation industries in the...   19 September 2019
On the first World Patient Safety Day, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced that it has awarded Dignity Health, MedStar Health and the UPMC with its five-star ranking for making commitments in alignment with PSMF’s 18 evidence-based Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS). APSS include solutions designed to help...   18 September 2019
CM Labs is hosting a webinar on Oct 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. EST to show how simulation-based tools are helping to reduce the safety risks associated with operator training, while at the same time lowering training costs by up to 75 percent. Drew Carruthers, director, Training Solutions, CM Labs...   18 September 2019
CM Labs is hosting a webinar on Oct 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. EST to show how simulation-based tools are helping to reduce the safety risks associated with operator training, while at the same time lowering training costs by up to 75 percent. Drew Carruthers, director, Training Solutions, CM Labs...   18 September 2019
Lockheed Martin’s new state-of-the art facility, Pulsar Guardian, has opened in Colorado Springs. Pulsar Guardian is a new class of collaborative space that links into a network of fully-immersive workspaces across Lockheed Martin Space and lets the Air Force and others simulate, test and train in a multi-domain environment...   18 September 2019
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) has formally opened its new $11 million Simulator Training Centre Expansion Project at the AAG academy in the Philippines. The new centre, which forms part of AAG’s wider ongoing expansion project, will house four additional simulator bays, and includes a new Airbus A320 Version 2.0...   18 September 2019