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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David Mayer, MD, CEO Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety writes. As healthcare providers, we are all committed to providing high-quality care to our patients. In doing so, we focus on the quality of the services we provide. We need to embrace and... 24 July 2019
Virtual reality simulation immerses learners in a low-cost reality based clinical environment. When first thinking about how patient care could be improved through more effective healthcare training, the team at Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS) started with the problem: clinicians kill people. Nursing student at the University of Northampton trying... 24 July 2019
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from the 13th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion and the 319th PSYOP Company refreshed basic warrior skills during a combat lifesaver course (CLS) at a Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 18, 2019. John Flood, the training site lead for the course... 23 July 2019
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from the 13th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion and the 319th PSYOP Company refreshed basic warrior skills during a combat lifesaver course (CLS) at a Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 18, 2019. John Flood, the training site lead for the course... 23 July 2019
Inovus Medical announced this week that development of their revolutionary Augmented Reality (AR) laparoscopic simulator is to gather pace after securing a £1million product development contract through SBRI Healthcare, funded by NHS England. The technology, which is set to democratise access to highly realistic, affordable laparoscopic simulation, began development... 23 July 2019
FlightSafety International announced that Michael Burger has been promoted to manager of the company’s Learning Center in Teterboro, New Jersey. He assumes this responsibility from Danny Robayo who was recently promoted to vice president. Burger joined FlightSafety in 2004 as an instructor at the Farnborough Learning Center in the... 23 July 2019
The Civil Aviation Academy of Kazakhstan, a long-term Alsim customer who has already been operating an ALSIM AL200MCC for several years, recently decided to purchase an ALSIM ALX simulator. The ALSIM ALX Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) provides up to four classes of aircraft – from single engine piston,... 23 July 2019
Shell has announced that its Digital Realities team will work with EON Reality to adopt mainstream Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) solutions across the global business. This led to extensive testing of Virtual Trainer (VT), part of the EON Reality connected learning AVR platform. The AVR Platform provides... 22 July 2019
Shell has announced that its Digital Realities team will work with EON Reality to adopt mainstream Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) solutions across the global business. This led to extensive testing of Virtual Trainer (VT), part of the EON Reality connected learning AVR platform. The AVR Platform provides... 22 July 2019
ComplianceIQ is hosting Nurse to Nurse Bullying - A Sepsis in Healthcare - SHRM & HRCI Accredited, a 60-minute live webinar, on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, from 10:00 AM PDT to 1:00 PM EDT. This webinar explored the phenomena of nurse to nurse bullying, examining why it happens, who... 22 July 2019
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