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Aerodynamics Málaga acquires Simloc FBS simulator

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

Britten-Norman Training Malta BN2T Pilots

Short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman will deliver type conversion training to BN2T Islander and Defender aircraft pilots of the Armed Forces of Malta in a three-year contract. Training will take place at the company’s new EASA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) at Malta International Airport, established there... 4 April 2019

L3 Increases Cadet Pilot Training Capacity

L3 Commercial Aviation has selected Piper Aircraft to supply as many as 240 new aircraft options to expand and modernize the airline fleet across its Airline Academy pilot training sites. The fleet will support growing demand for its cadet pilot programs in light of the global shortage of pilots. 4 April 2019

Oxford AHSN appoints first medical director

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 launches VR app to combat ACLS skills decay

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

Mount Aloysius College launches accelerated BSN program

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

Hospital Español earns PSMF’s five-star ranking

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

Johnson & Johnson delivers mobile simulation training

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

SonoSim partners with SEMPA for PA training

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

RAF partners with PTN

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

Johns Hopkins awards Professor Marie Nolan

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

NHS doctors use VR for diabetes training

The NHS England diabetes team has partnered with Oxford Medical Simulation to train doctors using virtual reality. Doctors can now practice in virtual reality medical emergencies to improve care for patients with diabetes in the real world. Combining clinical expertise from the NHS, volunteer patient input and virtual reality... 3 April 2019