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Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service has highlighted new medical simulator technology it has acquired to help train its crews. The air ambulance provider has taken delivery of Apollo, which it described as a state-of-the-art male medical mannequin, along with a female called Lucina. Dr Andy Caldin of the RFDS South...   9 June 2017
One after another, the long-established physicians stood behind the podium to repeat the same mantra to the fresh-faced medical students. Be passionate about your career, they insisted. Be compassionate with your patients, they added. And above all else, be human with everything you do. I didn't expect such a warm...   8 June 2017
Research conducted by Matthew Ritter, MD, FACS (associate professor and vice chair for Education at Uniformed Services University, and a Surgical Endoscopist) and his team, indicates simulation based mastery learning (SBML) using Limbs & Things Endoscopy Training System is a good choice for novice learners preparing for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic...   8 June 2017
KOCHI: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi will provide specialty medical care to the members of Bangladesh Armed Forces (BAF), their retired personnel and their family members. An agreement in this regard covering patient care, medical education, research, training and exchange of healthcare professionals was signed by BAF director general of...   7 June 2017
Healthcare Learning Innovations launched of Sentinel City® 3.0 Population Health Simulation – an educational simulation designed by nurse educators for use in community, public health or other nursing courses. The simulation provides practice experience and simulated clinical hours for students, and can help ease the burden of managing clinical hours.   6 June 2017
Holistic physician Susan Lord MD will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for its 9th annual 30 credit hour mind/body medicine CME conference on meditation, yoga and diaphragmatic breathing for physicians and other health care professionals, October 24-28, 2017 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox,...   6 June 2017
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. - Emergency medicine doctors at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center are taking their training to the next level. Resident physicians worked alongside first responders, practicing life-saving skills that they may need if they're called out to an emergency. "We actually bring the residents out to test some...   6 June 2017
Emergency medical technicians are returning to Pittsburgh for the first time in more than a decade as officials work to reinforce the city’s strained paramedic forces. Fourteen new EMTs finish training and hit city streets on May 30, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Chief Robert Farrow said. The staffing boost...   5 June 2017
Technology in medical education remains a trending topic, as was recently evidenced at the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortiumspring meeting. Professors and administrators from the 32 schools in the AMA’s consortium praised the virtues of new tools to enhance online learning while also discussing the glitches that still...   5 June 2017
Each month the Prehospital Care Research Forumcombs the literature to identify recent studies relevant to EMS education practices. In this segment PCRF board member Megan Corry shares her insight on a journal article that can help bring evidence-based practices to EMS education. Sinz E, Rudy S, Wojnar M, Bortner T. Teaching...   5 June 2017
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alternate Health Corp (CSE:AHG) (OTC:AHGIF), a leader in complementary medicine and patient-focused healthcare, today announced an update and clarification on the first-ever Continuing Medical Education (CME) course approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM regarding treatments of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), including Cannabis. This course has been created in...   2 June 2017
May 22--ABU DHABI--A program to train young Emiratis in emergency medical care was announced on Monday. The National Ambulance, in coordination with the University of Sharjah (UoS), rolled out a one-year Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training course for the Emiratis in the Northern Emirates to qualify as emergency pre-hospital care...   2 June 2017
Many people know them by a whirring siren, a blur of flashing lights or the thumping of a helicopter thousands of feet overhead. But, for those who have required Emergency Medical Services, the hard-working men and women who rush to the rescue are life-saving heroes. It’s National EMS week, but...   1 June 2017
A new study done in the United Kingdom says the majority of final-year medical students in the UK are able to accurately prescribe medications, but a small proportion require further training or supervision before being able to prescribe independently. Prescribing Safety Assessment, an article published in British Journal of Clinical...   1 June 2017
They’ve pulled injured people out of burning buildings, performed ice rescues, delivered babies while on the road, started IVs and intubations in the back of a truck, and revived far too many people who have overdosed on opioids with their ever-present supply of Narcan. Emergency medical technicians, ambulance crews trained...   31 May 2017
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) launched an initiative to help medical residents and fellows to generate strategies that will let them spend more time with patients, improving their own and their patients' well-being. The Back to Bedside initiative is a competitive funding opportunity created by residents for...   30 May 2017
The first medical school in Idaho has been slated to open in August 2018, pending its accreditation. Gov. Butch Otter spoke at a ceremony Wednesday, where he told doubters: “You were wrong, we were right,” the Idaho Press-Tribune reported. The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian will be a private,...   26 May 2017
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital saw a need and responded. The hospital was having trouble filling entry level medical positions. It was posting job openings for certified medical assistants and not getting any applicants. Despite the lack of applicants, there seemed to be an interest from people who did not have the...   26 May 2017
Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today officially launched the new Monash Children’s Telesurgery Service, the first of its kind in Victoria, which uses the latest cutting edge telehealth technology to improve patient care and save lives. The Victorian Government has provided more than $500,000 towards the service which has established...   26 May 2017
In the hopes of decreasing cost and increasing patient satisfaction, a diverse group of medical professionals from around the world are urging for a major overhaul of healthcare systems. As outlined in a new World Economic Forum report, Value in Healthcare: Laying the Foundation for Health-System Transformation, the collaborating doctors posit that...   25 May 2017