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What every manager should know about training. An insider’s guide to getting your money’s worth from training! I was referred to the above book by two colleagues specializing in cabin crew training for the airline industry as a great quick reference and refresher on the topic by an authority on... 23 September 2016
medskl.com, open-access, online medical learning resource launched today, saying “No matter where they are, the next generation of physicians will now be able to learn from the best medical professors in the world for free.” A Canadian innovation, medskl.com is a new way of teaching medicine – and promises to... 22 September 2016
3D Systems launched its Jaw in a Day®, the latest addition to its VSP® (Virtual Surgical Planning) Reconstruction product line. Jaw in a Day is a patient-specific process that lets surgeons perform a full jaw reconstruction in a single surgery – which could spare patients from months of costly, painful... 22 September 2016
HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak previews the quickly evolving pace of events leading to the July 2018 projected date for substantial completion and opening of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Global Center. While the first shovel of dirt for the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Global Center foundation is... 21 September 2016
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) got a $3 million grant from Kaiser Permanente to create an undergraduate program designed to help underrepresented students enter graduate-level study in the health and biomedical fields. It kicked off this semester in response to the growing need for health care professionals in Georgia's underserved... 20 September 2016
University of California San Francisco’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) received $85 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue to provide training, research support and other services, and to launch new programs aimed at diversifying the patients in research and advancing precision medicine. 7 September 2016
Children with congenital heart defects often undergo a battery of strenuous examinations and interventions. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (FhG) researchers developed software to simulate certain interventions in advance, which led to a reduced need to perform numerous interventions. (Fraunhofer is a German organization for applied science comprised of 80 research units, 57... 6 September 2016
Pocket Nurse ® will acquire Eriter Creations, Inc. (ECI), manufacturer of the SimLeggings™, SimSleeves™, and SimObesity™ simulation products. SimLeggings and SimSleeves simulate pitting edema, and SimObesity accessories simulate obesity. These sim accessory product solutions present the physical complexities of caring for these patients for students in nursing, EMS and physical... 6 September 2016
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine launched its new Bridges curriculum that immerses students in clinical teams right from the start – and trains them to continuously improve care. Their understanding of the foundational sciences will be in sync with what they are learning in active... 22 August 2016
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is working to substantially increase its use of simulation in medical training with the launch of mobile simulation initiative to serve rural Nebraska and plans to build a $102 million simulation center. UNMC received $5.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry... 16 August 2016
Military Medical Training -- Younger Learners Demanding More HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak gained one subject matter expert’s insights on the benefits and challenges of the US Navy’s use of learning technology in its medical training and education programs. Military services around the globe have compelling reasons to invest in learning... 15 August 2016
by Judith Riess, Editor of Medical Training Magazine In a very interesting study conducted by Michael A. Palese, M.D., Chairman of Urology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, he found that robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) has made its way to every surgical field. Studies have shown... 10 August 2016
Since more children are having medical and dental procedures that require sedation, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its pediatric sedation guidelines in a new clinical report. “Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016,” was published... 9 August 2016
Middle East Snapshot HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak provides one detailed insight on the fast paced expansion of healthcare simulation and training activities in the Middle East. Healthcare facilities in the Middle East are stepping up their pace of embracing learning technologies and technology-enabled instruction across their curricula. Just within the... 8 August 2016
Working to ensure children receive appropriate pediatric care for their injuries, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its policy statement, “Management of Pediatric Trauma,” online and in the August 2016 issue of Pediatrics. The report offers 15 updated recommendations, such as children’s needs should be part of trauma systems... 4 August 2016
By Andy Smith, Publisher of HealthcareTrainingandEducation.com and Medical Training Magazine The Times of London printed an editorial early this year by Professor, The Lord Darzi, on ‘Never Events’ – those catastrophic healthcare errors that are deemed should ‘Never’ occur but of course still do and with an annoying persistence. As with all features... 3 August 2016
HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak provides the second in a series of insights from simulation & training industry insiders and a simulation center, on the challenges and opportunities in managing the life cycles of their learning technologies and systems. Stephanie Alwais, the chief operating officer at Vascular Simulations, LLC, summarized the... 2 August 2016
This year Healthcare Simulation South Carolina (HSSC) held their annual meeting in conjunction with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s, (SSIH) regional Sim Ops meeting at the Greenville Healthcare Simulation Center on July 21-22, 2016. Healthcare Simulation South Carolina is a collaborative of healthcare simulation centers throughout South Carolina and is... 1 August 2016
By Andy Smith, Publisher of HealthcareTrainingandEducation.com and Medical Training Magazine Medical Training Magazine (formerly MEdSim) has long advocated the creation of a just culture for healthcare, similar to that of the airline industries ‘no fault found’ system, as the basis of long term improvement in the way healthcare is designed... 28 July 2016
Study results presented at the 2016 ACS NSQIP Conference reveal how one Canadian hospital safety team implemented strategies to reduce the number of door openings during operations. A Canadian hospital safety team determined there was too much traffic in and out of the operating room (OR) during total joint replacement... 27 July 2016