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Marshall B. Ketchum University in Fullerton, California invested in new simulation equipment as the school evolves into an interprofessional institution. Previously offering just optometry education, the school recently added a Physician Assistant program and is in the midst of accreditation reviews for the Pharmacy program it hopes to add this... 22 March 2016
HelpMeSee, the global campaign to end cataract blindness, appointed Gerry McRae as chief operating officer (COO). As COO, McRae's responsibilities will extend across HelpMeSee's strategic and tactical initiatives in training, simulation technology and business development -- and he will work closely with the chief executive officer, the executive leadership and... 22 March 2016
Dr. Jeff Wiseman, an Internal Medicine physician at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC), and an assistant professor of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, is developing a serious medical smartphone-based game called Deteriorating Patient to help medical students learn how to stabilize severely... 22 March 2016
The University of California’s (UC) Riverside School of Medicine includes the humanities in its required curriculum, a move the school says is helping its physicians communicate more effectively with patients from diverse communities. The school requires that its students taking writing classes and attend lectures in the medical humanities –... 21 March 2016
The University of Missouri’s Sinclair School of Nursing began a new training simulation to better equip nurses in assisting victims of Intimate partner violence (IPV). The school says IPV has become a prevalent health care issue – and instances of assault, battery, rape, stalking and emotional abuse in relationships can... 18 March 2016
University of Arkansas’ Doctor of Nursing Practice degree was granted a five-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The U of A offers two DNP concentrations: family nurse practitioner and the adult-geriatric acute care nurse practitioner, and it also offers post-baccalaureate and post-master's study programs. "The American Association... 16 March 2016
A partnership of leaders in healthcare workforce services and nonprofit higher education in California says it is working to answer the healthcare industry's call for an increased supply of well-prepared clinical professionals. AMN Healthcare, a provider of healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services, and National University are working together to... 15 March 2016
Sonic Foundry, Inc. a provider of video creation and management solutions, helped Marshfield Clinic in Wisconson record more than 1,200 educational and training videos for physicians, staff and allied health providers with Mediasite. The patented video content management and webcasting system automates the capture, management, delivery and search of... 15 March 2016
3D Systems says its Healthcare Technology Center will work closely with medical practitioners and manufacturers in the field of precision healthcare with the goal of delivering optimized workflows and improved patient outcomes. The new facility will play an integral role in the provision and advancement of 3D healthcare solutions, including... 14 March 2016
U.S. Navy Sailors from Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 9 took part in a mass-casualty, shipboard surgical trauma training exercise set up by Strategic Operations in San Diego. Strategic Operations staged a real world shipboard trauma unit that included an operating room and medevac helicopter environment. Cmdr. Tuan Hoang, director of... 10 March 2016
The University of the Virgin Islands started construction on a new School of Medicine (SOM) on its St. Croix Campus. The school hopes to get preliminary accreditation this summer in advance of its intended July 2017 opening. The 33,000+ square-foot building, will house seminar rooms, anatomy/physiology and clinical skill labs,... 3 March 2016
VirtaMed developed a virtual reality simulation for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This new orthopedic training module for knee arthroscopy will be available for the VirtaMed ArthroS™ simulator. The VirtaMed simulates the actual procedure, and provides trainees with extensive, didactic reading material created by Dr. Robert A. Pedowitz. The simulator comes... 18 February 2016
EOS imaging, a provider of 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, is partnering with Montreal-based Spinologics to develop a biomechanical simulation software dedicated to spine surgery planning. It will be integrated ito EOS imaging’s cloud-based, 3D planning software and will allow surgeons to plan treatment from EOS 3D dataset taking into... 20 January 2016
Gaumard® Scientific Company is exhibiting the Victoria™ Tetherless Maternal and Neonatal Birthing Simulator this week at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) at the San Diego Convention Center. Gaumard says this fully tetherless and wireless simulator already meets the rigorous requirements of obstetrics programs – and now takes... 19 January 2016
Education Management Solutions (EMS), a provider of clinical learning management software solutions and audio-video systems, has released a distributed system architecture capability for its SIMULATIONiQ™ simulation management platform that lets an institution manage different SIMULATIONiQ™ solutions at satellite sites within a multi-campus or healthcare network from a central SIMULATIONiQ Enterprise... 19 January 2016
EZOfficeInventory licensed its software for the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) to use in managing the logistics of its nursing simulation center – marking its entry into serving the medical simulation market. EZOfficeInventory is a cloud-based, asset tracking software that provides asset lifecycle management, audits and improves... 15 January 2016
Maine Medical Center (MMC) opened The Hannaford Team Training Facility for Safe Patient Care – at its Bramhall Campus in Portland. The facility with both an adult and pediatric patient simulator offers medical teams including residents, nurses and therapists a place to practice actual emergency situations – such as code... 13 January 2016
Innovaacom, a leading provider of medical education and training for healthcare professionals worldwide, today announced it is expanding its curriculum in 2016 to include continuing education programs for advanced nurses and nurse researchers. The decision follows the successful fourth quarter pilot of the program that educates nurses in how to... 24 December 2015
Judith Riess reports from the fourth HCSSC Annual Symposium. In February 2006, Dr. John Schaefer was recruited from the University of Pittsburgh as a SmartState Endowed Chair with the goal of establishing a statewide network of collaborating simulation centers. Now called Healthcare Simulation South Carolina, this sophisticated network includes 14... 21 December 2015
The Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare (GNSH) was formed to address a perceived international void in the collaborative pursuit of open communication, mutual interests and opportunities. Judith Riess provides an update. Five leaders, representing different organizations (SSH, SESAM, ASSH, INACSL, and the London Deanery), came together to develop an... 21 December 2015