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The rise of virtual health care technology could soon allow patients to receive checkups from the comfort of their living rooms, eliminating the need to travel to a hospital or doctor’s office. To prepare the next generation of nurses for this technology, the School of Nursing recently received a one-year... 17 December 2015
How many of you know what a mobile virtual presence device is? Of those who said yes, how many first heard of them from an episode of The Big Bang Theory? Well, get ready to put your geek on because we are about to look at how these devices might... 11 December 2015
Dr. John Vozenilek, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Simulation at Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center, talks about how simulation can help doctors better treat patients in this video. Dr. John Vozenilek, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Simulation at Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center -- better... 7 December 2015
BOSTON — The patient’s blood pressure had reportedly crashed in the ambulance; a gunshot wound had damaged the heart. In the operating room, a medical resident, Dr. Dan Hashimoto, slid a knife into the patient’s chest and sliced horizontally, from the sternum across the torso. He thrust his hand into the gash,... 9 November 2015
In the lobby of the National Medical Education & Training Center in West Bridgewater, Mass., hangs a large map of the world peppered with red dot stickers. (See photo) The stickers represent the places our paramedic students come from— Qatar, Australia, Switzerland, the Philippines, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Ireland, St. Croix,... 2 November 2015
Guidelines released this month from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBS) emphasize the use of simulation in nursing training, and recommend certification to demonstrate that the lead faculty and simulation lab personnel are qualified. The guidelines specifically cite the CHSE (Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator) as a suggested... 27 October 2015
In 2009 a team of knowledgeable experts including Don Berwick and Lucian Leap came together to define patient safety. In a published paper they articulated a definition, description and model of patient safety. Their definition, loosely paraphrased was a “discipline in the health care professions that applies safety science toward... 22 October 2015
Group Editor Marty Kauchak interviews Colonel Daniel Irizarry, MD. MEdSim had the opportunity to gain far-ranging insights on medical learning technologies and military medicine from Colonel Daniel Irizarry, MD., US Army, the Clinical Advisor for the Joint Project Office for Medical Modeling and Simulation (JPO-MMS) at US Army’s Program Executive... 21 October 2015
Ryan Hill describes a simulation-based training prototype called the Client Assessment Practice Simulation (CAPS), being developed for research purposes at the University of Central Florida. Ryan Hill, PhD candidate at the University of Central Florida, discusses the Institute for Simulation and Training’s prototype simulation development program and the benefits to... 20 October 2015
The Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company, is expanding its training options with the addition of a Frasca Bell 407 Level 7 Flight Training Device (FTD). The BH407 analog cockpit is capable of simulating normal and emergency operating conditions, allowing pilots to train for any situation. Helicopter Flight... 19 October 2015
3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy, researchers have found. The study compared the two models based on realism, accuracy, look and feel, and overall usefulness as a teaching tool. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston,... 19 October 2015
Eliot Grigg, MD, hypothesizes on the decentralization of health care and the use of big data to predict epidemic outbreaks. Eliot Grigg, MD, discusses the evolving role of hospitals, doctors and patients through the use of technology and meaningful data collection. Ever since the valetudinaria (hospital precursors) of Ancient Rome,... 19 October 2015
Jeremy Kooyman discusses the importance of usability in the design and use of medical devices. In light of the FDA’s panel meeting in late summer on challenges and opportunities in the development of medical devices, Jeremy Kooyman, MASc, stresses usability and surgeon involvement in the design process. There are a... 19 October 2015
Aaron Dix and co-authors describe their study to improve Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest for EMTs. Aaron Dix, MBA, EMT, Marty Lutz, MD and Callie Heyne, MHA candidate examine the use of simulation to improve OHCA in the Greenville, South Carolina EMS System. Sudden non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is... 14 October 2015
New trauma care training gets patients to imaging tests quicker and also involves former trauma patients and families who provide feedback to caregivers. When a trauma patient enters the emergency room, the medical team has what is known as the "golden hour," a window of time to evaluate and stabilize... 6 October 2015
When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple. To treat children with a missing or under-developed ear, experienced surgeons harvest pieces of rib cartilage from the child and carve... 1 October 2015
Educators are heeding the call for more interprofessional learning opportunities, where medical, nursing and pharmacy students and other members of the healthcare team learn from and with each other. “We’re trying to improve the amount of teamwork and make it more realistic with what they are going to experience in... 21 September 2015
What do surgeons, elite-level athletes and professional musicians have in common? When they perform, the team -- be it a surgical team, a rowing team or choral ensemble -- must act harmoniously for the greatest chance of success. Athletic and musical coaching groups have developed very successful coaching strategies that... 18 September 2015
A team of scientists has created a computer simulation of an enzyme called NS3 that plays an important role in helping the hepatitis C virus replicate and spread in the body. The discovery should aid the search for drugs that uniquely target the virus. The scientists, from the International School... 11 September 2015
A new simulation program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer Portfolio program, will allow physicians to participate in interactive role play to help reduce antibiotic overuse. Thirty-five primary care providers and 35 patients will participate in a two-month pilot using the technology to improve communications and inform attitudes... 1 September 2015