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Editor in Chief Judith Riess suggests the successful implementation of new, safe, work practices must be initiated by those who work within the healthcare sector. All aspects of healthcare are changing. Patient safety is a global priority and when we hear that the mortality rate due to error equates... 3 September 2013
In the fourth in a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak examines community stakeholders’ expanding interest in returns on investment for these facilities. During one random four week period this spring, the Halldale Group’s website reported the opening or upgrade of four healthcare simulation facilities in... 15 August 2013
Interview with Richard M. Satava, MD FACS, Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Satava has held numerous leadership and management positions in the medical community. Prior assignments and positions include Professor of Surgery at Yale University and a military appointment Professor... 13 August 2013
Rahul Panesar, MD, and Sean Cavanaugh, BS and Christopher Gallagher, MD describe their efforts to build an inexpensive, wireless partial seizure mechanism for pediatric status epilepticus simulation scenarios. The most common neurologic disorder in children is seizures, with up to 6% of all children having at least one episode by... 31 July 2013
MEdSim continued its presence at international conferences through July. Publisher & CEO Andy Smith, Editor Judith Riess, US Sales Representative Justin Grooms and Group Editor Marty Kauchak provide recurring themes from select conferences’ keynote addresses, breakout sessions and the exhibition floors. NPSF Congress. Image Credit: David Aleman, f-stop Photography Our... 30 July 2013
In this second of two invited articles, John J. Schaefer, III, MD describes the operational and educational approach of HealthCare Simulation of South Carolina. Introduction: This is the second of an invited two-part series about the simulation collaborative that has developed in South Carolina. In 2006 South Carolina’s three state... 30 July 2013
Jennifer Calzada, MA, provides insights on medical simulation center management from a corporate sales support perspective. Your institution has spent a year and millions of dollars planning and building a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. But just because you build it, doesn’t necessarily mean people will come. How do you ensure... 25 July 2013
All aspects of healthcare are changing. Patient safety is a global priority and when we hear that the mortality rate due to error equates to five jumbo jets crashing once a week there is no hue and cry from the public or the government as there would be if it... 30 June 2013
Simulation has a well-known history in the military, nuclear power, and aviation. It is also a recommended teaching and learning strategy supported by several landmark studies. Although in the past 20 years simulation has become more integrated into the education of nurses and physicians, it has not been as well... 31 May 2013
MEdSim correspondent Lesya Hoover describes Russia’s high-level efforts to integrate learning technology throughout that nation’s healthcare training programs. In 2006, the Russian government initiated a Priority National Program in its Public Health Service, to improve the nation’s healthcare standards. The program specified changes to the accreditation system for doctors that... 10 April 2013
Marty Kauchak describes how the medical simulation center technician community is on the cusp of embracing standards, enhanced formal education programs and other initiatives to bolster its professionalism. MEdSim has had the privilege of visiting medical simulation centers on both sides of the Atlantic. While the mission of each center... 10 April 2013
Andre Chow BSc, MRCS, Jean Nehme BSc, MSc, MRCS describe developments in Touch Surgery – a mobile surgical simulation platform that was created specifically to address the needs of surgical cognitive training Touch Surgery is a mobile surgical simulation platform created to address surgical cognitive training using Cognitive Task Analysis. 8 April 2013
Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In this role, he serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for health issues. Interview with Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE... 8 April 2013
William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, President & CEO, WakeMed Health & Hospitals shares valuable insights on how to enlist and maintain the support of senior organizational leaders and other important stakeholders for medical simulation programs. A team of critical care nurses resuscitating SIM Man after a significant cardiac event.Image Credit:... 8 April 2013
Medical education and training prepares physicians and other healthcare providers for a lifetime of professional work. However, the learning environment which shapes and reinforces the professional attitudes and behavior of physicians throughout their continuum of learning is quite diverse. That environment begins in medical school and extends through residency training... 1 April 2013
Jeff Berkley, PhD, examines why robot-assisted surgery and simulation training has the very real potential to revolutionize healthcare, by boosting quality while cutting overall costs. Mimic's dV-Trainer allows surgeons to train with a virtual robot rather than an actual robot, which can result in significant savings on training costs. Image... 1 April 2013
Barbara Beebe’s first of two articles highlights the innovative work in simulation at CAPE. Behavioral skills, commonly known as teamwork, are an integral part of all programs at CAPE and include such things as clear communication, leadership and delegation of workload. Image Credit: CAPE Simulation is being used with increasing... 1 April 2013
Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In this role, he administers the more than $50 billion Military Health System budget and serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for health issues. In response to questions from... 28 February 2013
From major newspaper headlines to esteemed healthcare publications all say 2013 will be an interesting year for healthcare. . . to put it mildly! There is continuing uncertainty around the implementation of the “patient protection and affordable health care act”. . including healthcare exchanges, the Medicare physician fee schedule, the... 14 January 2013
Halldale Publisher and CEO Andy Smith, places into context his insights gained from several decades of watching the civil aviation sector achieve unprecedented levels of safety. The Herculean advancements in civil aviation safety may be tailored to and replicated by the healthcare industry. Career- long learning is well established... 11 January 2013