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Dr. Matthew Bramlet describes how 3D printing is being used to improve pediatric cardiac surgery. Dr. Matthew Bramlet presented a study at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in November involving a 9-month-old girl, a 3-year-old boy and a woman in her 20s, all of whom are his patients in... 10 December 2014
Dr. Nick Fletcher discusses the use of Echocardiography simulation as a means to accelerate and enhance traditional clinical teaching. Dr. Nick Fletcher examines using simulation as an educational and training tool to enhance competence in Echocardiography. Physician use of echocardiography in intensive care, anesthesiology, acute and emergency medicine is becoming... 10 December 2014
The researchers behind the study analyzed data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), creating a disease-simulation model to estimate the risk of adults of different body weight developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. From this, the researchers then calculated the extent to which overweight and obesity may... 8 December 2014
This fall, University of Houston (UH) optometry students began hands-on training in a first-of-its-kind simulation lab that offers them 24/7 access to virtual patients. The Optometric Clinical Skills Simulation Lab, which will better prepare students to administer patient care when they start clinical rotations, is the only one at an... 21 October 2014
In the first of several articles, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reviews efforts to improve the US healthcare community’s performance in patient safety. As many as 400,000 people a year die from preventable medical errors in hospitals. This July 17, the US Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s Subcommittee... 20 October 2014
Drs. Dan Katz and Eric Savitsky with Brian Bernstein describe developing a commercial product through the government’s SBIR program Dr. Dan Katz, Dr. Eric Savitsky and Brian Bernstein describe the step by step process of the government’s Phase I, II and III SBIR program to develop a successful commercial product. 14 October 2014
Jessica Ray, PhD, Stephanie Sudikoff, MD and other simulation center staff share their use of google glass to enhance simulation for patient and family care. Wearable technologies such as Google Glass advances simulation training by allowing us to take new perspectives of our health care environment.Image Credit: Jason Fenstermaker Jessica... 14 October 2014
Dr. Cole Zanetti describes the future of medical education and training in 2050 and the resource they have in patient Cole Zanetti, DO, provides a view of a seamless healthcare education system based on competency and empowering patients to manage their chronic diseases. In 2050, people will manage most of... 14 October 2014
Those involved in training - whatever the industry - understandably have a focus on performance. In fact, obtaining appropriate human performance, and measuring it, is at the heart of all that we do. Communication with industry will be key, including a common vocabulary and taxonomy, as well as the ability... 14 October 2014
US News Editor Lori Ponoroff discusses national and state government and private organizations and corporations funding to encourage the pursuit of nursing as a career Group tour sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in the University of Maryland simulation labs.Image Credit: American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Graduate... 9 October 2014
Group Editor Marty Kauchak discussed the Center’s history and accomplishments with Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD, the founder and executive director. CMS has an array of simulation activities, all focused on its mission to use simulation to improve safety, quality and education in healthcare. Entering its third decade of service to... 9 October 2014
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have completed the first comprehensive numerical simulation of skeletal muscle tissue using a method that uses the pixels in an image as data points for the computer simulation - a method known as mesh-free simulation. The researchers, led by J.S. Chen, the... 3 October 2014
Think back to the roots of your EMS education. No matter when it was, there were probably manikins. From a simple CPR trainer to today's high-fidelity manikins, the face of EMS education is evolving to include a focus on simulation because it provides consistency and creates clinical opportunities to assess... 29 August 2014
On the 17th July Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed in Ukraine, all 298 people aboard were killed, on the 23rd July, Transasia Airways, GE222 crashed on landing in Taiwan in bad weather with 48 fatalities and on the 24th July, Air Algerie, AH 5017 crashed in Mali, N Africa killing all... 5 August 2014
Robert DiRaddo and Christine Bryce talk about the National Research Council of Canada’s simulation technology development. Realism. Convenience. Affordability. These are objectives the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has embraced over a successful history of developing simulation technologies for applications varying from vehicle part manufacturing to food packaging to... 24 July 2014
Lisa V. Adams, MD sheds light on how global health has become its own discipline and how future medical students will define competencies and equities in global health. Over the last decade, the field of global health has grown by every conceivable measure. Students at all levels – sometimes as... 24 July 2014
On July 17th the United States Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging met to discuss the leading causes of death in the US. The first two, heart disease, 597,000 and cancer, 574,000 came as no surprise. However, the third leading cause, preventable medical errors in hospitals, 440,000 a year... 24 July 2014
Amar Patel, Wake Med Director of the Center for Innovative Learning describes how to develop a business plan and show ROI for your center. Students perform on a manikin as part of simulation technology classes. Most all of us have taken medical simulation classes to improve our caregiving skills using... 24 July 2014
Marty Kauchak and James Cypert talk about the importance of standardization in simulation technologies and the training of technicians. SimGHOSTS lead hands-on simulation training event. Mr. Cypert is the technical director for the School of Nursing at California Baptist University. Until February 2014 he was the president of SimGHOSTS, a... 24 July 2014
Dr. Dan Katz and Dr. Eric Savitsky describe how they created a cloud based training solution for ultra sound training. This is a three-part series that uses a case study to describe the introduction of disruptive innovation into medical education and training. The first installment describes identifying an unmet need... 24 July 2014