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Staff writer Chuck Weirauch reports on developments in the rapidly evolving serious games for healthcare learning sector. Although simulation technology has become a leading tool for the advancement of medical education and training, gaming technology has still not gained an equal level of acceptance with medical educators as its counterpart. ... 9 October 2012
Lori Ponoroff, MEdSim Staff Writer, provides insights on the fielding of do-it-yourself simulators as instructional devices. Budget cuts, time constraints and the peace of mind that comes with practicing by simulation instead of on patients is driving surgeons, students and instructors alike to make their own simulators. From the simplest... 9 October 2012
Calling attention to the use of haptic feedback in training devices used in other domains, Adrian Hendrickse, B.M., FRCA and Karl Reinig, Ph.D., assert that for effective training on appropriate procedures, medical simulators should include haptic functioning. For hundreds of years, medical professionals were trained the same way – see... 9 October 2012
In the first of a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports the quest for patient safety and other requirements are fueling the community’s demand for these facilities. Simulation allows healthcare profession members to learn and enhance many skills for individual and team procedures before... 9 October 2012
Rear Admiral Niemyer was interviewed by Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The interview addressed a wide range of learning technology and related training topics in the admiral’s expansive portfolio. Rear Adm. Elizabeth S. Niemyer. Image Credit: U.S. Navy. MEdSim: Provide some examples of how simulation, simulators and other technology support... 3 August 2012
A delicate balance exists between a beneficial stress response that enhances memory and recall and a detrimental high stress response that impairs the ability to perform learned skills. A week-long Intensive Surgical Skills Course at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine is using a ground-breaking surgical simulator to improve... 17 July 2012
The Halldale Team has attended a number of medical conferences in varied locations during the past few months. While each conference had a different theme/s, different program and different international speakers they were all ultimately focused on patient care and safety. 17 July 2012
By Helen Branswell THE CANADIAN PRESS It's a pivotal event that comes in the education of all would-be surgeons. At some point, medical students who plan to make a career of opening up and fixing other human beings have to make that first cut. If Drs. Teodor Grantcharov and Vanessa... 17 July 2012
Regardless of attitudes about the ACA, the goals of the federal and private sector healthcare reform efforts – driving down cost and improving quality – are creating a need for healthcare transformation. This is most apparent for hospitals, as they are regarded as the most expensive part of the healthcare... 11 July 2012
Drs. Liz Steel and Carol Foot, and Nurse Educator Sarah Webb, in conjunction with Dr. Kim Vidhani, discuss how creativity and innovation are used to develop low cost medical simulation for intensive care medical training at Royal North Shore Hospital in Australia. Drs. Liz Steel and Carol Foot, and Nurse... 10 July 2012
Lindsay Johnston, M.D. and Stephanie Sudikoff, M.D. examine the logistics of establishing an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation simulation program. Lindsay Johnston, M.D. and Stephanie Sudikoff, M.D. present the first of a two-part overview on establishing an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation simulation program. This first installment focuses on the logistical issues supporting this... 2 July 2012
Dr. Valerie Howard was interviewed by group Editor Marty Kauchak on June 21, 2012 at the 2012 INACSL conference in San Antonio Texas. The interview addressed a wide range of policy, technology and other areas of interest. Valerie M. Howard.Image Credit: INACSL MEdSim: First, thank you for taking time from... 2 July 2012
Harry Robinson was interviewed by Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The interview addressed a wide range of simulation and technology topics pertaining to the VHA SimLEARN program. Harry Robinson, National Program Manager. MEdSim: Congratulations on your recent decision to accept this challenging community leadership position and thanks for taking time to... 25 April 2012
The Orlando-based command’s Project Manager (PM) Combined Arms Tactical Trainers (CATT) with Assistant Project Manager (APM) of Medical Simulation (MEDSIM) is working “To put the power of simulations into the hands of our Warfighters.” Soldiers carry a simulated battlefield casualty during a training exercise at the Fort Lewis Medical Simulation... 18 April 2012
Dr. Rajesh Aggarwal, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, UK, describes and discusses how healthcare professionals utilize simulation for practice an assessment of technical skills and procedures to enhance competency, improve transfer of knowledge, surgical performance and patient safety. 18 April 2012
Don Combs, Ph.D., Vice President and Dean of the School of Health Profession at Eastern Virginia Medical School, provides a groundbreaking examination of return on investment for expenditures in medical simulation. East Virginia medical student reviews patient history in simulation center. (Photo: Author) The emerging discipline of Modeling and Simulation... 18 April 2012
Daniel M. Clinchot, M.D. explains the steps taken and the guiding principles used to revise the Ohio State University Medical Undergraduate Curriculum, Lead. Serve. Inspire and why it will produce a better equipped more effective physician. Undergraduate medical education is undergoing a period of fervent curriculum renewal. Many forces such... 18 April 2012
Dr. Shad Deering and Dr Taylor Sawyer explain the Central Simulation Committees’ goals, foundation, program components and collaborative efforts to enhance training and simulation in the US military healthcare system. Residents at Medigan engaged in Mobile Emergency Simulation (MOES) exercise developed by Shad Deering, MD, USA. (Photo: Dr. Shad Deering)... 29 March 2012
When the Sidra Medical and Research Center’s Clinical Simulation Center opens in 2013, it will provide cutting edge training to its Doha, Qatar-based learning audience, reports Group Editor Marty Kauchak. When Sidra Medical and Research Center opens its doors in the first half of 2013, it will transform the healthcare... 11 February 2012
In 1980 I attended an airline training symposium at which it was stated that if the current rate of accidents per thousand take offs was extrapolated in line with expected growth over the next twenty years, with no improvements to safety, the global industry could expect an accident a week... 12 January 2012