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Osso VR is rolling out a new training experience in VR with an exceptional level of visual fidelity surrounding every aspect, from anatomical detail to the OR environment. 10 June 2020
Epic Games has unveiled Unreal Engine 5. One of Epic’s goals in this next generation is to achieve photorealism on par with movie CG and real life and put it within practical reach of development teams of all sizes through highly productive tools and content libraries. 3 June 2020
Engineering & Computer Simulations will provide its Emergency Management Staff Trainer to any local, state, or federal government agency at no charge, beginning on June 1, the official start of the hurricane season, to assist with hurricane preparedness training during these challenging times. 3 June 2020
CAE shares its COVID-19 Protocol for Military/Civil Training Centres. 2 June 2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed by the United States Congress in March of 2020 will provide more than $2 trillion in economic relief, including support for medical education and training, equipment and distance learning. 20 May 2020
NVIDIA unveiled NVIDIA DGX A100, the third generation of its advanced AI system, delivering 5 petaflops of artificial intelligence performance and consolidating the power and capabilities of an entire data center into a single flexible platform for the first time. 19 May 2020
Lenovo is the Title Sponsor of the VR/AR Association’s VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference + Expo, taking place June 1-3, 2020. 19 May 2020
Alelo is launching an Equity Crowdfunding offering that will help support its remote training products at a time of fast-growing demand as a result of COVID-19-related social distancing measures and closures. 18 May 2020
ChristianaCare has received a $714,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 12 May 2020
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Virtualware have collaborated on workforce training that is based on Virtual Reality Immersive Rooms. GE Hitachi will provide the OEM expertise, the training content, and the process know-how, and Virtualware will provide the Enterprise VR Solution VIROO Immersive Room, along with training simulators, in different... 12 May 2020
VirTra, Inc. has released a new V-VICTA (VirTra Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy) training curriculum designed to help law enforcement professionals bridge the communication gap and interact more effectively, and positively, with individuals with autism. 4 May 2020
Global learning and operational technology innovator, Ocean Technologies Group, has appointed Susan Steele as Chief Human Resources Officer. 4 May 2020
The U.S. federal government awarded the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of Blackboard Learn — Blackboard Inc.’s flagship learning management system (LMS) — FedRAMP Moderate. 28 April 2020
An online training tool has launched that can quickly teach nurses and doctors how to operate ventilators under the direction of an intensive care consultant. 28 April 2020
Intelligent Ultrasound Group, the ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) software and simulation company, has announced its BodyWorks Point-of-Care (PoCUS) Ultrasound simulator, with its newly released free COVID-19 lung ultrasound module, has been made available in the emergency simulation centre that has been set up at the NHS Nightingale Hospital at London’s ExCel centre. 28 April 2020
Much like first-responder training in other safety-critical sectors, individuals and teams in the aviation ecosystem use simulation to learn and rehearse roles and responses for anticipated crises. Group editor Marty Kauchak highlights some strategies to train stakeholders. 27 April 2020
Antycip Simulation is a simulation services company based in France, Italy, and the UK. MS&T’s Dim Jones went along to the UK office. 24 April 2020
This month the Patient Safety Movement Foundation is highlighting Kaiser Permanente for making formal commitments to reach ZERO preventable patient deaths by 2030. Kaiser Permanente, Northern California in Oakland, has made an initial commitment in alignment with several Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) including #2D Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, #2E C. diff,... 23 April 2020
Beep, an Orlando-based autonomous shuttle service provider, is using its autonomous shuttles to deliver pizzas to the Orlando VA Medical Center located in Lake Nona, an innovation hub where the company is headquartered. Image credit: Beep This week, Beep partnered with the Lake Nona community and local favorite Park Pizza... 23 April 2020
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) has been added as a charity in the mobile app, Charity Miles, which allows users to fundraise while they exercise. Image credit: Patient Safety Movement Foundation For every mile users moves, they help fundraise for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation from a corporate sponsorship... 23 April 2020