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Rich Mitchell, owner of ProMediaAspire, has secured a $6-million contract with a nuclear power company across 13 of their nuclear generation stations. The contract provides a format to train workers through the use of cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR) technology to help reduce health risks to employees. Mitchell is utilizing VR... 15 August 2019
Rich Mitchell, owner of ProMediaAspire, has secured a $6-million contract with a nuclear power company across 13 of their nuclear generation stations. The contract provides a format to train workers through the use of cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR) technology to help reduce health risks to employees. Mitchell is utilizing VR... 15 August 2019
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in partnership with the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), is now accepting proposals for the Patient Safety Curriculum Award. The $100,000 award will go to an anesthesia education investigator with the intent to modify the PSMF Patient Safety Curriculum to address perioperative patient... 15 August 2019
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation (Micromeritics) launched its Micromeritics Learning Center (MLC) Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform. The Company is currently offering free e-learning courses on AccuPyc II 1340 (PC and Keypad), GeoPyc 1365 (Envelope and T.A.P. Density), and MIC SAS 5800. “Micromeritics has established a long history of training customers. These... 14 August 2019
Left to right: Victoria Bayless, president/CEO of AAMC; Dr. Adrian Park, chair of the Department of Surgery at AAMC and founder and chair of the SAIL Center; and Sylvia and James Earl. Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) James and Sylvia Earl Simulation to Advance Innovation and Learning (SAIL) Center... 14 August 2019
OSF Ventures has joined a $35-million funding round to support a start-up that’s developing a breakthrough handheld, artificial intelligence (AI) ultrasound device that will allow health care providers to make critical, real-time diagnostic decisions. OSF Ventures, the investment arm of OSF HealthCare, is among investors in the latest Series... 14 August 2019
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is introducing VR training for its bus drivers, the first Middle East government entity to do so. The RTA said VR technology was being integrated to improve driver standards and provide a better customer service. "RTA will use VR technology in basic and... 14 August 2019
GSE Systems Inc. has completed delivery and commissioning of three additional full-scope simulators for Southern Nuclear’s new Operations Training Centers. These new simulators reflect Southern’s commitment to modernize, optimize and expand their fleet’s operator training program. This Southern Nuclear project is the largest single nuclear simulator project in the U.S. 13 August 2019
Carroll Community College will hold a free Health Care Career Training Information Session on Tuesday, August 20, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Road Campus, Room M157. Attendees will receive an overview of the college’s non-credit health care career training programs and learn how to be... 13 August 2019
Avkin is sponsoring the Simulated Participant Workshop, Providing Structure and Sustainability to an Affordable Simulated Participant Program, at the University of Central Florida on 9 October 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Attendees can learn from experts on affordable simulated participants and will also be able to network and learn from... 13 August 2019
Students at Imperial College London and Leiden University are exploring whether they can replace the traditional exam paper with AR medical assessments. The two institutions have conducted a pilot involving medical students using headset AR technology having successfully trialled it on a panel of experts. "Introducing this technology means... 13 August 2019
Staff at a new HS2 and Crossrail train station will undergo an AR training programme to prepare them for life at what is expected to be one of London's busiest interchanges. 13 August 2019
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced more than $5.2 million in Texas Talent Connection grants to 15 innovative workforce skills training and job placement programs across the state. These competitive grant awards, administered by the Texas Workforce Investment Council in the Governor’s Economic Development and Tourism division, support innovative education and... 12 August 2019
A new partnership with Epson is enabling medical staff to scan patient charts on site, ensuring the fastest possible administration of life-saving medication to improve care and treatment times. By using seven Epson DS-70000N flatbed A3 network scanners throughout Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) recovery areas, GOSH is alleviating... 12 August 2019
Dr. Johis Ortega, associate dean for Hemispheric and Global Initiatives and the study’s Principal Investigator. The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) has awarded a competitive five-year renewal grant totaling $1.35 million1 to the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies... 12 August 2019
A new initiative called the UofL Bridges to Baccalaureate (ULBB) program will provide a pipeline of support and mentoring for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students enrolled in two-year science degree programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC). The program will be for students who plan to complete a... 12 August 2019
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Digital Surgery announced the launch of a new simulation app activity: Train-of-Four (TOF) Quantitative Monitoring for Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB). This simulation, supported by an educational grant from Merck, is part of ASA's ongoing commitment to education on the importance of neuromuscular monitoring. 9 August 2019
Intelligent Ultrasound said they are ready to launch its first AI ultrasound product to market after raising £6.25 million in a share placing. The company said its ScanNav product, which uses algorithms to automatically identify and grade ultrasound images to provide guidance, assessment and audit of obstetric scanning, would... 9 August 2019
Minimally Invasive Surgery Week (MISWeek) 2019, a multispecialty conference presented by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, takes place from 4-7 September. Its target audience consists of general surgeons, gynecologists, urologists, pediatric, thoracic surgeons and others interested in laparoscopic, endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive surgical techniques. The Meeting consists of... 9 August 2019
Tigo will feature its rapid shutdown solutions in the new online solar installation safety training by Solar Energy International (SEI), a worldwide educational nonprofit offering technical solar energy training. SEI is expanding its PV safety curriculum to include large photovoltaic installation sites. The curriculum will feature a cost-effective UL-certified rapid... 9 August 2019