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This 21 May, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, surgeon general, US Air Force, provided her leadership responses to diverse questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak, on behalf of MTM. The surgeon general’s insights are provided in entirety below. “…it is vitally important that our medical force receive advanced training... 23 May 2019
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, in collaboration with Shaanxi Helicopter Co. Ltd. (SHC) and Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, announced the successful completion of an Air Medical Services (AMS) training exercise in China. This exercise is an initial step toward developing air medical capability for the Implementation Program for... 23 May 2019
2019 GNSH Board of Directors (BOD) Elections had a robust slate of candidates and excellent election participation by member organizations. GNSH Board of Directors are pleased to announce the newly elected board members: Mary Anne Rizzolo, Bryn Baxendale and Makani Purva. Mary Anne Rizzolo EdD, RN has spent most... 20 May 2019
Written by Judith Riess, MTM editor-in-chief Big Data and AI will significantly change the face of healthcare around the world. With these tools healthcare providers will be able to more rapidly and more accurately diagnose and treat patients and avoid unnecessary surgeries and drugs. These tools will also relieve some... 20 May 2019
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc announced that the first live demonstration of the group’s ScanNav AnatomyGuide AI software to clinicians will take place at the Annual Scientific Meeting of Regional Anaesthesia United Kingdom (RA-UK) in Belfast from 16-17 May 2019. RA-UK’s Annual Scientific Meeting brings together a wide range of... 16 May 2019
Level Ex announced its expansion into cardiology with the launch of Cardio Ex. The company’s fourth specialty game presents interventional cardiologists with adrenaline-pumping scenarios that push their cognitive, spatial-reasoning, and decision-making skills to the limit—preparing them for critical cases they may encounter in the catheterization lab. The company will... 16 May 2019
Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, Commander U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence (AMEDDC&S HRCoE), addressed the audience at the 2019 Graduate School Research & Education Symposium (GSRES) held at Holly Auditorium, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA) on May 7... 14 May 2019
The University of Louisville (UofL) shared its work in educating health professionals to provide quality health care to LGBTQ patients with faculty at Harvard Medical School in Boston in April. In New York, the university also received a national leadership award for workforce development for the same work on... 13 May 2019
Precision OS has earned accreditation from a professional development provider of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada. The program accreditation comes shortly after the company partnered with 10 North American universities and medical institutions to launch a virtual reality (VR) orthopedic surgery training program. Gaining Royal... 13 May 2019
Getinge announced the US launch of the Maquet Yuno II, offering the versatility of multiple configurations to support advanced orthopedic techniques with one surgical table while reducing the complexity of setup. “At Getinge, we appreciate the increased need for hospitals to reduce costs by investing in safe, flexible OR... 10 May 2019
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation officially launched its new Hospital Mentor Program at the 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit in January when 14 doctors from the Taiwan Patient Safety Culture Club visited UCI Health in Orange, California. The Hospital Mentor Program connects hospitals from around... 9 May 2019
The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is now accepting nominations for the 2019 George E. Thibault, MD Nexus Award, intended to celebrate those who are redesigning healthcare education and healthcare delivery simultaneously to be better integrated and more interprofessional while demonstrating outcomes. In 2019, the National Center... 9 May 2019
The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies released new Healthy Workforce offerings designed to help meet the needs of health systems struggling with clinician burnout and excessive stress. Developed specifically for healthcare organizations, the offerings are designed to increase employee engagement and reduce burnout through comprehensive employee engagement strategies... 9 May 2019
This, 11 March, US Navy Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III, Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery responded to a wide range of questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The Navy medical community leader’s insights are provided below. Medical Training Magazine: In your efforts to prepare... 8 May 2019
Pocket Nurse will begin interviewing to replace its current senior vice president, William Evanson, CPIM, CIRM, CSSBB who is retiring in December 2019. Evanson announced his retirement prior to the company Christmas party in December 2018. He’s been with Pocket Nurse for six years. Pocket Nurse transitioned to a... 8 May 2019
Dr. Isabel Gross shares her views with Judith Riess, Editor in Chief, on INSPIRE and their research network. 8 May 2019
New standards approved to reform national system of medical training in Russia. Eugene Gerden reports. The Russian government has approved new standards for the training of doctors and health care workers in the country, in an attempt to bring their skills level to the highest Western standards and to... 8 May 2019
New CEO of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, David Mayer says every hospital needs to implement the 18 Actionable Patient Safety Solutions. From day one of our Movement, our goal was to eliminate preventable patient deaths in US hospitals by the year 2020. With 2020 one year away, there... 8 May 2019
DMV type medicine should not be allowed to replace competent caring physicians writes Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD. A couple of years ago, computer programs, algorithms, and glorified Google searches were touted as the replacements for a physician’s analysis of a patient’s medical condition. Compressed medical research is quite... 8 May 2019
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides an update on the Advanced Modular Manikin (AMM) project. The Advanced Modular Manikin (AMM) project is a collaborative effort between the US Defense Department, the University of Minnesota (prime) and the University of Washington CREST (Center for Research in Education and Simulation Technologies). The... 8 May 2019