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CM Labs Simulations has established a presence in Europe by partnering with Antycip Simulation. CM Labs now has a presence in Antycip’s offices in the UK, France and Italy. The company’s headquarters will remain in Montreal, Canada. Through the partnership, CM Labs now provides local training throughout Europe, including Austria,... 25 June 2019
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa International Health Specialist (USAFE IHS) team has partnered with the NATO Center of Excellence for Military Medicine to improve interoperability with partner nations and increase force readiness. Since 2017, the two organizations have collaboratively produced a First Responder Train-the-Trainer (FRTT) program... 25 June 2019
neosim AG launched its highly realistic baby lung simulator LuSi for the training of intensive care staff. The silicone body has been painted to look like a real patient and covers high-tech machinery: an artificial lung that is computerized and loaded with sensors to simulate the lung function of... 25 June 2019
Central Michigan University’s (CMU) new online nursing degree program launching this fall is designed to allow current registered nurses (RNs) to complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in one year. In early June, The Institutional Actions Committee of the Higher Learning Commission approved CMU’s request to... 25 June 2019
Dennis Luckey, an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who serves as the medical officer for Station 1 in Watkinsville, Georgia, was recognized as the Medical First Responder of the Year for Oconee County during the 28th Annual Northeast Georgia EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Awards Banquet. 24 June 2019
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) a $400,000 grant for their Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Program. “All Central and South Texans deserve access to affordable, quality healthcare,” said Congressman Gonzalez. 24 June 2019
Dr. Roger Smith, Chief Technology Officer of the Nicholson Center at AdventHealth, demonstrated an unusual tumor extraction using da Vinci Xi, a robotic surgery system. Halldale Group’s Industry Reporter Amanda Towner was there. Fellow health care providers and members of the community gathered together in the operating room curiously... 24 June 2019
Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) announced a $1 million gift from Eric Moskow, MD, a primary care physician and healthcare entrepreneur, and his family. This transformational gift will establish the Neligan-Safford Endowed Chair in Primary Care, the first chair in primary care at WCHN. Once named, the chairperson will... 21 June 2019
Career paths in health care will soon be more accessible for students in the community as Sanford Health, Bemidji State University (BSU), Northwest Technical College (NTC) and Bemidji High School work together through a public-private partnership for the Sanford CARES —Collaborative Alliance for Regional Healthcare Educational Services — initiative. 21 June 2019
Starting June 24, patients and community members across Washington state will see some new faces in white coats as the inaugural class of medical students from the Washington State University (WSU) Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine begin their clinical training as third‑year medical students. The third‑year clinical training,... 20 June 2019
The 3rd Annual Empire Aesthetics-Meeting (EAM 2019), presented by Empire Medical Training, will take place from November 22-24, 2019, at the InterContinental New York Barclay. Practitioners of all specialties including plastic surgery, dermatology, gynecology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, nursing, and more from the US and abroad will gather to... 20 June 2019
Serious Labs and Skyjack have developed a new virtual reality (VR) scissor lift operator training simulator. The scissor lift training scenarios, developed through guidance with Skyjack, will take the operator through realistic exercises of driving, turning, lifting and lowering. The scenarios will support a “generic” style of scissor lift –... 19 June 2019
Serious Labs and Skyjack have developed a new virtual reality (VR) scissor lift operator training simulator. The scissor lift training scenarios, developed through guidance with Skyjack, will take the operator through realistic exercises of driving, turning, lifting and lowering. The scenarios will support a “generic” style of scissor lift –... 19 June 2019
Serious Labs launched its new Aerial Virtual Reality Training Simulator. The simulator combines Serious Labs’ new scissor lift modules with its boom lift modules to provide a comprehensive aerial operator training solution for the rental industry. “The labor force is changing,” said Jim Colvin, CEO, Serious Labs. “Millennials are entering... 19 June 2019
Modern technical training is evolving at a breakneck pace – but the difficulty of creating, maintaining and delivering that training remains the same. There is intense demand for more effective training, provided globally at a lower cost to the business. Yesterday’s “death by PowerPoint” is being replaced by immersive virtual... 19 June 2019
If you are not a fish, how can you tell if the fish are happy? Chinese Proverb Instead of the typical training on Social Determinants of Health – which tends to be about poverty and what patients need for resources – what if health care providers could experience how... 19 June 2019
The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) announced that Dr. Suzanne Bakken is the recipient of the 2019 IMIA François Grémy Award of Excellence. IMIA is honoured to recognize the long-lasting contributions Dr. Bakken made through her research, education, development, and application of biomedical and nursing informatics and for her... 19 June 2019
A total of 38 percent fewer complications occurred in cataract operations performed by residents if they had trained on the Eyesi Surgical virtual reality (VR) simulator during their ophthalmic training. That is the result of a study currently published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, which investigated the effect... 19 June 2019
Lufthansa has equipped all long–haul aircraft with the mobile ECG (Electrocardiogram) system CardioSecur. In case of on-board medical emergencies, the compact, intuitive system will allow flight attendants without cardiological expertise to record an ECG for passengers and send the test results directly to a medical hotline on the ground. 19 June 2019
Out of over 400 EdTech Award applicants, SonoSim Inc. was named as a top five finalist in the Professional Skills Solution Category for its ultrasound training technology. The EdTech Awards recognize companies and individuals who make transformative contributions in education technology. “As medicine evolves through new discoveries and innovations,... 18 June 2019