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A survey conducted by Nurses.co.uk has shown that an overwhelming majority of NHS nurses believe staff shortages are putting patient safety at risk. In fact, only 1 percent of the more than 550 respondents disagreed with the notion that patient safety is at risk. Furthermore, 95 percent of nurses... 9 July 2019
Charlie Yingling The UIC College of Nursing is partnering with Erie Family Health Centers to create a one-year, post-graduate fellowship program called AdvancingPractice. The program will equip newly graduated advanced practice registered nurses to lead healthcare improvements in underserved and rural communities. The four-year-long project is funded through a... 9 July 2019
Siemens Healthineers and Mentice AB announced the collaboration to fully integrate Mentice's VIST Virtual Patient into the Artis icono angiography system from Siemens Healthineers. The VIST Virtual Patient thus becomes a fully integrated simulation solution for the angio-suite. The global partnership between the two companies will allow interventional radiologists,... 9 July 2019
VSTEP has released Response Simulator (RS), an advanced virtual training platform. The new system will provide even more benefits to users by further expanding the safety training capabilities. RS builds on VSTEP’s previous incident command simulator RescueSim by setting and enabling a much wider range of training options. The platform... 8 July 2019
VSTEP has released Response Simulator (RS), an advanced virtual training platform. The new system will provide even more benefits to users by further expanding the safety training capabilities. RS builds on VSTEP’s previous incident command simulator RescueSim by setting and enabling a much wider range of training options. The platform... 8 July 2019
Varjo announced the official launch of its local reseller network for the first human-eye resolution virtual reality (VR) device, the Varjo VR-1. The company has chosen Immersion to equip the French market. Varjo’s local resellers will play a key role in introducing the product – designed solely for professionals in... 8 July 2019
Varjo announced the official launch of its local reseller network for the first human-eye resolution virtual reality (VR) device, the Varjo VR-1. The company has chosen Immersion to equip the French market. Varjo’s local resellers will play a key role in introducing the product – designed solely for professionals in... 8 July 2019
Serious Labs will provide a sneak peek of its latest emerging technology product, Serious:XR, at bauma in Munich, Germany, from April 8-14. Serious Labs will offer demos of the Extended Reality (XR) platform, as well as its Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) VR training simulator and Overhead Crane VR training... 8 July 2019
The University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine – Tucson has received an $8.8-million gift from the estate of Dr. Ronald K. Baker, a 1975 alumnus of the college, including the largest endowed scholarship gift ever received by the college. A significant portion of the gift, $5.9 million, will... 8 July 2019
Anthony Orsini, D.O., neonatologist, announced the official launch of The Orsini Way and its flagship program, It’s All in the Delivery. The program uses proven communication techniques to enhance patient satisfaction by teaching healthcare professionals how to build trusting relationships with patients and families. Dr. Orsini, the founder, developed... 8 July 2019
Developed in collaboration with Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) pioneer, Francisco Carnevale, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil, the new module released by 3D Systems helps users gain PAE competence. This module aims to enhance technical and procedural skills for the challenging PAE technique, which... 5 July 2019
3D Systems has released its new ANGIO Mentor ICE Trainer module, which is designed for training on standard ICE view acquisition in a variety of pathologies, using a real modified ICE catheter handle in a didactic environment. Catheter-based intra-cardiac echocardiography (ICE) is an imaging modality that provides meaningful, real-time... 4 July 2019
In order to recognise and celebrate exceptional trainers, the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) is introducing its first Medal Award, which will be presented at the FST Conference held in Birmingham, England, in October 2019. Fellows, members or associates of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers can nominate and propose... 3 July 2019
Medical Training Magazine is happy to host the Joint-MMAST bi-monthly newsletter for July 2019. The goal of this publication is to share information about DoD Medical Modeling & Simulation entities, initiatives, research, products, services, best practices, lessons learned and so much more. 3 July 2019
SonoSim has released its new FoCUS – Part II Advanced Clinical module, which explores the use of focused cardiac ultrasound to detect and assess valvular heart disease (i.e., aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valvulopathy). Lessons cover ideal echocardiographic windows for approaching both valvular-regurgitant and stenotic disorders. Standard and advanced... 2 July 2019
A new 25-year affiliation agreement between the Central Michigan University College of Medicine (CMU) and Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, Michigan, will strengthen their collective support of medical student education and research. Through the agreement, CMU medical students will continue to complete clinical rotations at Covenant facilities under the supervision... 2 July 2019
Photo credit: Melissa Culp The Army Medical Department School of Health Readiness and the University of Tampa PA Medicine program (UTPAM) collaborated on a training for combat medics. Known in the military as “68 Whiskeys” (68W), the combat medic specialists are primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment at... 2 July 2019
TANTRUM Lab has combined its VR (virtual reality) Crane training simulator with a Rigger VR training experience to develop the TANTRUM Lab VR Rigger training system. The VR Rigger training system uses the same environments as the VR Crane operator and provides an opportunity for the trainees to view lifts... 1 July 2019
Patient Safety Learning describes the action needed to progress towards the patient-safe future in A Blueprint for Action, which is featured below. Underpinned by systemic analysis and evidence, it proposes practical actions to address the foundations of safer care for patients. 1 July 2019
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Joint Project Manager for Medical Modeling and Simulation (JPM MMS) has awarded Advanced IT Concepts (AITC) with a contract to support the relocation and outfitting of the ACME Training Facility at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers... 28 June 2019