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"Establishing Validity for the Limbs and Things Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Trainer", a paper written by Dr. Christopher C. DeStephano and his colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida won the IRCAD (Institute for Research into Cancer of the Digestive System) Award for Excellence in Education. The paper describes validity evidence... 1 December 2017
Radford University inaugurated its newly expanded simulation lab at the Roanoke Higher Education Center (RHEC). The $1.8 million, 1,800 square-foot expansion includes renovations to almost 3,000 square-feet of the Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) will allow the RHEC tol provide higher education programs in over 200 programs of study through... 27 November 2017
Touch Surgery, a tech startup based in London that develops holographic surgery headsets, raised over $20 million (£15m) from the supporters of Facebook’s Oculus headset that will help the company launch an augmented reality (AR) tool for training the most delicate points of surgery. Trainees will wear a Microsoft Hololens... 15 November 2017
Operative Experience (OEI), a developer of high-fidelity human patient simulators, has completed a $5.5 million Series A round of financing with participation from new and existing investors, including a substantial investment from Lou Oberndorf, Executive Chairman of OEI. The healthcare simulation company plans to aggressively accelerate sales, marketing and execution... 13 November 2017
The World Bank and the Health Resources and Services Administration just awarded a Yale School of Medicine Team $3.7 million in grant funding. The team was awarded this grant to help strengthen medical education and the healthcare infrastructure in Liberia. The research team, led by director of Yale’s Office of... 13 November 2017
Halifax Community College (HCC) is giving those in the emergency industry the chance to take their skills to the next level with the introduction of their new emergency management course. The community college is partnering with the Halifax County School District as well as Edgecombe, Nash, and Roanoke-Chowan community colleges. Michael... 9 November 2017
Florida Atlantic University just unveiled a new skills center in Research Park in Boca Raton. The newly expanded, 15,000-square-foot Clinical Skills Simulation Center will provide sophisticated simulation and trainer technologies which will be used to educate medical students, residents, nurses and first responders. The advanced technology throughout the new skills... 8 November 2017
Davis & Elkins College (D&E) and Davis Medical Center (DMC) in Elkins, West Virginia partnered to open The Center for Advanced Clinical Learning for inter-professional education The new simulation lab gives . D&E nursing students and the hospital’s nurses opportunities to learn and practice in a realistic and risk-free environment. 8 November 2017
Hill-Rom, a globally recognized medical technology company, has announced the launch of their newest medical-surgical bed solution, the Hill-Rom® Centrella™ Smart+ bed, dedicated for hospitals which will be available in the U.S and Canada in November. The Centrella Smart+ bed has been designed to allow patient safety and patient satisfaction... 2 November 2017
Titan Medical Inc., a medical device company, entered a partnership with Columbia University Medical center for preclinical feasibility and validation studies on Titan Medical’s SPORT Surgical System. Titan will install the system at Columbia’s simulation training facility in New York City early in 2018; it will be the second installation... 1 November 2017
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco have recently been acknowledged for their excellence in nursing as well as their quality of patient care and innovations in professional nursing practice. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awarded UCSF the prestigious Magnet Recognition designation, the highest level of... 1 November 2017
In an attempt to help students develop certain strategies and learn how to take care of both themselves and their patients by, physically and emotionally, the George Washington University School of Nursing has launched a new student support system. Faculty member took notice of how emotionally draining nursing school was... 31 October 2017
Dublin, Ireland has just become home to a state-of-the-art €80 million facility for educating and training medical professionals. The Royal College of Surgeons opened this new ten story building on York Street, making it the largest, most modern facility in all of Europe and one of the top five in... 30 October 2017
With the mindset of improving their expertise, Doctors at the University of Connecticut are using 3-D printing technology to get hands-on training to practice delicate brain surgery. David Brotmann, a medical physicist, came up with an idea of using 3-D printing technology to practice a procedure to treat strokes, referred... 30 October 2017
A recent study from Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, highlights the need for further education among resident physicians in the use of medical cannabis. It found 38% of resident physicians thought medical marijuana was a prescribed substance, while 78% did not know into what category medical... 27 October 2017
The very first graduating class from the Navy's Hospital Corps "A" School has begun follow-on training. The school updated their curriculum with a new training regimen under new Navy Surgeon General (SG) Initiative, the Hospital Corpsman (HM) Clinical Trauma Experience Proof of Concept course The HM "A" School implemented the... 27 October 2017
The global surgical implant company, RTI Surgical Inc., has recently announced the launch of their Fortilink-C IBF System with TERTAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-C system will be the first device of the RTI Surgical's devices to incorporate their TETRAfuse 3-D technology. Fortilink-C IBF System with TERTAfuse® 3D Technology "TETRAfuse 3D... 26 October 2017
A study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills to operating on cadavers and were faster than peers who had no simulator training. Results of the study, led by Arun Nemani, MS, a PhD candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute... 26 October 2017
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is when people at very high risk for HIV take HIV medicines daily to lower their chances of getting infected. PrEP is highly effective in preventing HIV if used consistently when prescribed. Despite the benefits of PrEP for high risk patients, medical students are largely undereducated on... 19 October 2017
With the help of the taxpayers and a new simulation center, Florida State College in Jacksonville is hoping to help fill the Florida nurse shortage. Florida State College’s North Campus in Jacksonville has recently inaugurated their newest Medical Simulation Center. The Florida $2.2 milion appropriation paid for a new simulation... 17 October 2017