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Body Interact™, a 3D medical simulator for accelerating learners' critical thinking and clinical decision making skills for improved acute and chronic care. won a 2018 World Summit Award (WSA) as one of the five best Learning and Education products. There were 40 winners in eight categories from 26 countries, selected...   4 December 2018
by Judith Riess, MTM Editor At recent medical meetings developing and mandating a culture of safety for health care was seen as the major priority.  This is necessary not only because human lives are at stake but because we are facing a world healthcare crisis with costs spiraling out of...   3 December 2018
Cleveland Clinic today announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations of 2019 at a multi-media presentation that capped off the 2018 Medical Innovation Summit.  Now in its 16th year, the annual Medical Innovation Summit is organized by Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic. The list of...   30 November 2018
MedaPhor, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, is pleased to announce that its database used for training its artificial intelligence (AI) products now exceeds 1 million obstetric ultrasound images. Large image libraries are a prerequisite to creating AI solutions. These images have helped MedaPhor to develop its ScanNav® AI-based...   30 November 2018
3D Systems announced its new Simbionix ARTHRO Mentor Express training simulator. This first-to-market portable training solution is designed to help medical professionals learn and perfect surgical procedures for knees, shoulders and hips on a portable and affordable tabletop platform. The ARTHRO Mentor Express has one universal anatomical model that includes...   28 November 2018
MedaPhor, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces that it is proposing to raise £5.0 million (before the deduction of fees and expenses) through the conditional issue of 58,823,530 Placing Shares at 8.5 pence per Ordinary Share. In addition, the Company is proposing to raise up to approximately a...   27 November 2018
SynDaver, a global medical technology company focused on the creation and manufacturing of life-like synthetic human and animal simulators for medical and veterinary training, announced the promotion of Bill Wright to president of SynDaver on November 27. Wright, who previously served as president of SynDaver Europe, will now oversee all...   27 November 2018
MedaPhor, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces it is commencing a clinical trial within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, an NHS Wales organisation in south Wales, to capture data for its AnatomyGuide artificial intelligence (AI) software for ultrasound-guided anaesthetic procedures such as peripheral nerve blocks. Increasingly, ultrasound-guided peripheral...   26 November 2018
BioSig Technologies Inc., a medical device company, announced that the company’s founder, chairman and CEO, Kenneth Londoner is making a gift to Pennsylvania-based Lafayette College in order to support the school’s growing internship program. Londoner, the chairman and CEO of BioSig Technologies Inc in 1989, was the founding alumnus who...   20 November 2018
Surgeons and surgical teams are known for their ability to perform with accuracy under immense pressure. They need acute responsiveness to complete their day-to-day work, and establishing such a refined sense of touch takes years of education and training. Timing and efficiency are critical to the success of many procedures,...   15 November 2018
A new £5 million optometry and clinical skills centre  officially opened at the University of West England (UWE) Bristol's Glenside campus. The new centre provides modern teaching and learning spaces for trainee paramedics, occupational therapy students, nurses and undergraduates studying the new BSc (Hons) Optometry programme, the only course of...   14 November 2018
EOS imaging (EOSI), a pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, presented its EOSapps solution with particular focus on hipEOS 3.0 online surgical planning software at the French Society of Orthopedic and Traumatological Surgery (SOFCOT) Congress. The congress program included the symposium: "Planning, Executing, Evaluating the Total Hip Arthproplasty: EOS...   14 November 2018
The Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) has won a contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to build a virtual trainer that helps medics treat serious burn injuries. The Burn Computer Application for Research and Education (BurnCARE) serious game for mobile devices will address the full course...   13 November 2018
The Halldale Group in association with the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) will host the first Simulation & Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium (STRSS) March 26-27,2019 in London, UK. Safety-critical industries such as energy and power, medical, transport, defence, construction and first response are experienced in exploiting simulation...   13 November 2018
MedaPhor, the intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces it is working with the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial to provide quality control of fetal ultrasound images. The work is led by principal investigators at Johns Hopkins, Emory and Colorado State Universities and is funded by the Bill...   13 November 2018
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. Just last month, students at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), jointly set up by NTU Singapore and Imperial College London, started learning anatomy with 3D-printed specimens. A collaboration...   12 November 2018
Building on its work over the past five years to reinvent the way future physicians are trained, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative aimed at significantly improving residency training. Through the new AMA “Reimagining Residency” initiative, the AMA will work toward better aligning...   6 November 2018
Health Education England established a Technology Enhanced Learning programme to deliver the most effective education and training through evidence-based technologies. Healthcare education is a complex and costly business, seemingly ever at risk from financial and technological disruption, and needing a coordinated, responsive and innovative system of delivery. To meet...   5 November 2018
The Baptist Health – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Education Program is now recruiting residents for two residency programs set to launch next summer in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. The three-year programs, which train up to 12 residents per year in each as part of a...   5 November 2018
BrightStar Care Salt Lake City, a home care agency providing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care and training in Utah, expanded its training services to provide the Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT), a dementia simulation for caregivers and health care professionals. The training provides hands-on experience and an unparalleled understanding of...   5 November 2018