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Arsenal Medical has developed a foam system, called ResQFoam™, is designed to control acute hemorrhage. The way ResQFoam works is by injecting two liquid polymers, which together combine to create a foam. This foam quickly expands though actively flowing blood to compresses the injury and control bleeding. Upon undergoing surgery,... 6 July 2017
The American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) launched a new tool, Family Medicine Residency Explorer (www.healthlandscape.org), designed to help family medicine residency programs accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) succeed in the move to a single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system. Programs currently accredited solely by the AOA... 5 July 2017
MedaPhor Group, a provider of advanced ultrasound training simulators, now has official reseller partner status to sell Airway Simulation Limited’s ORSIM bronchoscopy simulator across the UK, Europe and North America. The deal between the two companies allows MedaPhor to exclusively sell the simulator through its direct sales team in the... 3 July 2017
The process of treating patients with dementia has been proven difficult. The condition is known to affect people at different rates. The inability to keep a stimulated mind can consequently lead to depression, wandering, and other behavioral disturbances. Ambient Activity Technologies, a company that focuses on the care for people... 3 July 2017
Whether or not you're a medical professional, it can be beneficial to have the skills necessary to help during a medical emergency. Thanks to a group of EMT's and paramedics, individuals can now sign up for low cost medical emergency classes at www.cprfirstaidaedcertification.com. Some of the classes offered include first... 30 June 2017
What if there was a way doctors could make communication between their patients easier? What if doctors and patients could monitor long-term conditions over an app? Inhealthcare has recently announced programming technology that will change the game for doctor-patient communication. A new technology will help doctors launch their own health... 30 June 2017
Doctors are often times the bearer of bad news. It can become very difficult for doctors to address the situation a patient is not ready to hear. However, a new simulation program is helping doctors prepare for those difficult conversations. How do you begin the conversation? How long should you... 29 June 2017
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a medical technology company, launched its quality improvement program, BD "Power in Prevention" to help minimize surgical infections this week at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) annual conference in Boston. The BD Power in Prevention program leverages critical insights from the company's Focus... 28 June 2017
Hospitals and medical facilities from around the world are buying into one of the newest pieces of medical technology: The lifelike mannequin. 27 June 2017
More and more universities and hospitals are investing in ways to improve hands-on training and patient safety. Medical simulation facilities offer students the experience and training that can’t always be taught in a classroom. This is the reason behind The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s decision to invest in... 26 June 2017
Some of the most important, and under-facilitated, medical facilities in the country are those in rural areas. While hospitals in the bigger cities get the attention and funding, the rural hospitals are tasked with the care of a much wider area. Because these rural hospitals are few and far between,... 23 June 2017
SimGHOSTS 2017 Symposium USA is almost here! There is just about 1 week left for early-bird pricing for the 7th annual hands-on training event in healthcare simulation. Register by July 1st and save big on attending one of the biggest training events of the year. The event will take place at... 22 June 2017
Modern medicine is always evolving. There is new research being conducted and new methods of treatment being formulated every year, which means what worked in the past isn’t always the best method of doing something in the future. 22 June 2017
There are few industries that aren’t made better with access to better technology. Technology allows for things to move faster, smoother and can exponentially increase production. Simulation and training is no exception to this rule. As technology increases, so do the opportunities to mimic real-life situations and gather data on... 21 June 2017
Operative Experience, a developer of high-fidelity human patient simulators, launched RealMom™, a full-body childbirth simulator designed to revolutionize the way clinicians and practitioners develop proficiency in labor and delivery procedures. Leapfrogging today’s hard-plastic birthing manikins, the company says, “RealMom is the most natural and realistic childbirth simulator ever created,” featuring... 20 June 2017
The Sage Colleges has received a $100,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for the planned expansion of the Nursing and Health Sciences Simulation Lab located on the Russell Sage College campus. According to a news release from the college, the money will help to fund the addition of... 16 June 2017
Have you ever trained in a medical simulation lab and felt the stiff mannequins and repetitive scenarios were outdated? Ryan Ribeira, an Emergency Medicine resident physician, wants to change this. He is the CEO of SimX, a Silicon Valley-startup that aims to bring virtual reality and augmented reality to medical training. I... 16 June 2017
In order to invent new medical devices to address problems in health care, the doctors and engineers in Stanford Biodesign’s year-long fellowship program spend up to six weeks immersed in the hospital or other health-care facilities, watching procedures and asking questions. For undergraduate and graduate students in Biodesign’s introductory classes, firsthand observation... 15 June 2017
Alberta air ambulance paramedics are now able to perfect their trade without leaving the ground. On Thursday, Alberta Health Services unveiled a Canadian first — a mobile air ambulance simulator that will be used for training medics. The 12-metre simulation trailer, developed in-house by Alberta Health Services and partners, allows... 15 June 2017
A groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus was held Tuesday, June 6 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. This four-year, regional campus medical school is the first of its kind in Kentucky and is a partnership between The Medical Center, the University of... 15 June 2017