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The British Army has awarded a contract to Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) to demonstrate the art of using virtual reality, machine learning and cloud computing for the Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). The pilot programme has been made available through the Defence Innovation Fund, MOD investment into innovation. 4 February 2019
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced that its president and CEO, Thomas Baptiste, is retiring effective April 1, 2019. NCS Chief Operating Officer George Cheros is named interim president and chief executive officer to oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations. Baptiste was hired in January 2010 and throughout his... 4 February 2019
Following the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, Joe Kiani, the founder and chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, continues to encourage more individuals to plan for zero preventative deaths in hospitals by implementing all of its Actionable Patient Safety Solutions... 4 February 2019
Aerostar Training Services is now accepting enrollments for its Career Pilot Academy. This training is a full spectrum of flight training – from first flight to ATP and type rating – at its Kissimmee, Florida, campus. The company is now positioned to offer this training to both domestic and select... 4 February 2019
Survitec will introduce two new protective suits for chemical, biological and radioactive (CBR) environments at IDEX, which takes place in Abu Dhabi from 17– 21 February. The DEMRON ICE suit incorporates patented nanotechnology to protect against low-level gamma radiation. Studies carried out by Lawrence Livermore National Defence Laboratory show... 4 February 2019
Barco introduced a new addition to its LCD video wall platform. UniSee Present is a media-focused, content-management offering for Barco’s newest generation of large video walls. It also works with other enterprise video walls, enabling users to manage media content on the wall more easily. UniSee Present complements the... 4 February 2019
3D Systems Healthcare is partnering with the medical device industry to drive the next generation of healthcare products and applications. 3D printing and advanced manufacturing technology can enable new product innovation by accelerating the design process—bringing revolutionary medical devices to the market faster. 3D Systems strives to continuously innovate... 4 February 2019
3D Systems released its new ANGIO Mentor ICE Trainer module that trains standard ICE view acquisition in a variety of pathologies, using a real modified ICE catheter handle in a didactic environment. ASD Doppler Catheter-based intra-cardiac echocardiography (ICE) is an imaging modality that provides meaningful, real-time anatomical peri-interventional guidance... 4 February 2019
FlightSafety International announced that David Dyche has been promoted to assistant manager of the company’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. He joined FlightSafety in 2005 at the Tucson Learning Center as an Instructor for the Bombardier Learjet 45 aircraft. Dyche was promoted to Learjet 45 Program Manager, and then... 4 February 2019
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has renewed its status as an ICAO Regional Training Centre of Excellence (RTCE). In order to be awarded the RTCE status, training organisations must comply with a series of high-level criteria including: being a full-member of the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Programme (TPP),... 4 February 2019
The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, opened a state-of-the-art high-G training and test facility at RAF Cranwell, U.K. The £44 million project is used by fast jet pilots in the U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to... 4 February 2019
Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher. When looked at from an education, training, assessment and simulation point of view, 2018 was an interesting year in healthcare when some of the answers to the upcoming demographic challenges—including lack of staff, increasing long-term care demand and a different student profile—began to crystallize and... 1 February 2019
