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Physicians and other health professionals frequently overestimate and underestimate the harms and benefits of medical treatments, screenings and tests, according to a recently published systematic review of medical literature on the subject. Decision-support tools can help address knowledge gaps and inform patient-physician discussions. Researchers did a comprehensive search of four... 3 March 2017
Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) filed legislation that would require Texas medical schools to do a better job of matching medical school graduates with an in-state, post-graduate medical residency program, also known as Graduate Medical Education (GME). SB 1066 will help ensure that the state has an adequate number of... 3 March 2017
Perioperative nurses, responsible for the safety and comfort of patients before, during and after surgery, are the unsung heroes of the operating room. They must also supply surgeons with the right instruments at the right times throughout a procedure. Highly specialized, perioperative nurses are often assigned to a specific surgical... 3 March 2017
As he outlined the expansion as something that would have an impact well beyond Gwinnett County, Wayne Sikes described the two significant additions to the campus as an offering to the people closest to the school. “All of this, and all of this to come, is a gift to the... 2 March 2017
Joe Kiani likes to point out that the most worn spot on most medical monitoring devices is the mute button. He’s out to change that — and, he hopes, to stop the epidemic of preventable hospital death that kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. It’s not a glamorous... 2 March 2017
The France Foundation, a leading medical education company, announced that it has received the 2017 Award for Outstanding Live Continuing Education (CE) Activity from the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) for a program on Improving MDS Outcomes from Diagnosis to Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach, in collaboration... 1 March 2017
Medical education is booming in Spokane. A new medical school by Washington State University — plus a dramatic expansion of a modest medical training program operated by the University of Washington — mean hundreds of future doctors will soon be training in the eastern Washington city. It's the culmination of... 1 March 2017
Physicians should be well-versed in the herbal medications heart disease patients be taking to be able to effectively discuss their clinical implications, potential benefits and side effects – despite a lack of scientific evidence to support their use, according to a review paper published in the Journal of the American... 28 February 2017
Suicide among medical students is a growing concern. At a hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard how they can raise awareness. Lobbyists, medical students, and parents of a suicide victim all showed their support of a bill that would bring awareness to the suicide and depression issue plaguing medical students. Missouri House... 28 February 2017
Conquer Mobile today announced that the company won a key award at IMSH, the leading event for the healthcare simulation industry, in Orlando last week. The IMSH Serious Games and Virtual Environments (SG/VE) Showcase brought together 33 participants demonstrating innovative simulation training solutions for healthcare with users, clinicians, educators and... 28 February 2017
A £95m package to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales, has been unveiled by the Welsh Government. The money will help nurses, physiotherapists and radiographers, and provide a range of health science training opportunities. The Welsh Government says it will enable more... 27 February 2017
Reinhardt University is launching the first Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to be offered in Cherokee County. Quality healthcare providers always are in demand, and according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, more than 79 percent of employers are requiring or expressing strong preference for nurses with... 24 February 2017
There were more than 40 people listening to Danville Life Saving Crew executive director Tommy Pruett explain what plethysmography and capnography mean on Friday morning. It was part of his instruction on vital signs for the first day of the fifth annual Super C.E. weekend, held on the first weekend... 24 February 2017
Bridaija Jones, 18, sees herself as an anesthesiologist one day. Saeed Amaya, 17, has a goal of becoming a cardiologist. Both might begin their medical careers in the back of an ambulance, and a unique high school course could result in them getting licensed as emergency medical technicians after graduation. 24 February 2017
The Health Innovation Technology and Simulation Lab in UT's College of Nursing has received provisional accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Known as the HITS Lab, the facility is an interactive educational space for health professional students and an innovative test-bed for the development of new health technology. “I... 23 February 2017
An Italian research university has adopted Stratasys ’ 3D printing technology to enhance its teaching and planning of surgical practices. For years, the University of Pavia relied solely on the skill and judgement of its surgeons, but the emergence of 3D technology has seen the school embrace new methods. Using the Objet30 Pro 3D Printer, the... 23 February 2017
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) is partnering with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP-HCM) and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (PNT UOM) to advance medical training and education in Vietnam. As part of the partnership, TTUHSC El... 22 February 2017
With exploding chronic disease incidences and expanding geriatric population worldwide, the medical and healthcare domains are consistently on their toes. Technological innovation has come a long way in delivering better, improved healthcare over the years. Currently, advanced electronic wearable medical devices are proliferating at a rapid pace only to enhance... 22 February 2017
On Jan. 31, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill announced that it will cease the use of live animals in its emergency medicine training program, according to an e-mail sent to the Physicians Committee. The university’s program joins the vast majority of emergency medicine residency programs in... 22 February 2017
In 2015, the Simulation Use in Paramedic Education Research (SUPER) study was published, confirming what many of us in EMS education already knew: Simulation is an important part of EMS education. Simulation is defined as a teaching modality that "creates a situation or environment to allow persons to experience a representation of a... 22 February 2017