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Carla Pugh, MD, addresses lingering questions regarding which type of simulation and assessment venue best meets specific learning objectives. Use of simulation-based assessments has continued to evolve. In the early iterations, mannequin-based trainers were used for classroom and group based training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for basic and advanced cardiac life... 20 November 2013
Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD provides a summary of a strategic and coordinated approach to address simulation and other important concerns in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Simulation has been used for decades in the field of orthopedic surgery. Although simulation has been used widely in US residency training program,... 20 November 2013
Camran Nezhat, MD reports on his efforts to encourage simulation to become even more realistic, to influence surgical curriculum and to impact training protocols. We now know that the limiting factor for performing minimally invasive surgery is surgical skill and experience, as well as the availability of proper instrumentation. In... 6 November 2013
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides insights of his recent discussion with Inbal Mazor, Simbionix’s vice president of global marketing. This October MEdSim had an opportunity to speak with Simbionix’s Inbal Mazor in an ideal environment – away from the frenetic exhibition floor of a major community conference. In a brief,... 3 October 2013
Interview with Margareta Berg, MD, PhD, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Chairman and Project Director of the Surgicon Foundation Dr. Berg peformed her residency, and was awarded her PhD degree in Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg Sweden. During this period she invented and organized “The Hip Replacement Project”. In 1989 she founded... 23 September 2013
Editor in Chief Judith Riess suggests the successful implementation of new, safe, work practices must be initiated by those who work within the healthcare sector. All aspects of healthcare are changing. Patient safety is a global priority and when we hear that the mortality rate due to error equates... 3 September 2013
In the fourth in a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak examines community stakeholders’ expanding interest in returns on investment for these facilities. During one random four week period this spring, the Halldale Group’s website reported the opening or upgrade of four healthcare simulation facilities in... 15 August 2013
Interview with Richard M. Satava, MD FACS, Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Satava has held numerous leadership and management positions in the medical community. Prior assignments and positions include Professor of Surgery at Yale University and a military appointment Professor... 13 August 2013
Rahul Panesar, MD, and Sean Cavanaugh, BS and Christopher Gallagher, MD describe their efforts to build an inexpensive, wireless partial seizure mechanism for pediatric status epilepticus simulation scenarios. The most common neurologic disorder in children is seizures, with up to 6% of all children having at least one episode by... 31 July 2013
MEdSim continued its presence at international conferences through July. Publisher & CEO Andy Smith, Editor Judith Riess, US Sales Representative Justin Grooms and Group Editor Marty Kauchak provide recurring themes from select conferences’ keynote addresses, breakout sessions and the exhibition floors. NPSF Congress. Image Credit: David Aleman, f-stop Photography Our... 30 July 2013
In this second of two invited articles, John J. Schaefer, III, MD describes the operational and educational approach of HealthCare Simulation of South Carolina. Introduction: This is the second of an invited two-part series about the simulation collaborative that has developed in South Carolina. In 2006 South Carolina’s three state... 30 July 2013
Jennifer Calzada, MA, provides insights on medical simulation center management from a corporate sales support perspective. Your institution has spent a year and millions of dollars planning and building a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. But just because you build it, doesn’t necessarily mean people will come. How do you ensure... 25 July 2013
All aspects of healthcare are changing. Patient safety is a global priority and when we hear that the mortality rate due to error equates to five jumbo jets crashing once a week there is no hue and cry from the public or the government as there would be if it... 30 June 2013
Simulation has a well-known history in the military, nuclear power, and aviation. It is also a recommended teaching and learning strategy supported by several landmark studies. Although in the past 20 years simulation has become more integrated into the education of nurses and physicians, it has not been as well... 31 May 2013
MEdSim correspondent Lesya Hoover describes Russia’s high-level efforts to integrate learning technology throughout that nation’s healthcare training programs. In 2006, the Russian government initiated a Priority National Program in its Public Health Service, to improve the nation’s healthcare standards. The program specified changes to the accreditation system for doctors that... 10 April 2013
Marty Kauchak describes how the medical simulation center technician community is on the cusp of embracing standards, enhanced formal education programs and other initiatives to bolster its professionalism. MEdSim has had the privilege of visiting medical simulation centers on both sides of the Atlantic. While the mission of each center... 10 April 2013
Andre Chow BSc, MRCS, Jean Nehme BSc, MSc, MRCS describe developments in Touch Surgery – a mobile surgical simulation platform that was created specifically to address the needs of surgical cognitive training Touch Surgery is a mobile surgical simulation platform created to address surgical cognitive training using Cognitive Task Analysis. 8 April 2013
Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In this role, he serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for health issues. Interview with Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE... 8 April 2013
William K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, President & CEO, WakeMed Health & Hospitals shares valuable insights on how to enlist and maintain the support of senior organizational leaders and other important stakeholders for medical simulation programs. A team of critical care nurses resuscitating SIM Man after a significant cardiac event.Image Credit:... 8 April 2013
Medical education and training prepares physicians and other healthcare providers for a lifetime of professional work. However, the learning environment which shapes and reinforces the professional attitudes and behavior of physicians throughout their continuum of learning is quite diverse. That environment begins in medical school and extends through residency training... 1 April 2013