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Jeff Berkley, PhD, examines why robot-assisted surgery and simulation training has the very real potential to revolutionize healthcare, by boosting quality while cutting overall costs. Mimic's dV-Trainer allows surgeons to train with a virtual robot rather than an actual robot, which can result in significant savings on training costs. Image... 1 April 2013
Barbara Beebe’s first of two articles highlights the innovative work in simulation at CAPE. Behavioral skills, commonly known as teamwork, are an integral part of all programs at CAPE and include such things as clear communication, leadership and delegation of workload. Image Credit: CAPE Simulation is being used with increasing... 1 April 2013
Dr. Jonathan Woodson is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Director, TRICARE Management Activity. In this role, he administers the more than $50 billion Military Health System budget and serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for health issues. In response to questions from... 28 February 2013
From major newspaper headlines to esteemed healthcare publications all say 2013 will be an interesting year for healthcare. . . to put it mildly! There is continuing uncertainty around the implementation of the “patient protection and affordable health care act”. . including healthcare exchanges, the Medicare physician fee schedule, the... 14 January 2013
Halldale Publisher and CEO Andy Smith, places into context his insights gained from several decades of watching the civil aviation sector achieve unprecedented levels of safety. The Herculean advancements in civil aviation safety may be tailored to and replicated by the healthcare industry. Career- long learning is well established... 11 January 2013
Thomas S. Lendvay, MD, FACS reports on how virtual reality, robotic pre-surgical rehearsal improves performance and reduces errors in both surgical trainees and experienced surgeons. Demonstration of our set-up in the ISIS simulation center with the da Vinci. Tasks are affixed to acrylic plates so that the orientation of the... 11 January 2013
Editor, Judith Riess visited Billings Clinic and discussed with Dr. Mark Rumans the hospital’s approach to reducing MRSA. Experimental learning makes the invisible become visible. Here, chocolate pudding is used to show how germs spread. Image Credit: Julie Burton/ Billings Clinic Millions of people are suffering from hospital acquired infections. 11 January 2013
Will Enfinger, Gavin Gardner and Carole Durant from the U.S. Air Force, provide details on how the TeamSTEPPS™ program, and its simulation underpinning, help improve patient safety. Members of the ER respond to a TeamSTEPPS/Mock Code Blue scenario. Image Credit: Will Enfinger Members of the ER respond to a... 11 January 2013
In the first of three articles of particular interest to program administrators, Jane Kleinman, RN, MAOM, and Jeff Myers, MD, provide seven compelling questions that should be considered prior to implementing any simulation project. Taking the right action at the right time for the right reason in the right way... 10 January 2013
In the second in a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak explores developments in the technologies used by these facilities’ learners. One End User’s Insights The burgeoning number of medical simulation centers around the world supports nothing less than a transformation in the healthcare community’s... 10 January 2013
Using computational techniques, researchers have shown how a protein responsible for the maturation of the virus releases itself to initiate infection. Bioinformaticians at IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and UPF (Pompeu Fabra University) have used molecular simulation techniques to explain a specific step in the maturation of the... 12 December 2012
In this first year of MEdSim we have highlighted changes in medical school curriculum; discussed best practices in hospitals to reduce cost and reduce infections; highlighted association goals gleaned from conferences and articles for transforming healthcare; discussed how to measure competency and the use of simulation as an evaluation as... 18 October 2012
Edgar J. Figueredo M.D., Mika N. Sinanan M.D., Ph.D., Vanessa Makarewicz RN, MN, Sara Kim, Ph.D., and Andrew S. Wright M.D., discuss a three-part plan to improve patient safety surrounding Central Venous Catheterization at the Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies (ISIS), University of Washington. Central Venous Catheterization (CVC) is... 11 October 2012
John J. Schaefer, III, M.D., the Director of Medical University of South Carolina(MUSC)Simulation, describes the members’ successes in increasing simulation usage in that state. The partners of HealthCare Simulation of South Carolina have increased the annual rate of simulation usage 20-fold in that state, reports John J. Schaefer, III, M.D.,... 10 October 2012
B.F Ingelson, RN, MHA and T. Natalini-Whitmore, RN, MS note that while arguments in favor of the Bar Code Medication Administration adoption to reduce medication error rates are compelling, the barriers to the system and receptivity of nursing staff must be considered. In 2000, the report To Err Is Human:... 9 October 2012
Staff writer Chuck Weirauch reports on developments in the rapidly evolving serious games for healthcare learning sector. Although simulation technology has become a leading tool for the advancement of medical education and training, gaming technology has still not gained an equal level of acceptance with medical educators as its counterpart. ... 9 October 2012
Lori Ponoroff, MEdSim Staff Writer, provides insights on the fielding of do-it-yourself simulators as instructional devices. Budget cuts, time constraints and the peace of mind that comes with practicing by simulation instead of on patients is driving surgeons, students and instructors alike to make their own simulators. From the simplest... 9 October 2012
Calling attention to the use of haptic feedback in training devices used in other domains, Adrian Hendrickse, B.M., FRCA and Karl Reinig, Ph.D., assert that for effective training on appropriate procedures, medical simulators should include haptic functioning. For hundreds of years, medical professionals were trained the same way – see... 9 October 2012
In the first of a series of articles on medical simulation centers, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports the quest for patient safety and other requirements are fueling the community’s demand for these facilities. Simulation allows healthcare profession members to learn and enhance many skills for individual and team procedures before... 9 October 2012
Rear Admiral Niemyer was interviewed by Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The interview addressed a wide range of learning technology and related training topics in the admiral’s expansive portfolio. Rear Adm. Elizabeth S. Niemyer. Image Credit: U.S. Navy. MEdSim: Provide some examples of how simulation, simulators and other technology support... 3 August 2012