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Several days ago I was reviewing a manuscript on the history of simulation, replete with interesting images from the very early years of the 1900s to the 1970s and some of the early ‘full flight simulators’ used by a few airlines. 5 September 2019
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Fernand Defante (right) answers instructors questions during Navy Medicine's Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. All images: US Navy Sixteen hospital corpsmen from across the US Navy graduated from Navy Medicine’s Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. This is the... 5 September 2019
CM Labs Simulations announced Vortex Studio 2019b, a major version update to Vortex Studio. Adding features that strategically enhance the capabilities of Vortex Studio, this latest update makes it easier-than-ever for users to install, build, test, and deploy high-fidelity real-time simulation. CM Labs announced a new, expanded Deformable Terrain zone... 4 September 2019
CM Labs Simulations announced Vortex Studio 2019b, a major version update to Vortex Studio. Adding features that strategically enhance the capabilities of Vortex Studio, this latest update makes it easier-than-ever for users to install, build, test, and deploy high-fidelity real-time simulation. CM Labs announced a new, expanded Deformable Terrain zone... 4 September 2019
Prytime Medical Devices Inc., announced the launch of the Prytime Medical STAAR (Simulation Trainer for Arterial Access and REBOA). During hemorrhage control, time and survival are closely related. Therefore, arterial access and catheter placement training is essential to improve speed and precision; this is an important part of any... 4 September 2019
Visitors to this week's SPE Offshore Europe can try out a suite of simulators, including the DRILLSIM:5000 Decom Simulator. The DRILLSIM:5000, and the associated software which it runs, is a world-first. It supports decommissioning activities in the UK from its home at Robert Green University in Aberdeen, Scotland. A... 4 September 2019
AdventHealth announced the preliminary results of a pilot project that could revolutionize the patient care model across the country. Under the pilot, nurses are freed from onerous paperwork, allowing them to spend more time focusing on patients and their needs. During the pilot, nurses have been paired with a... 2 September 2019
Sonavex Inc. has received a $3-million Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to use its EchoMark & EchoSure devices to support arteriovenous (AV) fistula maturation and long-term viability. The award provides capital for prospective clinical studies and continued research and development... 2 September 2019
Rasmussen College, a regionally accredited private college, launched its first Nursing Assistant training at its Eagan, Minnesota, campus.1 Individuals looking to get into the nursing or healthcare fields can efficiently and affordably train to sit for an in-demand certification in less than a month and be on their way... 30 August 2019
Schneider Electric announced a $100,000 donation to the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Foundation, contributing to a $3-million challenge match issued by the Engelstad Family Foundation, to support the new CSN and Nevada State College Engelstad Health Sciences building on CSN's Henderson Campus. "Support for the CSN Foundation from corporate... 30 August 2019
Tiber Health is opening access to healthcare education to help create more medical professionals in communities that desperately need them. In years past, the high costs, high stress, and high expectations of health science education have caused more students to drop out or fail their Board exams, resulting in... 30 August 2019
UNT Health Science Center and its community partners are expanding their efforts to improve health care for older adults with the support of a $3.75-million federal grant. The Health Resources and Services Administration funding will address the growing needs of older adults through UNTHSC’s geriatric training program, Workforce Enhancement... 30 August 2019
The Certifying Board (CB) of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) has announced a three-year pilot program that opens a new education pathway for graduates of medical assisting programs to become eligible to take the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam. Until now, the CB has required CMA (AAMA) Certification... 29 August 2019
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance is trialing the use of virtual reality headsets to prepare miners for life underground at its Broadmeadow Mine in Queensland, Australia. 29 August 2019
Polish technological company InventionMed will build a "virtual hospital" in Bydgoszcz to demonstrate and test medical simulators. InventionMed said the $7.45 million project will feature "indispensable research facilities" in a five-storey, 3,000 sq metre building. The Polish Ministry of Development have provided a $4 million grant towards the project. 29 August 2019
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) is extending its engineering simulation capabilities through a strategic partnership with AVGI, a source of simulation and optimization software for modeling olefin technologies. The software solution will deliver capital efficient plant design and optimization through end-to-end modeling of integrated oil refining, aromatics, and steam cracking complexes. 29 August 2019
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) is extending its engineering simulation capabilities through a strategic partnership with AVGI, a source of simulation and optimization software for modeling olefin technologies. The software solution will deliver capital efficient plant design and optimization through end-to-end modeling of integrated oil refining, aromatics, and steam cracking complexes. 29 August 2019
CS Energy (formerly Conti Solar) won the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Certificate, for achievement in the prevention of occupational injuries during calendar year 2018. Part of the 91st Annual Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Certificate is awarded to “an... 28 August 2019
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)'s Broadmeadow Mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin is changing the way it prepares its people for the underground mining experience, using virtual reality to teach operators about the hazards and risks before stepping foot underground. 28 August 2019
As many of the nation's working registered nurses (RNs) reach retirement [1], opportunities for moving into nursing management are opening up at every level. Moving into management can mean higher pay and greater influence. American Traveler – a travel nurse staffing agency – asked one of the company's Clinical... 28 August 2019