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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
Doctors and nurses in southern England are piloting a VR training system to help improve the care of diabetes patients. The headset technology, developed by Oxford Medical Simulation, allows NHS clinicians in Southampton and Portsmouth to manage medical emergencies in a digital environment. It will help staff recognise potentially... 27 August 2019
A 15-year partnership between the Jeffrey Modell Foundation and the Immunologische Tagesklinik (ITK) in Vienna has helped over 750 patients in Austria with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID). In many of those cases, precise immunological diagnosis and consequently targeted treatment by the ITK have alleviated years of suffering from serious... 27 August 2019
Approximately 130 medical specialists with Appalachian Care 2019 operated at the fairgrounds of Wise County, Virginia, providing dental, optometry, veterinary and general medical care for anyone. Appalachian Care 2019 is a unique U.S. military training mission sponsored by the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which falls under the Department... 26 August 2019
Focused on giving students hands-on, real-life experience in a clinical setting, Carroll University has captured thousands of video lectures and course work with Mediasite to serve as valuable study and self-review tools. The 38,200-square-foot Doug and Nancy Hastad Hall opened last year on the university’s Waukesha, Wisconsin, campus and... 26 August 2019
In preparation of nurses to serve the increasing health care needs of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, Concordia University-Portland expanded its nursing degree offerings and announced it will open a new Nursing Innovation Center at its Columbia River Campus beginning Fall 2019. The addition of an eastside Nursing Innovation... 26 August 2019
The Pfizer Foundation announced 20 grants* to help non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits and social enterprises address critical health challenges related to infectious diseases, including the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Recipients of the one-year Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) include... 26 August 2019
RENK AG (RENK), a manufacturer of drivetrain technologies, has announced a strategic investment in Modest Tree Media Inc. (Modest Tree), which developes extended reality (XR) applications and software to create immersive training solutions without coding. Modest Tree is well-known for delivering advanced applications for industrial workplace training and marketing to... 26 August 2019
Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher Healthcare for a family covered by a large employer has cost, on average, $22,885 last year. That’s $2,000 more than the sticker price for a brand-new Volkswagen Beetle, which Drew Altman discusses in his latest Axios column. If this startling and accurate claim does not wake up... 26 August 2019
Sponsored Content Join our passionate, interprofessional healthcare simulation community and world-leading experts at the 2019 SIM Expo! The 2019 SIM Expo will be held on October 21-22 in Montréal, Québec, Canada, at the Hôtel Bonaventure. Who is the SIM Expo for? Each year, the SIM Expo brings together healthcare leaders in university,... 23 August 2019
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC and Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy announced a collaborative agreement which expands the College of Pharmacy’s nuclear pharmacy training program. As part of the collaboration, NorthStar has provided a RadioGenix System to the College of Pharmacy for use in training nuclear pharmacy students on the... 23 August 2019
Bevill State Community College (BSCC) announced the graduation of students from the first HVAC Boot Camp held at the Bevill State/Alabama Power HVAC Training Center. The graduation will be on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at noon. The ceremony will take place at the HVAC Training Facility located at 3711 Industrial... 23 August 2019
Bevill State Community College (BSCC) announced the graduation of students from the first HVAC Boot Camp held at the Bevill State/Alabama Power HVAC Training Center. The graduation will be on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at noon. The ceremony will take place at the HVAC Training Facility located at 3711 Industrial... 23 August 2019
A new report from Kaspersky finds employees of healthcare organizations in the U.S. and Canada are lacking cybersecurity education and awareness in three main areas including regulation, policy and training. Of these key areas, the most alarming statistic found that nearly a third of respondents in North America (32... 22 August 2019