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OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s (U of I) Grainger College of Engineering are growing their partnership to create the future of community wellness and health care by harnessing creativity and applying it to social and behavioral health problems, many of which are key to improving... 17 July 2019
Miami Dade College (MDC) opened its new Center for Learning, Innovation and Simulation, a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide students with the training needed to excel in today’s fast-changing health care industry. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place July 16, at the Medical Campus in the heart of Miami’s Health... 17 July 2019
Central Michigan University’s (CMU) College of Medicine is expanding its footprint into southwest Michigan through a new affiliation with Spectrum Health Lakeland. College of Medicine students now will be able to complete their clinical rotations at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph and Lakeland Hospital Niles, along with other... 17 July 2019
The partnership will involve Mission Room supplying technology to enable NTAR to capture 360-degree videos of real world situations, produce immersive training media, and let students experience this in a 3-meter cube Mission Room Arena system. 16 July 2019
Education Management Solutions LLC (EMS) announced a groundbreaking new virtual gaming platform for pharmacy and clinical therapeutics education. Developed in partnership with Professor Stephen Duffull of the University of Otago School of Pharmacy, New Zealand, SimPHARM gives pharmacy, medical and nursing schools the framework they need to help students... 16 July 2019
In 2018, Inovus Medical launched the bozzini Hysteroscopy Simulator, the first training device that delivers close-to-life, affordable, turnkey hysteroscopy simulation. The launch was supported by EIT Health through a €50,000 Headstart award. Soon after its entry to the market, it became evident that there was an opportunity for Inovus... 15 July 2019
Written by Judith Riess, MTM editor-in-chief SESAM 2019, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at Glasgow Caledonian University from 12-14 June 2019, marked the Society for Simulation in Europe’s 25th year. This year’s theme “Excelling Together - 25 Years of Interprofessional Simulation in Europe" had exciting keynote addresses from... 15 July 2019
On behalf of the European Commission (EC), international health experts are now making a series of recommendations designed to place reallocation in healthcare systems on a real, value-based foundation. With the current pressure to utilize resources more efficiently, they believe that the European solidarity-based healthcare system can only be... 11 July 2019
Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher With so much debate on healthcare and its future it is perhaps worth reviewing one of the largest single systems in the world and what it is trying to do to move the needle in terms of patient safety. There are many positives... 11 July 2019
By Sébastien Lozé, industry manager, Simulations, Epic Games - Unreal Engine Orthopedic surgery is no game. Get it right, and a patient’s life can be transformed for the better. Get it wrong, and they could end up worse off than before you started. So how are two former game... 11 July 2019
A tool developed by Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), which aims to save lives by making it easier to spot the signs of sepsis, has won a national patient safety award. The Suspicion of Sepsis (SOS) Insights dashboard took the Best Emerging Solution prize at the HSJ Patient Safety... 11 July 2019
With new technologies emerging and constant technological advancements, the need for those with the skills to keep up with these rapid changes is growing. Seminole State College of Florida is working to meet that demand with focused training in simulation. The Simulation Specialization within the college's Associate in Science... 10 July 2019
ImmersiveTouch Inc. introduced a new surgical planning software suite for craniomaxillofacial surgeons at the ADT (Advanced Digital Technology in Head & Neck Reconstruction) Conference in Tokyo. The solution, called ImmersiveView Surgical Plan (IVSP), combines ImmersiveTouch’s expertise in medical imaging, surgical simulation and virtual reality (VR). The software suite saves... 10 July 2019
CM Labs Simulations Inc. announced that Oceaneering Inc., has successfully integrated Vortex Studio into its planning and prototyping workflows for offshore tools, which will reduce the company’s training times and increase mission readiness. With clients looking for a long-term partner to deliver safe and stable maintenance operations for multiple-years to... 9 July 2019
CM Labs Simulations Inc. announced that Oceaneering Inc., has successfully integrated Vortex Studio into its planning and prototyping workflows for offshore tools, which will reduce the company’s training times and increase mission readiness. With clients looking for a long-term partner to deliver safe and stable maintenance operations for multiple-years to... 9 July 2019
RealWear Inc. announced an $80-million Series B financing round. RealWear will use the funds, which are a combination of equity and debt, to continue market expansion and accelerate its platform development. RealWear teamed with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to architect an investment syndicate led by Teradyne Inc. (TER), and includes... 9 July 2019
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc has signed its first long-term licence and co-development agreement for its AI software with an ultrasound equipment manufacturer. The Group’s range of AI-based software aims to boost scanning quality and to streamline sonographer workflow in medical ultrasound specialties, such as anaesthesiology, obstetrics, gynaecology, radiology and... 9 July 2019
A survey conducted by Nurses.co.uk has shown that an overwhelming majority of NHS nurses believe staff shortages are putting patient safety at risk. In fact, only 1 percent of the more than 550 respondents disagreed with the notion that patient safety is at risk. Furthermore, 95 percent of nurses... 9 July 2019
Charlie Yingling The UIC College of Nursing is partnering with Erie Family Health Centers to create a one-year, post-graduate fellowship program called AdvancingPractice. The program will equip newly graduated advanced practice registered nurses to lead healthcare improvements in underserved and rural communities. The four-year-long project is funded through a... 9 July 2019
Siemens Healthineers and Mentice AB announced the collaboration to fully integrate Mentice's VIST Virtual Patient into the Artis icono angiography system from Siemens Healthineers. The VIST Virtual Patient thus becomes a fully integrated simulation solution for the angio-suite. The global partnership between the two companies will allow interventional radiologists,... 9 July 2019