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MedaPhor, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces that it is proposing to raise £5.0 million (before the deduction of fees and expenses) through the conditional issue of 58,823,530 Placing Shares at 8.5 pence per Ordinary Share. In addition, the Company is proposing to raise up to approximately a... 27 November 2018
SynDaver, a global medical technology company focused on the creation and manufacturing of life-like synthetic human and animal simulators for medical and veterinary training, announced the promotion of Bill Wright to president of SynDaver on November 27. Wright, who previously served as president of SynDaver Europe, will now oversee all... 27 November 2018
MedaPhor, an intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces it is commencing a clinical trial within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, an NHS Wales organisation in south Wales, to capture data for its AnatomyGuide artificial intelligence (AI) software for ultrasound-guided anaesthetic procedures such as peripheral nerve blocks. Increasingly, ultrasound-guided peripheral... 26 November 2018
BioSig Technologies Inc., a medical device company, announced that the company’s founder, chairman and CEO, Kenneth Londoner is making a gift to Pennsylvania-based Lafayette College in order to support the school’s growing internship program. Londoner, the chairman and CEO of BioSig Technologies Inc in 1989, was the founding alumnus who... 20 November 2018
Surgeons and surgical teams are known for their ability to perform with accuracy under immense pressure. They need acute responsiveness to complete their day-to-day work, and establishing such a refined sense of touch takes years of education and training. Timing and efficiency are critical to the success of many procedures,... 15 November 2018
A new £5 million optometry and clinical skills centre officially opened at the University of West England (UWE) Bristol's Glenside campus. The new centre provides modern teaching and learning spaces for trainee paramedics, occupational therapy students, nurses and undergraduates studying the new BSc (Hons) Optometry programme, the only course of... 14 November 2018
EOS imaging (EOSI), a pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, presented its EOSapps solution with particular focus on hipEOS 3.0 online surgical planning software at the French Society of Orthopedic and Traumatological Surgery (SOFCOT) Congress. The congress program included the symposium: "Planning, Executing, Evaluating the Total Hip Arthproplasty: EOS... 14 November 2018
The Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) has won a contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to build a virtual trainer that helps medics treat serious burn injuries. The Burn Computer Application for Research and Education (BurnCARE) serious game for mobile devices will address the full course... 13 November 2018
The Halldale Group in association with the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA) will host the first Simulation & Training for Resilience and Safety Symposium (STRSS) March 26-27,2019 in London, UK. Safety-critical industries such as energy and power, medical, transport, defence, construction and first response are experienced in exploiting simulation... 13 November 2018
MedaPhor, the intelligent ultrasound software and simulation company, announces it is working with the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial to provide quality control of fetal ultrasound images. The work is led by principal investigators at Johns Hopkins, Emory and Colorado State Universities and is funded by the Bill... 13 November 2018
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. Just last month, students at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), jointly set up by NTU Singapore and Imperial College London, started learning anatomy with 3D-printed specimens. A collaboration... 12 November 2018
Building on its work over the past five years to reinvent the way future physicians are trained, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative aimed at significantly improving residency training. Through the new AMA “Reimagining Residency” initiative, the AMA will work toward better aligning... 6 November 2018
Health Education England established a Technology Enhanced Learning programme to deliver the most effective education and training through evidence-based technologies. Healthcare education is a complex and costly business, seemingly ever at risk from financial and technological disruption, and needing a coordinated, responsive and innovative system of delivery. To meet... 5 November 2018
The Baptist Health – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Education Program is now recruiting residents for two residency programs set to launch next summer in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. The three-year programs, which train up to 12 residents per year in each as part of a... 5 November 2018
BrightStar Care Salt Lake City, a home care agency providing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care and training in Utah, expanded its training services to provide the Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT), a dementia simulation for caregivers and health care professionals. The training provides hands-on experience and an unparalleled understanding of... 5 November 2018
Human cadavers have re-emerged in surgical simulations for military, civilian and medical school training. Anthony Bitar, Ezekiel Kapusciak and Dr. Joss Fernandez describe the use of perfused cadavers for a more ‘realistic training experience’. Training, of any magnitude, should be geared at preparing the trainee in a manner that... 5 November 2018
Melissa Mathews identifies common mistakes and describes necessary steps to conduct a ROI evaluation. For simulationists and administrative leaders of simulation programs, understanding how to show and report the simulation return on investment is critical to the growth and sustainment of the program. Leading programs have a continuous uptake... 5 November 2018
Medical students are exceptionally well trained to get a job done, no matter the obstacles. Wendy Dean, MD, and Simon Talbot, MD report. Since high school you have been on a path that requires exceptional performance, personal sacrifice, and exacting standards. You have pulled all-nighters since college (maybe since... 5 November 2018
H. Michael Young explains the changing face of simulation for nursing and the evolving roles and experiences involved. Simulation-based education is still evolving, and along with it the roles of those responsible for its implementation. For example, undergraduate, pre-licensure nursing programs have benefited from innovative educators’ early adoption of... 5 November 2018
Michelle Claypool, Sheryl Pfeil and Lisa Mayhugh describe the steps taken, cost allocated and groups involved in developing a mass casualty drill at Ohio State’s CSEAC. Training for mass casualty events across the nation has become an unfortunate necessity. In order to make individuals more comfortable to responding in... 5 November 2018