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During a mock terrorist attack emergency response workshop at the annual EMS World Expo, Gaumard's Trauma HAL® S3040.100, what the company says is the first robotic patient simulator designed for CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive) response training, was used to simulate victims of a large-scale... 1 November 2018
The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) worked with 3D Systems to create Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery (FEVS), what the organization says is the first hands-on skill assessment exam for vascular surgery trainees. FEVS is a simulation-based vascular surgery skills training and assessment exam that’s part of a... 31 October 2018
Magnolia Medical Technologies and The Center for Phlebotomy Education formed a collaborative training and education partnership at the HealthTrust Innovation Summit in Tucson, Arizona to help prevent blood culture contamination – and have released the continuing education course Preventing Blood Culture Contamination with a Closed-System Mechanical ISDD®. Specifically, the partnership... 30 October 2018
FundamentalVR, a Virtual Reality (VR) training and data analysis technology platform, entered a three-year strategic alliance and joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic, in which the companies will jointly develop surgical VR simulation and education products. Mayo currently uses the Fundamental Surgery platform at its simulation centers in Arizona, Florida... 30 October 2018
Novarad’s OpenSight® Augmented Reality (AR) System became the first AR medical solution for Microsoft HoloLens cleared by the FDA, according to Novorad, when it received 510(k) clearance for use in pre-operative surgical planning. The solution’s patented virtual tool technology and integrated targeting system, lets doctors see the patient and into... 30 October 2018
Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota opened its new Avera Nursing and Simulation Center, thanks in large part to a $1 million donation from Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. The nursing simulation lab provides a space for in-depth, hands-on training in a variety of health care situations ranging from basic... 29 October 2018
German manufacturer VRmagic launched what it say is the first slit lamp simulator, virtual reality training device that lets student ophthalmologists and optometrists perform eye examinations and diagnose diseases on simulated patient eyes. The simulator offers all the functions of a real slit lamp and integrates VR technology in the... 26 October 2018
The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) set up the Air Force’s first operational training program to prepare Air Force mental health care providers, technicians and social workers to join Integrated Operational Support (IOS) teams at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The program opened in May to give... 23 October 2018
Fort Worth is now home to the nation’s newest M.D. School after receiving preliminary accreditation from The Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Texas Christian University (TCU) and University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) joined together in July 2015 to form this new medical school that will offer a... 22 October 2018
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) bought a new mobile simulation unit that will provide life-saving training to Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) staff and community partners across NGHS’ 18-county service area. The mobile simulation unit will directly enhance the quality of patient care by training NGHS staff how to react... 21 October 2018
Kaplan Nursing, which partners with nursing schools to prepare students for licensing exams and careers in healthcare, launched an interactive virtual simulation program through i-Human Patients (IHP) to help train nurses in making clinical judgments. IHP is a high-performance, healthcare case-authoring and playback system that can simulate a nurse’s complete... 18 October 2018
DiaMedical USA launched a new product in its SimLabSolutions product line called SimVS tablet, that the company say is an economical platform for lifelike simulation in different settings such as hospital, pre-hospital and respiratory therapy that lets instructors control patient vital signs and diagnostic results. This forces students to use... 17 October 2018
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences built an escape room game for inter-professional training between nursing and pharmacy students to improve teamwork and communication. In the Patient X escape room that simulates a medical clinic, students will have 30 minutes to... 12 October 2018
TraumaFX, a division of Kforce Government Solutions Inc. and a provider of ruggedized human and canine medical training simulators, delivered its first phase of shipments for its Tactical Combat Casualty Care – Exportable (TC3X) medical simulators to the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)... 11 October 2018
Johns Hopkins Medicine is hosting a two-day continuing education workshop on Improving Patient Safety with Human Factors Methods October 17-18, 2018. This workshop focuses on the use of human factors engineering methods to identify and mitigate system problems that cause human errors and patient-safety hazards in healthcare. Basic principles and... 10 October 2018
FundamentalVR, pioneers of immersive training technology for the medical community, named Hybrid Health as its channel partner for Australia and New Zealand markets. The company is looking to Hybrid Health’s connections to energize FundamentalVR’s entry into this market to help expand its sales network. It is also hoping to spread... 10 October 2018
ImmersiveTouch, Inc.® launched ImmersiveView™, what it says is the only suite of integrated virtual reality (VR) real-time solutions for personalized surgical planning, patient engagement and surgical training using patented haptic technology. ImmersiveView is designed to optimize outcomes and save costs, decreasing time in the operating room and improving pre-operative planning... 9 October 2018
The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) brought its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Exportable (TC3X) medical training mannequins to Fort Benning, Georgia to increase the realism of medical trauma training that can ultimately save lives and limbs. The mannequin can scream, breathe, bleed and... 8 October 2018
Fremont Health and Midland University opened a new million-dollar Simulation Laboratory at Freemont Health that will provide hands-on learning for nursing students, Fremont Health staff and healthcare professionals in the Freemont, Nebraska area. The simulation lab offers a practice environment that features human-patient manikins let nursing students practice skills, techniques,... 8 October 2018
McLaren Flint Healthcare, a large community hospital affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, is using 3D System’s Simbionix ARTHRO Mentor simulator to assess the performance of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine residents before allowing them to perform surgery. The residency is a 5-year program where the... 3 October 2018