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Health Scholars
As 2019 begins, we’re reflecting on what we learned last year and the trends and insights that will drive changes in clinical training in 2019. With continued hospital consolidation, an increased focus on how learners interact with emerging technologies like virtual reality, and more experimentation and piloting of programs that incorporate new learning formats, it’s sure to be a year of rapid advancement within the healthcare community.
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WOWT-TV
A metro doctor thinks he has the answer to help future doctors become better surgeons. He says it could be a game-changer. Focus; concentration; coordination: that's what it takes to be an avid gamer. Nick Dubay's so good he turned pro. "I would travel around the country in tournaments," he said.
Nick's gaming background could give him an edge in his next career.
A recent study, published in the Archives of Surgery, found surgeons who played video games for more than three hours a week made 37-percent fewer mistakes.
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Healthcare IT News
HIMSS published "2019 Healthcare Trends Forecast: The Beginning of a Consumer-Driven Reformation," a report that features commentary and analysis from leaders across HIMSS, Healthbox, Health 2.0 and PCHAlliance – each of whom have a birds-eye view of industry trends and the levers of change. By issuing this new annual forecast, HIMSS aims to equip industry leaders – clinicians, solution providers, payers, academics and policymakers alike – with insight and perspectives to inform better clinical and financial outcomes for all.
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Toolbox
We live in the 21st century, a glorious time in technology where the lines between reality and fiction are blurring, and if you don’t like a reality there is always another way to experience it. Augmented reality and virtual reality have come down from the silver screen into our present world. We are living in exciting times, and with the latest augmented reality vs. virtual reality hype, this seems to be absolutely true.
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Virtual Clinical Scenarios are dynamic, gamified online assignments that enable nursing students to practice clinical decision-making, earn simulated clinical hours or even prepare for the NCLEX. With a portfolio of scenarios to choose from, Healthcare Learning Innovations is now offering a two for one special!
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Reuters
Medical students in Boston are teaching local high school students about CPR, and the younger students say they feel better prepared to help in cases of cardiac arrest, should the need arise. The PumpStart program was started by students from the Boston University School of Medicine as a volunteer effort for doctors in training to visit nearby high schools and spread awareness about CPR.
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American Medical Association
With almost half of doctors nationally experiencing burnout, one medical group turned to physician empathy training. Learn how empathy reduces burnout.
At the Northeast’s largest nonprofit independent medical group, 48 percent of physicians reported burnout. That high rate of physician burnout — fed by the competing demands of contemporary medical practice — can make cultivating a healthy sense of empathy a struggle.
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ECN Magazine
You might say that Patrick McNamara is in a frightening line of work. As a sleep researcher, he's hunting for new ways to treat people with nightmare disorder. Being chased by a malevolent entity, McNamara says, is one of the most common recurring nightmares that patients report experiencing over and over again. A nightmare like that might give anyone a bit of anxiety. But terrifying dreams, if they keep happening, can induce far more than just fleeting fear.
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WOSU
Esports, competitive video game playing, is a sport that’s caught the attention of colleges and teams around the world. While most games involve fantasy-based competition, one new esport involves agriculture. Farm Simulator is a life simulation game where players take care of a farm, making bales of hay, planting, and cleaning equipment. But is it an esport?
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South Bend Tribune
Southwestern Michigan College just opened its new Nursing and Health Education Building with the start of the spring semester.
The $9.6 million project, which took about a year and a half to complete, more than doubled the size of the nursing building, originally built in 1970, to more than 29,000 square feet.
Among the facility’s features are two eight-bed skills labs where nursing students learn how to do things such as take blood pressure and insert IVs.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists® and CAE Healthcare bring simulation to you with Anesthesia SimSTAT! Practicing physicians will experience high-fidelity scenarios in a virtual environment to help improve performance in the management of anesthesia emergencies while fulfilling continuing medical education and MOCA 2.0® Part II and IV requirements.
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There is a need for more hands-on, immersive experiences for students and nursing professionals. With additional attention on leadership, communication, and safe care practices, healthcare providers can benefit greatly from exposure to high-quality simulation-based training. Nursing Anne Simulator can help develop and enhance the skills necessary to succeed in today’s healthcare environment.
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HealthTech Magazine
Solving a challenge: This was the first task set out by the Mount Sinai AI Consortium, a group of scientists, physicians and researchers at New York City–based Mount Sinai Health System dedicated to developing artificial intelligence in medicine.
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ABC News
A new facility will allow Royal Flying Doctor Service staff to be dropped into the outback all from a small training room in the city, thanks to new video technology and a high-fidelity mannequin. The $100,000 center is the first of its kind in Australia to be used for health care and means skills and team scenarios can be played out by staff as though they were on the ground in far-flung locations.
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Health IT Analytics
Healthcare organizations of all sizes, types and specialties are becoming increasingly interested in how artificial intelligence can support better patient care while reducing costs and improving efficiencies. Over a relatively short period of time, the availability and sophistication of AI has exploded, leaving providers, payers, and other stakeholders with a dizzying array of tools, technologies and strategies to choose from. Just learning the lingo has been a top challenge for many organizations.
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More effectively design, manage, deliver and measure screen-based, physical and VR simulation training with a single solution. Health Scholars One™ blended learning platform and content applications are designed specifically for clinicians and promote patient safety scenarios that are often not readily available or difficult to scale.
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Health Information and Management Systems Society
According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. In the state of Louisiana specifically, diagnosed strokes are exceptionally high – rising from 1,000 in 2015 to 1,648 in 2017. While the stroke rate is rising in Louisiana, the rate of stroke deaths overall in the U.S. is actually lowering – the reduction, the American Stroke Association notes, can be attributed largely to medical treatment advances.
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