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U.S. Army
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and the University of Missouri School of Medicine, partnered to bring lifelike simulators to help provider's hone their trauma stabilization skills Jan. 23 and 24.
"We want to have as many providers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, medics, and technicians trained to the best of their abilities," said Army Maj. Gustavo Moreno, clinical nurse officer in charge, GLWACH emergency department. "The University of Missouri has an extraordinary simulation department."
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By Joan Spitrey
 The 2017-2018 flu season is breaking all records. The CDC noted that the "overall hospitalization rate is higher than the overall hospitalization rate reported during the same week of the 2014-2015 season; the most severe season in recent years." There is no doubt that the frontline nurses and healthcare workers are bearing the burden of this. One nurse, feeling the daily frustrations of fighting what appears to be losing battle, recently took her thoughts to the masses in a video that went viral.
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University of Western Ontario via Medical Xpress
Most patients are totally unaware that the anesthesiologist who put them under for surgery might not be the same one who brings them out even though that "handoff" between the two doctors has been linked to a series of negative patient outcomes, including an increased likelihood of death. An anesthesiologist might hand off a patient's care to a colleague for a variety of reasons, including illness or fatigue, to comply with working hour policies or to balance work hours and personal commitments.
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Journal of Emergency Medical Services
In the December column, three of the 10 topics identified as patient and provider safety issues by the Center for Patient Safety's EMS Forward initiative were discussed, and simple objectives with associated simulation activities were provided to help you understand how simulation can support patient safety. The discussion continues by addressing four additional topics and exploring how simulation can support addressing each, thus working to improve patient and provider safety and outcomes.
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AFP via Medical Xpress
Virtual reality-based therapy combined with standard treatment reduced paranoia and anxiety in people with psychotic disorders, scientists reported Friday. In clinical trials involving 116 patients in the Netherlands, virtual reality exercises led to less fraught social interactions, a team wrote in The Lancet Psychiatry. More research is needed to confirm the long-term benefits of such technology, which gave the impression of being in an alternate reality populated by life-like avatars.
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University of Southern California - Health Sciences via ScienceDaily
When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren't immune to its effects. For doctors training to become neurosurgeons, burnout is common, and certain workplace stressors — like unrewarding mentor relationships, difficult co-workers and not getting enough exposure to the operating room — can lead to it, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Building the skills needed to treat complex neurological conditions like stroke, brain tumors or spinal cord injuries requires a highly demanding, seven-year training program.
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Laerdal Medical
At some point in your simulation career you are bound to find yourself having to justify a large investment in simulation technology. And, someone controlling your budget will likely ask, “What’s your Return on Investment, the ROI?” This article outlines seven steps you can follow to take the initiative in that discussion. You’ll see that you don’t have to be a CFO to speak ROI. Read more.
Kaiser Health News via News-Medical.Net
Lynn Black’s mother-in-law, who had lupus and lung cancer, was rushed into a hospital intensive care unit last summer with shortness of breath. As she lay in bed, intubated and unresponsive, a parade of doctors told the family “all good news.”
A cardiologist reported the patient’s heart was fine. An oncologist announced that the substance infiltrating her lungs was not cancer. An infectious-disease doctor assured the family, “We've got her on the right antibiotic.” With each doctor’s report, Black recalled, most of her family “felt this tremendous sense of relief.” But Black, a doctor herself, knew the physicians were avoiding the truth: “She’s 100 percent dying.”
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New Sentinel Town™ is a rural community simulation inspired by the award-winning Sentinel City®. Designed by nurse educators, it provides students with simulated clinical hours and practice experience through completion of various assignments using the rural environment. This simulation comes with multiple complete assignments with AACN Essentials mapping and grading rubrics, as well as additional faculty resources.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists® and CAE Healthcare bring simulation to you! For the first time, practicing physicians will experience highfidelity scenarios in a virtual environment. This training helps improve performance in the management of anesthesia emergencies and fulfills continuing medical education and MOCA 2.0® Part II and IV requirements.
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Forbes
Access to telehealth services for seniors is poised to take off in coming years, thanks to the newly approved federal budget that enables virtual doctor visits for Americans covered by Medicare Advantage plans.
The budget deal signed into law Friday by President Donald Trump includes the so-called CHRONIC Care Act, a rare bipartisan healthcare measure that essentially makes it easier for private Medicare Advantage plans and other entities like accountable care organizations to offer telehealth services.
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HealthDay via UPI
If someone collapsed in front of you, could you perform CPR?
If you answered no, you're hardly alone. Just over half of Americans know how to perform the emergency procedure. And even fewer know the recommended hands-only technique for bystanders, a new Cleveland Clinic survey reveals. The survey also found that many Americans can't tell the difference between heart attack and stroke symptoms. This could lead to delays in patients receiving proper treatment.
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BBC
People with schizophrenia can be trained by playing a video game to control the part of the brain linked to verbal hallucinations, researchers say.
Patients in a small study were able to land a rocket in the game when it was connected to the brain region sensitive to speech and human voices.
In time, the patients learned to use the technique in their daily lives to reduce the power of hallucinations.
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Let your student be the doctor with Discourse’s Virtual Patient. Our online cases allow medical students to assess patients, make diagnoses and exercise clinical decision making in a risk-free environment. As students order x-rays, lab tests and care for patients, we provide educators with in-depth performance reports. Learn More!
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Otoscopy and ophthalmoscopy are two of the most challenging primary clinical skills to teach and learn. We have a solution! OtoSim 2TM and OphthoSimTM are designed for both teaching and assessment needs of medical schools, PA programs, and NP/DNP/Nursing Programs. Explore ways to enhance your Clinical Training program at OtoSim.com.
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WSYM-TV
The McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation approved a grant for nearly $100,000 to purchase a new training tool for staff called SimMan 3G. This real-life patient simulator can help clinicians improve their time management, decision-making and communication with fellow co-workers and other departments, leading to better overall care and patient satisfaction.
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
For nursing students at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the labor and delivery simulation lab feels far from artificial.
Students are checking vital signs, administering fluids and medication and responding to any range of complications: postpartum hemorrhage, fetal distress and preeclampsia.
It’s a remarkably realistic simulation experience, made possible by the School of Nursing’s investment in state-of-the-art SimMom and SimBaby technology.
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EMS1.com
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is teaming up with the Columbus Division of fire to test the extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation protocol, which is initiated if EMS providers are not able to restore a normal rhythm after shocking the heart three times. “It’s astounding that patients are able to fully recover and walk out of the hospital when they would have been pronounced dead in the field before this protocol was in place,” Dr. K. Dean Boudoulas said.
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