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Springer
Equipment-related malfunctions directly relate to one-fourth of the adverse events in the surgical theater. A serious game trains residents to recognize and respond to equipment problems in minimally invasive surgery. These include disturbed vision, gas transport, electrocautery and pathophysiological disturbances. This randomized controlled trial explores whether game-based training improves surgical residents' response to equipment-related problems during surgery.
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Anesthesiology News
A free gaming application downloaded to mobile devices allows anesthesiologists to try their skills at a variety of airway procedures, without needing hardware.
Airway EX from Level EX Inc., is a comprehensive, interactive, virtual patient airway simulator of rare and/or difficult cases such as fiberoptic laryngoscopy, a burned airway and selected tumors.
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MultiBriefs
In an effort to enhance the overall content of Simulation Spotlight, we’d like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of SSH, your knowledge of the industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we’re hoping you’ll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there’s no word limit, and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Ronnie Richard to discuss logistics.
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Amercian Academy of Family Physicians
Communication is the key to success in many professions, but there are few for which the stakes are as a high as they are for physicians.
How we wield our ability to express thoughts and ideas can deeply impact how well we perform. For us, miscommunication can sometimes have serious consequences. Thankfully, we have years of training and many resources to help us bridge communication gaps and maximize the transmission of clear and accurate information.
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FierceHealthcare
Nurses who want to step into a leadership role should become competent in five areas to better collaborate with peers and push for more innovation.
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Blended Learning with vSim® for Nursing and Scenarios from the National League for Nursing.
When students experience the same patient encounter through different technologies, it allows them to reinforce their knowledge and gradually build confidence and competence.
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EMS1.com
Paramedic George Redner III started to grow angry and distant after he failed to revive a 2-year-old who had drowned. But not even his parents saw how deeply his work affected him until he took his life seven years later. Suicides among first responders, often driven by emotional strain in a culture that long has discouraged showing weakness, are too common, according to organizations that track the deaths.
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HealthLeaders Media
It takes an average of 24 days to schedule a new patient physician appointment in 15 of the largest cities in the nation, up from 18.5 days in 2014. Despite Boston's dense concentration of physicians, it takes more than twice as long the average national waiting time to schedule a new patient appointment, according to a new survey from physician recruiters Merritt Hawkins.
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Bloomberg Businessweek
“Is there blood and guts, as well?” one of the four psych clinicians asks during the virtual-reality demo, as a simulated explosion on an Iraqi street wreathes his convoy in dust and flames.
“We’ve got blood and guts,” confirms Albert “Skip” Rizzo, swiveling his head around, a graying ponytail yo-yoing behind him. “It’s something we try not to use. But we have it.” The VR images on Rizzo’s proprietary headsets aren’t meant for the Call of Duty crowd.
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Medscape
Most physicians and nurses in a Medscape poll said they would not lie to protect a colleague, though a substantial number felt peer pressure to do so.
The poll followed a Medscape Medical News story about a South Dakota surgeon, Lars Aanning, M.D., who reported last year that he had lied 15 years ago under oath about his partner's competence to protect him in a malpractice lawsuit.
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Pocket Nurse helps thousands of health education programs operate efficiently with an extensive catalog of products that provide everything an educator needs. For more information visit pocketnurse.com, call 1-800-225-1600, or email cs@pocketnurse.com.
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The New York Times
Hospitals in the United States are accredited by the Joint Commission, which periodically makes unannounced inspections, spending several weeks assessing whether the staff is following best practices. Now a new study suggests that when the inspectors are watching, fewer people die.
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Quora via The Huffington Post
How will virtual reality change the healthcare industry? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.
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Sentinel City™ is an immersive online educational simulation providing community health nursing students the ability to complete windshield surveys and other assignments digitally, while earning simulated learning clinical hours. It’s easy for course faculty to implement, and is aligned with QSEN, NLN core competencies, and AACN BSN Essentials. Learn more today!
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FierceHealthcare
It’s long been a taboo in medicine. Ever since a 1984 study showed that physicians on average interrupt patients after only 18 seconds during an encounter, doctors have been trained to resist that urge. But Larry B. Mauksch, M.Ed., questions the wisdom of that common admonishment in a JAMA Network opinion piece.
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