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Computerworld
A start-up led by a video game developer has created an app that allows medical students and doctors to practice minimally invasive surgeries using smartphones or tablets. Level EX developed the application, which is based on actual patient cases, to help surgeons develop the hand-eye coordination necessary to navigate a 3-D setting prior to a patient procedure. The app has also been qualified as a surgical training tool for physicians to gain Continuing Medical Education credits from the American Medical Association.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Kaite Minser, who holds a bachelor's degree in theater design from Ohio State University, prides herself on making medical-training simulations as realistic as possible. That means using cadavers and cadaver parts, cow eyes and pig lungs, mannequins, skin-color craft supplies, items from the grocery-store baking aisle and party-store swag — all to create lifelike medical training on a minuscule budget.
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Philly.com
The long-running controversy over the working hours of physicians in training is heating up again, as educators and advocates debate what's best for new doctors and the patients they treat. The council that accredits physician-education programs is considering loosening "duty hour" changes that it approved in 2011. The biggest change would increase the length of the shift that first-year residents are allowed to work from 16 hours straight to 28 hours within a maximum 80-hour work week.
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HIT Consultant
GE Healthcare has partnered with InTouch Health, a provider of FDA-cleared remote presence devices, to help train imaging techs and radiologists to use high-tech imaging devices. It's an innovative use of telehealth technology that reduces the costs associated with onsite follow-up training, and in a recent pilot, was shown to improve training quality, potentially saving lives.
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The East Carolinian
In rooms harboring $4 million worth of lifeless mannequins and medical equipment, the Simulation Center at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is an asset to not only students, but to the patients that will be treated by them. High fidelity simulators, task trainers, models, computers and medical equipment are among the things found throughout the different rooms of the center.
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EMS1
Western Michigan University medical school has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to develop and implement a comprehensive mental health education program for police officers, EMS and other emergency responders. The program will give first responders an improved ability to recognize a behavioral health emergency and take a better course of action that leads to a better resolution.
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iMedicalApps
Surgeons in Florida are using Google Cardboard to help plan complex surgeries for infants with congenital heart disease, including in a recent life-saving surgery for an infant born with a particularly severe congenital heart defect.
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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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By Keith Carlson
 Busy, hard-working nurses may not readily acknowledge that membership in a workplace committee is a strategy for nursing career growth and professional development. However, committee work can lead to many positive outcomes for nurses seeking a novel way to dig deeper into their career trajectory and involvement in healthcare leadership. While barriers may exist to committee involvement, the benefits can far outweigh the challenges.
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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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MedPage Today
"It has reached the point in the semester where we have a test every week," writes Gloria Rotherberg, a nursing student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. "The fast pace is a curse and a blessing. It makes me feel stressed, nervous and fatigued, but it also makes me feel proud, capable and productive. ... This past week we had an assessment that was aimed at helping us practice this skill. We were paired up, and graded on a simulated home visit, during which we reviewed medications, conditions and lifestyle habits."
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Windsor Star
Fifteen high school students were chosen to participate in a pilot project, offering hands-on instruction with surgical instruments including the da Vinci Si surgical robotic system. Students interested in pursuing a variety of careers in nursing, surgery or bio-medical technology were chosen to participate with the hope that they would be inspired to continue on that path.
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