The significance of robust education and training is unequivocal in the dynamic realm of healthcare, marked by relentless advances in medical science and a steadfast pivot toward patient-centric care ...

The brainstorming for how to deal with the impending physician shortage is happening on many different fronts. Some think cutting the length of medical school from four to three years would help.

Imagine you’re a critical care nurse transporting a patient with a subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) from a non-stroke community hospital to an acute care stroke center. Your patient’s ...

Human Patient Simulators or High Fidelity Manikins are life-size adult and infant patient simulators that replicate elements of human physiology; such as respiration, heart rhythm, and pulse. They are ...

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has expanded its Patient Safety Institute in Lake Success, slated to serve as a western campus for the medical school it is launching with Hofstra ...

School of Nursing senior Rafael Diaz was caring for a patient in the Intensive Care Unit at Buffalo General Medical Center. “The next thing” he knew, “she was unresponsive,” he recalls. “I didn’t ...

This article reports on a pilot study undertaken to assess the impact of introducing simulation training for healthcare cadets. The aim was to educate cadets in the essentials of patient care by ...

Simulated experience of caring for a dying patient and their family can improve the confidence and preparedness of medical students to provide such care, according to a new study by Brighton and ...

Lääketieteellisessä tiedekunnassa on käytetty opetuksessa jo pitkään virtuaalisia, simuloituja potilastapauksia. At the Faculty of Medicine, virtual and simulated patient cases have been used for a ...

1. The AHRQ cited research from the Institute of Medicine showing simulation programs can reduce medical errors in drug administration, preparation and checklist compliance. 2. Simulations healthcare ...

TRAUMA. CAN WE JUST HANG A BAG OF LIPO TO A TEAM OF DOCTORS? IS CLUSTERED AROUND A PATIENT IN THE ICU. SHE’S IN CARDIAC ARREST, BUT SHE’S ALSO PREGNANT. DOCTORS RUSHED TO PERFORM A C-SECTION TO ...

MaineGeneral recently announced the upgrade of its robot-assisted da Vinci surgical system at the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville. The goal is to provide all residents in the Kennebec Valley ...