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CAE and iRIS to share coronavirus scenario

  CAE Healthcare and UK-based iRIS Health Solutions are to make CAE’s COVID-19 Simulated Clinical Experience (SCE) for healthcare available free to the global iRIS community. iRIS and the SCE will be accessible to all of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) to aid collaboration. The SSH has 4,200 members in 60 countries. iRIS is a healthcare training authoring and sharing platform with over 1,800 users globally. It allows physicians, educators and healthcare professionals to create, share, and download training for use on simulators from different manufacturers. The addition of CAE’s COVID-19 SCE allows users to create derivative scenarios for different healthcare contexts and sets of circumstances. It will also enable the delivery of the SCE on other non-CAE patient simulators. "The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) knows that our members are working tirelessly to develop and deliver critical training and educational experiences during this challenging time," said Bob Armstrong, President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. "Social distancing and sequestering are moving learning to virtual spaces. We thank CAE Healthcare and IRIS for helping improve patient care during this pandemic." Rekha Ranganathan, President of CAE Healthcare, said they are collaborating to support front line healthcare providers. [...]

By | 2020-03-24T13:57:48+00:00 March 24th, 2020|
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Ternium Brasil Selects ITI VR Crane Simulations

After a successful year of piloting the ITI VR (Virtual Reality) Crane Simulations at their Ternium Mexico location, Ternium has expanded its use of ITI VR to its Brasil facility as of February 2020. The Ternium Brasil location has elected to gain complete immersion through use of the ITI VR Motion Base platform powered by an ITI VR Essentials by Crane Type Subscription, which allows the subscriber unlimited user access to the crane types of their choosing. As a high volume, high-quality steel manufacturing company, access to the latest technology provided with ITI VR Crane Simulations matches its values of safety, excellence, and customer value.

By | 2020-03-24T12:39:36+00:00 March 24th, 2020|
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Universal Motion Base for Heavy Equipment Sims

Serious Labs unveiled its latest technology innovation: a Universal Motion Base (UMB) for seated Virtual Reality (VR) Heavy Equipment Simulators in the Festival Hall, booth F100901. The UMB has been designed as the common foundation for the development of additional VR equipment simulators such as skid steers, dozers, excavators, backhoes, and more – as well as for vehicles such as buses and trucks. Image credit: Serious Labs “We are really excited about our latest innovation,” said Jim Colvin, CEO, Serious Labs. “Because of its versatility, the UMB has opened a wide door for us to have conversations with any number of equipment manufacturers or industry regulators whereby we could build training simulators, no matter what industry they are in or where in the world they are located.” The UMB comes standard with an operator’s seat, a custom-tuned D-Box actuator system for motion-feedback, and a slide-lock attachment system, which is focused on operator comfort during equipment training. The UMB’s design offers logical options for equipment controls, including a steering column or control handles, multiple pedal options and attachment points on either side of the operator to accommodate all future equipment types. When the company develops additional equipment simulators on [...]

By | 2020-03-23T19:33:49+00:00 March 23rd, 2020|
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Patient Safety Movement Foundation Appoints New Chairman

Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) has appointed its new chairman of the board of directors – Michael A.E. Ramsay, MD, FRCA. It also reaffirms its commitment to patient health and safety with updates to its mission, vision and values; and reestablishes its goal of achieving ZERO preventable patient deaths by 2030. Michael A.E. Ramsay, MD, FRCA, Chairman of the board of directors, Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Image credit: Patient Safety Movement Foundation As one of PSMF’s longest-standing board members, serving since 2013, Dr. Ramsay has been an advocate for patient safety in the anesthesia world since the 1980’s and embodies the values and principles set forth by the foundation. He is a renowned medical professional and the current president of the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, where he spearheads clinically relevant research efforts. Well-known for the development and implementation of the Ramsay Sedation Scale – a tool that has been adopted globally, designed for interpreting the depth of sedation for patients in the critical care unit; he also serves as chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. “The Patient Safety Movement has achieved tremendous momentum in the [...]

By | 2020-03-23T19:20:58+00:00 March 23rd, 2020|
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PSMF Hosts Weekly COVID-19 Webinars Series

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) is offering a weekly Coronavirus Patient Safety Update via webinar on Fridays from 8:00-9:00 AM Pacific Time. Image credit: Patient Safety Movement Foundation The webinar series will: Respond to the current state of COVID-19 globally Address challenges from the prior week's webinar Give an opportunity for a live Q&A The webinar will be led by PSMF’s Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Donna Prosser, with special guests each week. By signing up, you’ll be invited to a recurring webinar series on Zoom. You’ll only have to sign up once and all future webinars will be added to your calendar.    

By | 2020-03-20T20:30:50+00:00 March 20th, 2020|
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Training Program for Maritime Industry

In the wake of the pandemic COVID-19, maritime training companies Seagull Maritime and Videotel have launched a new programme called: “Coronavirus- How to Beat it.” Image credit: Debra Massey Available free to the maritime industry, the programme outlines the common symptoms that seafarers need to be aware of and details the key precautions that individuals onboard can take to minimise the spread of this highly contagious virus. Frequent hand washing is one of the ways to reduce infection, and the programme demonstrates the correct way to thoroughly wash hands using liquid soap and warm water. It also gives advice to crew on the procedures to follow onboard if they think they have become infected, to reduce the likelihood of spreading the infection. “The spread of COVID-19 has had serious implications for our seafarers and for the maritime industry a whole, with some port call restrictions, delayed crew changeovers and container shortages which are hampering the supply chain and causing severe disruption to the world economy. So, producing this programme seemed the obvious thing for us to do to help minimise the contagion,” said Raal Harris, Videotel’s Managing Director. “Now that Videotel and Seagull are part of the same [...]

By | 2020-03-20T20:20:11+00:00 March 20th, 2020|
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CAE Healthcare Offers Coronavirus Sim Training Scenario and Webinars

CAE Healthcare will offer complimentary webinars and a downloadable scenario throughout the months of March and April to help caregivers practice personal safety procedures and initial patient assessment related to coronavirus. These webinars and the scenario will be offered free of charge for customers and healthcare providers. In addition, CAE Healthcare Academy is developing a simulation-based training course to help assess, diagnose, and treat patients with coronavirus and to help organizations ensure that staff are ready to don and doff personal protective equipment. Image Credit: CAE Healthcare “The coronavirus presents a significant challenge to healthcare providers, and CAE Healthcare is offering solutions to deal with the outbreak,” said Amar Patel, Chief Learning Officer at CAE Healthcare. “This simulation-based training will allow healthcare professionals to practice patient assessment and manage the environment while keeping themselves and their patients safe in impacted areas.” “Simulation-based training is a key patient safety strategy that can help improve teamwork and communication amid unpredictable, rapidly unfolding situations,” said Rekha Ranganathan, President of CAE Healthcare. “By offering realistic practice scenarios to caregivers before they enter high-stress environments, we can have a positive impact on outcomes.” The CAE Healthcare Academy’s complimentary webinars and initial training scenario, [...]

By | 2020-03-19T12:45:20+00:00 March 19th, 2020|
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Design Interactive Awarded DARPA GIST

Design Interactive, Inc. has been awarded the DARPA GIST (Generative Immersive Scenario Testbed). This award is a very strategic win for DI. The scarcity of available content and knowledge of how to design value-added applications have hindered widespread adoption of XR technology. The Phase I project will facilitate automating aspects immersive virtual and augmented reality scenario generation by integrating capabilities from machine learning, video crowdsourcing, human behavior modeling, and advanced video analysis for rapid 3D modeling and animation. Image credit: Design Interactive The technology advances the capacity to provide high-fidelity training for advancing cognitive and psychomotor skills, and it provides an authoring component for transitioning instructional material and strategies to novel contexts. This contract comes in the wake of several recent initiatives and related advancements to Design Interactive’s next-generation Human Systems Integration and eXtended Reality (XR) research and development portfolio, which includes advanced human performance assessment technologies, human digital phenotyping and modeling, and a portfolio of advanced XR training. “Building from our deep knowledge of how to design performance empowering XR content, the GIST win positions DI to be a leader in automated XR content generation and help companies design adoption strategies that truly empower their workforce from [...]

By | 2020-03-19T16:44:18+00:00 March 18th, 2020|
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Irish tech firm VRAI win innovation prize

  VRAI, an Irish data-driven VR simulation company, have won the Dublin City Enterprise Award. They receive €5,000 and will Dublin City at the 22nd National Enterprise Awards on May 28 at the Mansion House in Dublin. VRAI will compete against 30 other finalists from every local authority area for a share of the €40,000 prize fund. VRAI created HEAT, which allows organisations whose activities are risky, remote or rare to train in a more authentic and measurable way.  HEAT creates virtual training environments, with data capture and analytics, to improve performance, safety and training outcomes. They provide services to the defence, security, energy, utilities, aviation and construction sectors. "VRAI exemplify innovation," said Greg Swift, Head of Enterprise & Economic Development with Local Enterprise Office Dublin City. "The judges were particularly impressed by the calibre of international corporate clients they have secured in less than three years. We wish them continued success with their company expansion plans." Founded in August 2017 by Niall Campion and Pat O’Connor, VRAI develops VR training products for high hazard environments. Campion has experience of directing Film and VFX, while O’Connor served as senior officer in the Irish Defence Forces. He went on operational deployments [...]

By | 2020-03-17T16:23:14+00:00 March 17th, 2020|
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Resident Physicians Train for Coronavirus

The world is at the brink of a pandemic as officials rush to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. With seven reported cases in Florida to-date, emergency medicine resident physicians from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine prepared for the threat of a coronavirus contagion using a simulated or “mock” disaster scenario. Photo by Alex Dolce. About 100 people participated in the half-day simulation at FORTS Medical in Coconut Creek, including local nurses, paramedics, and student and community actors. The coronavirus simulation involved a cruise ship dock-setting scenario with mock cruise ship passengers who were exposed to the virus and were presenting with symptoms from this infectious disease. Transported by bus, the mock passengers stormed into the large warehouse to challenge 18 of FAU’s emergency medicine resident physicians to react and respond quickly to triage the patients. For the exercise, FAU emergency medicine resident physicians had to swiftly put on their protective gear and slip into chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and powered, air-purifying respirator (PAPR) suits, which completely covered their faces and bodies. They were tasked with assessing the level of sickness of each of the passengers and had to organize them into three [...]

By | 2020-03-17T15:39:36+00:00 March 17th, 2020|
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