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Oxford Medical Simulation Launches Multiplayer VR Training

Oxford Medical Simulation has launched OMS Interprofessional, a multiplayer virtual reality (VR) simulation platform. OMS Interprofessional allows multiple learners to be in the same virtual reality scenario at one time, whether they are in the same room or different countries. Learners can collaborate, discuss and make decisions as a team, just like in real life, to improve patient care. Image credit: Oxford Medical Simulation Using VR headsets, learners are immersed in clinical environments with dynamic, engaging patients in true-to-life clinical scenarios where they can assess and treat patients in collaboration with their colleagues. Learners can see multiple patients, interview,  examine, investigate, and engage with their interdisciplinary team to treat their patient – who responds as in real life. The focus in OMS Interprofessional is on teamwork, communication, critical thinking and clinical reasoning – allowing clinicians to apply their knowledge and learn together. After each scenario learners enter a group debriefing environment, allowing them to analyse performance as a team, discussing the case and focusing on human factors just like in traditional simulation. Team performance analytics are also available to learners and faculty to facilitate debriefing, progress tracking and identify needs. Learners can enter the multiplayer environment with faculty [...]

By | 2020-01-21T21:49:27+00:00 January 21st, 2020|
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3B Scientific Acquires iSimulate

3B Scientific, a portfolio company of J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire iSimulate Pty. Ltd., a clinical education technology offering medical simulation solutions. “iSimulate has revolutionized simulation training in healthcare through its creative simulation solutions including ALSi, REALITi, CTGi and AURiS,” said Todd Murray, CEO of 3B Scientific. “We are extremely excited to further develop the 3B Scientific platform and add the great products and people of iSimulate to our company. Our 3B Scientific global distribution footprint including fourteen commercial locations is uniquely positioned to further support and accelerate the growth of iSimulate products worldwide.” After the closing, Peter McKie, Anthony Lewis and Bobby Syed will remain active in the company and continue to drive the business plan for iSimulate. A significant emphasis for strong growth and the development of the product pipeline lies in the active collaboration from and partnership with the experts from 3B Scientific and Cardionics. iSimulate operations will remain unchanged and will continue to be based in both Canberra, Australia and Albany, New York. The healthcare simulation market has experienced significant growth in the past decade and is estimated to reach USD $2.27 Billion by 2021, according to a 2016 [...]

By | 2020-01-20T23:04:48+00:00 January 20th, 2020|
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CAE Healthcare Releases CAE Vimedix Ultrasound Simulator

In advance of the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2020), CAE Healthcare has released CAE Vimedix 3.0, its updated ultrasound simulator with a new user interface that includes 3-D/4-D cardiac ultrasound for advanced assessment and diagnosis in preparation for ultrasound-guided interventions. “The demand for safe, effective ultrasound education and training continues to grow with the rapid development of new portable devices and ultrasound-guided procedures, said Rekha Ranganathan, President of CAE Healthcare. “Our CAE Vimedix 3.0 system will help learners quickly master anatomy and critical assessment of patients while providing instructors more flexibility and tools.” In addition to an improved user experience, CAE Vimedix Ob/Gyn allows learners to practice scanning an 8,12, or 20-week fetus, diagnose more than 40 fetal patient pathologies and perform standard fetal exam measurements. Users can change the sex and orientation of the fetus and learn to assess the mother’s health during pregnancy. CAE Vimedix Cardiac offers 11 new augmented reality cases for Microsoft HoloLens 2, which allows learners to separate, elevate and walk around organs and structures as they gain a better understanding of anatomy. For practicing clinicians, accessing 3-D/4-D views of the heart has become much more standard as alternatives to open heart [...]

By | 2020-01-20T21:44:06+00:00 January 20th, 2020|
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CAE Healthcare Releases Microsoft HoloLens 2 Applications

CAE Healthcare has released its first training applications for Microsoft HoloLens 2, which will integrate holographic, modeled physiology into its patient simulators. The mixed reality applications will accelerate learning by displaying 3D, interactive cardiac, respiratory and circulatory systems that will allow learners to envision human anatomy. Built to run on Microsoft’s recently released HoloLens 2, the next generation of its wearable holographic computer, CAE augmented reality applications will offer standalone, virtual patients for pre-briefing or interdisciplinary team training with CAE Healthcare patient simulators. HoloLens 2 enables instinctual interactions using AI to track people’s hand motions and eye gaze so that they can perceive a hologram floating in front of them and reach out to resize it or reposition it. As a result, HoloLens applications help people to interact with people, places, and things in natural ways. CAE AresAR, for example, will enable learners to interact in six realistic emergency scenarios: Myocardial Infarction; Pulmonary Embolism; Tension Pneumothorax with Internal Bleeding; Ischemic Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Stroke; Closed Head Injury; and Sepsis. CAE Healthcare’s mission is to make healthcare safer by improving patient safety and outcomes. The company has achieved a number of “firsts” in simulation technology, such as the first [...]

By | 2020-01-17T21:26:41+00:00 January 17th, 2020|
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Health Scholars Raises $17M in Series B Funding

Health Scholars has completed a $17-million round of fundraising with investments from Arboretum Ventures, Venture Investors, Capital Midwest Fund, OSF HealthCare, as well as key family office seed funders. The new investment round will enable Health Scholars to continue to introduce and expand new virtual technologies in both the Hospital and Public Safety market, allowing for greater accessibility, scalability and immersion at up to 80% less cost than traditional simulation training methods. Specifically, the company will use funding to expand their VR content library, further develop the virtual learning platform to facilitate enterprise scale deployments and analytics, grow the go-to-market resources and strengthen their IP base. “It has been challenging and expensive for hospitals to maintain systemwide readiness for high-risk infrequent events that require rapid response. The Health Scholars team brings deep domain knowledge of these educational requirements and the unique capabilities of virtual reality for addressing this problem. They improve access and provide immersive training, resulting in increased retention, lower costs, and better outcomes,”said John Neis, Managing Director, Venture Investors LLC. “We are always looking for partners who share our vision of transforming health care to improve the lives of those we serve. With Health Scholars we’ve discovered a [...]

By | 2020-01-17T18:41:04+00:00 January 17th, 2020|
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New VR Title from Videotel Helps Protect Cargo

Videotel has launched a new virtual reality (VR) training title to help ship operators avoid potential claims running into millions of pounds due to cargo damage caused by insufficient tank cleaning onboard chemical tankers. Ensuring cargo tanks are properly cleaned to receive their next cargo is a complex operation and is a vital part of safe operation onboard, especially with regards to the carriage of sensitive chemical cargoes. The effectiveness of tank cleaning for such cargoes is frequently assessed by visual inspection and a methanol wall-wash test which involves the application of a solvent to selected areas of the cargo tank bulkheads. The solvent is then analysed for key quality parameters. If this onboard test is not performed properly or results read wrongly by crew, then this could have the direct result of a vessel being de-berthed and/or additional and unnecessary tank cleaning taking place with all the associated additional costs and time losses. Videotel’s VR training module called ‘Wall Wash Test- Protecting Your Cargo’ has been produced in association with the company’s VR content partners OMS, a professional maritime software development company. “By immersing the learner in the virtual reality environment, it is possible to give them a deeper [...]

By | 2020-01-17T18:43:07+00:00 January 17th, 2020|
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Friday Night at the ER 2020 Workshops

Registration is now open for Friday Night at the ER 2020 workshops. Attendees can learn essential skills for working effectively across boundaries to achieve team or organization goals. All industries are welcome, and for those in the nursing profession, up to 9.0 CNE contact hours will be available. The first workshop will take place from May 14-15 at the UNT Health Science Center, SaferCare Texas, in Fort Worth, Texas. The second workshop will take place from  October 29-30 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, in Baltimore, Maryland.    

By | 2020-01-17T18:41:36+00:00 January 16th, 2020|
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Health Scholars Launches First Responder VR ACLS Training Sim

Health Scholars announced the availability of the first Virtual Reality (VR) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training designed specifically for first responders. Made possible with the company’s Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program – User Interface grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Partnership and the State of Colorado’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program, the company is excited about the possible impact to the industry and the community. Designed in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines and input from local EMS partners, providers play the role of the team lead running a mega code and are provided thirteen total scenarios that reflect cardiac and non-cardiac arrest scenarios. Using voice direction, providers identify rhythms and direct virtual team members to shock, give meds, and/or perform CPR as necessary. The simulation provides extensive practice on communication, situational awareness, decision-making and competencies such as accurate hospital notification. “With average adult survival rates of 26% for in-hospital cardiac arrest and up to 11%[1] for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, continuous improvement to cardiac arrest response and training is an obligation to patients,” says Brian Gillett, MD, President of Health Scholars. “ACLS is just the first application within a larger resuscitation suite because we believe that [...]

By | 2020-01-16T21:49:43+00:00 January 16th, 2020|
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CAE Healthcare Academy to Showcase Consulting Services at IMSH

The CAE Healthcare Academy will showcase its consulting services for healthcare education at IMSH 2020 and will offer conference attendees the opportunity to meet one-on-one with its clinical experts during the conference. The CAE Healthcare Academy Services division expanded this year to meet the growing demand for hospital-based staff education programs to help improve clinical competency and patient safety. “As more hospitals invest in simulation to improve interprofessional teamwork, safety and outcomes, we have seen increased demand for services to help them integrate educational and simulation-based methodologies,” said Rekha Ranganathan, president of CAE Healthcare. “Our unique position within CAE and our access to aviation-based models and the human factors approach to reducing error have broad appeal among healthcare institutions seeking systemic improvement.” Led by Chief Learning Officer Amar Patel, the CAE Healthcare Academy is composed of clinicians and clinical educators who have in-depth practical experience in simulation-based education. The most requested CAE Healthcare Academy services are faculty and technical staffing for new or expanding simulation centers, consulting to identify training gaps, and root cause analyses to help institutions identify how mistakes and errors happen within healthcare systems. With a global presence of full-time and adjunct clinical faculty, the CAE Healthcare [...]

By | 2020-01-16T21:12:23+00:00 January 16th, 2020|
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Digital Projection to Give First Public EMEA Showing of MLS

Digital Projection will return to the RAI in Amsterdam February 11-14, 2020, to give the first public EMEA showing of its Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) – in Hall 1, F90. As well as the Satellite MLS, Digital Projection is due to show two of its MultiView setups on the ‘VR at ISE’ section of the tradeshow, located in Hall 14. Satellite MLS offers a small number of simple building blocks that allows users to address a wide range of applications, from single projector installs to complex, multi-channel domes, caves and simulators. The cornerstone of the system is the separation of the light source, with its associated power and thermal management, to a remote location, which enables a small, compact projection ‘Head’ that only contains the minimal optical and video processing. The projector ‘Head’ is fundamentally compact, quiet, light-weight and consumes very little power. By separating the projection Head from the light source and linking the two by robust and flexible fibre-optic cables up to 100m long, Digital Projection’s latest innovation offers the installer many more options, particularly where space and access are restricted. Each projection Head is designed with a closed-loop cooling system, essentially sealing all of the critical [...]

By | 2020-01-16T20:21:45+00:00 January 16th, 2020|
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