SERVICES & TRAINING
Simulation-Based Suturing Training
May 10, 2013 11:08 am | by Simbionix and Intuitive Surgical | Simbionix | Product Releases | CommentsSimbionix and Intuitive Surgical developed simulation-based suturing training for the da Vinci system. This Suturing Module is a highly realistic educational solution that provides suturing and knot-tying tutorials with performance feedback. Simulation-based training is essential prior to clinical practice.
LISTED UNDER: Product Training | Safety
Suturing Module
February 25, 2013 9:35 am | by Simbionix and Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSimbionix and Intuitive Surgical developed simulation-based suturing training for the da Vinci system. This Suturing Module is a highly realistic educational solution that provides suturing and knot-tying tutorials with performance feedback.
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Simulator Helps Students Practice Brain Surgery
February 14, 2013 11:00 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsA new technology is helping brain surgery residents improve their skills before they practice on patients. The machine actually simulates the sounds, feelings, and tactile feedback surgeons would experience in the OR.
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da Vinci Simulation Technology
February 13, 2013 9:57 am | by Mimic Technologies | Mimic Technologies Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMSim 2.0 is the new simulation technology for the dV-Trainer, the surgical simulator designed to recreate the look and feel of the da Vinci Surgery System. The technology is designed to allow today's surgeons to more quickly and accurately advance their skill in robotic surgery with the help of important upgrades.
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Why It Isn’t A Good Time To Become A Nurse
February 8, 2013 9:25 am | by David Williams | Blogs | CommentsFor years we’ve read that the US faces a looming shortage of nurses. Yet somehow 43 percent of newly-licensed RNs can’t find jobs within 18 months. Some hospitals and other employers openly discourage new RNs from applying for jobs. That doesn’t sound like a huge shortage, then does it?
LISTED UNDER: SERVICES & TRAININGMedicaid Expansion Puts Money Fears vs. Added Benefits
January 29, 2013 10:55 am | by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP | News | CommentsWhether to expand Medicaid could be the most important decision facing governors and legislatures this year. The repercussions go beyond their budgets, directly affecting the well-being of residents and the finances of critical hospitals. Here's the offer:
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Half Of What We Teach You
January 25, 2013 11:52 am | by Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe searched for information in older textbooks with trepidation, fearing encounters with long-discarded details and theories. We marveled that previous generations of physicians had never been taught tobacco and cancer were somehow linked to each other. How could they have not known? And then there were changes we encountered in surgery.
LISTED UNDER: INSTRUMENTATION | Education/Training MaterialsAmericans Want Congress To Expand Medical Research
January 9, 2013 12:36 pm | News | CommentsA majority of Americans (72 percent) say the new Congress and the President should take action to expand medical research within the first 100 days of the 113th Congress. Public support for increased government spending on medical research holds particular relevance as Congress considers whether to further delay, eliminate or permit "sequestration," a budget cutting process that - if it moves forward - would mean drastic cuts in funding for medical research.
LISTED UNDER: SERVICES & TRAININGNorovirus Prevention Tool Kit
November 6, 2012 5:06 am | Clorox Professional Products Division | Product Releases | CommentsClorox Healthcare™ now offers the free Norovirus Prevention Tool Kit to help make sure a healthcare facility’s staff is prepared to prevent and contain norovirus outbreaks this season. The Kit includes important information about norovirus and the impact it has on facilities, advice form leading infection preventionists, pull-out prevention protocols and an environmental cleaning checklist.
LISTED UNDER: LiteratureNorovirus Prevention Tool Kit
November 6, 2012 5:06 am | Clorox Professional Products Division | Product Releases | CommentsClorox Healthcare™ now offers the free Norovirus Prevention Tool Kit to help make sure a healthcare facility’s staff is prepared to prevent and contain norovirus outbreaks this season. The Kit includes important information about norovirus and the impact it has on facilities, advice form leading infection preventionists, pull-out prevention protocols and an environmental cleaning checklist.
LISTED UNDER: LiteratureThe EDGE System
September 12, 2012 7:38 am | Simulab Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsSimulab has introduced the EDGE, a laparoscopic surgical education and evaluation system. EDGE is a reality-based laparoscopic training system that uses real laparoscopic instruments integrated with sensors. Along with measuring time to complete each exercise, the system’s sensors accurately measure the tool path, rotation, grasp path, and grasp force of the instruments.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Training SystemsDispelling The Fear
February 17, 2012 6:49 am | by Jim Rygiel | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Articles | CommentsThese are the 10 most frequently asked questions to take into consideration regarding the repair of rigid and flexible scopes and the purchasing of certified, pre-owned equipment. 1. How reputable is the vendor? Big dollar savings can come in the form of certified pre-owned scopes and equipment if it comes from a reliable source and is backed by a company with a good track record.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment RefurbishmentRepair And New Replacement Products
December 16, 2011 4:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsPacific Medical provides quality repairs and new replacement products with fast turn-around times. New products include: • Pulse Oximeters • SpO2 Probes & Extensions • Fetal Transducers • ECG Cables Repair services include: • Telemetry • Modules • SpO2 Probes & Extensions • Fetal Transducers • O2 Blenders • Suction Regulators • Infusion Pumps • Endoscopes For more information, visit www.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment RepairSurgical Instrument Repair, Sharpening and Restoration
October 28, 2011 8:50 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. provides complete surgical instrument repair, sharpening and restoration services. Any make, any type or any model of surgical instrument can be completely refurbished in Spectrum’s state-of-the-art repair lab or via the company’s on-location instrument repair services.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment RepairSurgical Table Rebuild Program
October 5, 2011 9:35 am | H&S Medical | Product Releases | CommentsH&S Medical offers the 3080 and 3085 Steris/Amsco Surgical Table Rebuild program. If a 3080 or newer 3085 table is wobbly, or is considered broken and unrepairable, the company remedies the problem cost-effectively and time efficiently, even if the column or seat section is considered damaged.
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