Kazakhstan has adopted a new approach to medical training in view of the expansion of medical technologies. Clinicians from the Baltic states are providing core training which is then cascaded down in the hope of improving standards of care in the country.
Surgery Training
First Peer-Reviewed Video of an ICD Procedure Published
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator implantation video now published in peer-reviewed video journal.
Augmented Reality Surgery Stretches The Definition Of “Telehealth”.
Augmented reality could be used to guide non-medics in performing ever more complex procedures when there’s no doc around. Like those frequent occasions when you’re in space for example.
Vail NIMBY’s Fail To Stop ‘Wet Lab’
Arthrex relies on surgeon training in “wet labs” as a major tool in its marketing mix. Now the company has overcome objection from locals in Vail and gained permission to finish building such a facility.
GMV’s Latest Arthroscopic Surgical Simulator Incorporates New “Virtual Touch” Scenarios Using SensAble’s Haptics
SensAble Technologies, Inc® announced that its customer GMV is showcasing an expanded set of touch-enabled features in a major new version of its insightArthroVR® arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery simulator at this week’s Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) annual meeting in San Diego.