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AANA’s Simulation Room: The Latest in Arthroscopy Education
September 30, 2019
The Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) will debut the AANA J. Whit Ewing, M.D. Simulation Room in the Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC) with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Oct. 4. The room is named in honor of the late J. Whit Ewing, M.D., a founding member of AANA, former AANA president and pioneer of the “hands-on” advanced skills courses that AANA still offers today.Simulation with the 20+2 approach
April 06, 2019
The standardized 20+2 approach for obstetric ultrasound examination, is included in the new Obstetric Ultrasound simulator from VirtaMed. Launched during the 2019 annual conference of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), VirtaMed’s GynoS™ simulator extends its training modules to include transabdominal and transvaginal obstetric ultrasound.VirtaMed awarded top Swiss exporter
March 26, 2019
Over 95% of VirtaMed’s high-fidelity medical training simulators are exported from the company’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, to medical educators around the world. From the USA to China, the 11-year-old company aspires to change the way that medical skills are taught using virtual-reality based simulators.Partnership Between AANA and VirtaMed Aims to Improve Arthroscopy Education
January 28, 2019
Since the beginning of their exclusive partnership in January 2018, experts from the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and VirtaMed have worked together to develop the first of several enhancements to the ArthroS™ simulator for knee, shoulder, hip, and FAST.Maximize the Value of Your Simulator with VirtaMed’s Training & Education Team
May 07, 2018
You may have already met members of our talented Training & Education (T&E) team when they installed your simulator and provided some initial training, but do you know the full spectrum of help and insights they can offer? With their diverse backgrounds in education, research, industry, and medicine, VirtaMed’s T&E team is a fantastic resource for helping you to get the most out of your simulator.Meet VirtaMed: “I can combine journalism with marketing because I agree with the company’s goals”
January 30, 2018
Our Visual Communications Specialist, Ave-Lii Idavain, first picked up a camera to make sure no fleeting moment in life is forgotten; now the science journalist in her wants to translate technology into visual stories that both doctors and patients can relate to.Simulators and Teen Pregnancy Rates in the US: A Surprising Connection
January 30, 2018
Though long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) like intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are proven to be the most effective reversible means of preventing pregnancy, by no means are LARCs the most commonly used method of birth control. Yet. While physician and patient education is on the rise, obstacles remain in achieving widespread utilization of LARCs. Simulators have emerged as a factor, and a critical one, in efforts to advance the use and understanding of these devices.