Clinicians and allied medical professionals may have trained in facilities with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), but PACS as e-academic tools are surfacing more and more.
A $250,000 challenge was issued by TomoTherapy® asking if any cancer center in the U.S. could top a helical TomoTherapy treatment plan using a single-rotation Varian RapidArc™ plan that could be delivered within two minutes.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has endorsed two studies: "Time & Motion: Transforming the Hospital Patient Care Environment," and "Preparing the Next Generation of Nurses to Practice in a Technology-Rich Environment: An Informatics Agenda."
Experts agree that a major cause for the nursing shortage is a lack of qualified trainers and funding for nursing education. As a temporary solution, nurses who are "educated for export" apply to enter the U.S. workforce, only to become enmeshed in a nightmare known as retrogression, perpetuating the nursing shortage.
A recent Morefocus Group healthcare survey showed 96% of U.S. respondents have concerns about the nursing shortage and 84% believe that the Government should increase educational access for nurses. Further, 65% of those surveyed say they would be prepared to pay higher taxes to fund education for nurses.
New ultrasound guided therapies require adequate training to manage patients with urologic disease, and interest in curricula development for this specialty for medical student level through post-graduate education is on the rise.
The 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CV CT) will be held July 17-20 in Orlando. Attendance is expected to include over 1000 clinicians, scientists and other professionals with interest in clinical applications and scientific developments in CV CT imaging.
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists® (ARRT) certification program for Registered Radiologist Assistants® (RRA) has received accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). The organization's RRA program is the only certification program for radiologist extenders to date to receive NCCA accreditation.
Looking for a variety of formats for continuing medical education (CME) course offerings? CME Outfitters provides search criteria organized by category, format, credit type, topic or title.
Demron is a lightweight, washable fabric used for protection from X-rays and isotopes.
In a recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated economic influence tops the list of issues pertaining to radiology education in developing countries.
The American Radiological Nurses Association (ARNA) offers Stress Testing, the Role of the Radiology Nurse and Radiology Nurse Update: Echocardiography.
The American Seminar Institute (ASI) has offered accredited medical and dental continuing education courses since 1983.
Medscape, a WebMD sponsored site, offers a spectrum of specialty CME Courses.
Through education, research and accreditation, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) advances safe and effective use of ultrasound in medicine.
Kent Hospital's success story was shared with a record crowd at the Six Sigma & Lean Conference recently held in Izmir, Turkey.
Allen Technologies' Vigo Interactive Patient Care solution has received an upgrade that is affecting new Medicare requirements and patient utility.
As the American Medical Association's (AMA) principal policymaking body, the House of Delegates (HOD) meets twice per year to act on issues advocating the betterment of public health through medical ethics.
The Global Health Workforce Alliance commissioned the "Guidelines on Incentives for Health Professionals" intended to identify and implement solutions to the growing healthcare workforce gap. Several world health professional associations collaborated on the first-of-its-kind joint document.
DJO Incorporated is a leading global developer, manufacturer and provider of medical devices for musculoskeletal and vascular health and pain management.
With a history of 30 years in industrial cleaning systems, Midbrook is launching four machines designed to surpass established medical cleaning processes.
George Morley, biomedical director at PinnacleHealth presented "If it moves - tag it," at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) 2008 Conference. Morley's talk compared the strategy of choosing a 433MHz-based system to a Wi-Fi system for real-time patient and asset tracking.
Representatives from 26 hospitals in nine countries attended the mid-May TomoTherapy Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) User Symposium held in Antalya, Turkey. The event both encouraged discussion of the most recent helical intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and permitted a venue to introduce Jef Van Dam, General Manager of European Operations.
The Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) will hold its Ninth Annual PET/CT Symposium June 7 at Palo Alto, CA. As an arm of AMI, the Institute for Clinical PET (ICP) symposium brings together physicians, scientists and industry experts to explore the use of PET/CT as a modality in diagnosing disease.
Biomedical technicians, clinical engineers and key leaders who manage healthcare technology will find a forum to discuss significant issues at the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) 2008 Conference and Expo. This year's conference is May 31-June 2 in San Jose, CA.
MC Strategies and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) have collaborated on a new online Emergency Nursing Triage course. Whether new to emergency triage or experienced, the course provides orientation and education with up to 17.4 continuing education contact hours.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation has partnered with MediSend International (MediSend) to redeploy retired but serviceable biomedical equipment to developing countries. MediSend, based in Texas, is a humanitarian organization that partners with hospitals in poor countries such as Angola, Columbia, India and Bangladesh. Recycled equipment shipments are scheduled throughout 2008.
Mapping eye movements to brain regions, examining axons during human development, and inventing a precursor to a home glaucoma tester garnered interest at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in a recent student research project juried showcase. Some students have presented their projects professionally.
Healthcare IT leaders, C-level executives, and practitioners interested in governing technology will want to attend the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Summit '08, June 9-10 in Washington, DC.
ECRI Institute (formerly ECRI) will offer two, one-day interactive workshops (June 10 or 11) to assist hospitals in acquiring smarter infusion pumps for patient navigation.
The Nurse Company™ announces MyNurseBook, an enterprise solution offering an online job board, nurse resource store, viral loop social network and electronic medical record.
Through instantly applicable content and new knowledge transfer methodology StreetSmartMD.com helps frontline physicians more easily detect cardiovascular disease.
As a strategy to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) Philips offers disposable ECG leads.
Want to see demonstrations on centralized image storage technologies? Look for Agfa Healthcare's presentations (booth 616) at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2008 Annual Meeting through May 18 in Seattle.
Philips' U.S. customers can choose a two-year clinical performance agreement that offers flexible continuing education seminars.
Following its history in developing patient monitoring equipment, Philips launched its IntelliVue mobile viewer application intended to give physicians access to key patient information from anywhere within the hospital.
The U.S. Commercial Service in Canada and your local U.S. Export Assistance Center invite you to view a May 13 webinar that may update your staff on knowledge of Canadian regulations for medical devices.
Medical device industry leaders and key healthcare subject matter experts will meet in Washington, DC for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA).
To date, the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute offers the sole certification program for patient navigation training. Dr. Freeman had pioneered the concept of patient navigation in 1990 to increase standards of treatment and patient care, particularly with regard to cancer.
VitalCare Diabetes Treatment Centers, Inc. (VitalCare) will offer licenses, moving their patented and FDA approved Intracellular Activation Therapy (iCAT) to market.
An IV-Line Insertion Aide, InventHelp Client, that would serve as added precaution against infection was created by an inventor, a nursing student, based on his own experiences.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), a globally recognized publisher of market research reports, recently released forecast data to 2010 for several key medical industries.
Hear insights on how to leverage the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in an exporter workshop to be held May 9th at Monmouth University in New Jersey.