News tagged with patient simulator

Study Suggests Ways to Ease Effects of Primary Care Doctor Shortage

(PhysOrg.com) -- A national shortage of primary care doctors plus a growing population of older adults, many with chronic diseases, is leading in some areas such as western Massachusetts to longer wait times to see a doctor ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-tech mom helps teach student nurses

(PhysOrg.com) -- Her name is Noelle and she’s about to give birth, but she isn’t a real mother-to-be. Noelle is a simulated mom who’s helping senior nursing students learn how to take care of mothers and newborns ...

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simulation training improves skills for catheter insertion

New technology allows student doctors to practice operations and other procedures on simulators before trying them out on real patients, just as pilots practice for emergencies on aircraft simulators. Medical educators feel ...

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0