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Surgery
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3D Systems Announces Sale of Medical Simulation Business, Simbionix
In late July 2021, 3D Systems announced that a definitive agreement to sell the company’s medical simulation business, Simbionix, to…
Medical-X Simulation Company CEO Shares Laparoscopic Simulator Inspiration
Laparoscopic training simulators are tools that can be used in many training scenarios focused on laparoscopic surgery, as they demonstrate…
*NEW* Avkin Avwound Wearable Simulator Enhances Wound Care Education
The COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors, has reduced many hands-on learning opportunities for aspiring healthcare professionals as clinical simulation programs…
Why Healthcare Simulation is About to Become One of the World’s Most Important Industries
Healthcare simulation is about to change the world. While societies are just beginning to turn a corner on COVID-19, the…
UpSurgeOn Academy Revolutionizes Neuroanatomy & Neurosurgery Learning
To help lead the way in changing from educating surgeons on cadavers, the UpSurgeOn project strives to empower the learning…
Study Shows 50% Reduction in Critical Surgical Errors After PrecisionOS VR Healthcare Simulation Training
Immersive virtual reality healthcare simulation training modules are helping to drive the future of surgical simulation education. This is because…
Bariatric Simulators Provide Plus-Sized Patient Surgical & Patient Care Training
A bariatric simulator is a segmented clinical task trainer that represents a bariatric patient and that can be used to…
*NEW* Surgical Simulators Expand Modern Surgery Intervention Training
Surgical simulation is a specialized area of medical simulation that enables learners and professionals to train on the latest surgical…
*NEW* VirtaMed Gynecology Surgical Simulator Offers Photo Realistic Learning
VirtaMed is a developer and producer of highly realistic surgical simulators for healthcare simulation training. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the…
HelpMeSee Non-Profit Unveils New Cataract Surgery Simulator with Mission to Cure World’s Blind
A new Cataract Surgery Simulator was unveiled on “World Sight Day” today by the global 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization HelpMeSee, which…
VirtaMed Launches New LaparoS Laparoscopy Surgical Simulator with Mobile Sim Lab Tour Across EU
COVID-19 has caused chaos across healthcare institutions around the world, especially for simulation programs which have had either to rapidly…
NEW! Sentinel U’s Virtual Clinicals for Hard-to-Find In-Person Specialty Areas
Due to COVID-19, every healthcare education institution and medical training department in the world has had to look for innovative…