Take the unique opportunity and apply now for the exclusive Shift Medical congress live and on site in Heidelberg, Germany on September 17-19, 2025.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Anatomage Inc., a leader in medical education technology, has announced its acquisition of BioDigital, a cloud-based software company in biomedical visualization. Founded in 2004, Anatomage is a pioneer in the digitalization of real human anatomy and inventor of the Anatomage Table, the world’s first life-size virtual dissection…

Surgical Science is pleased to announce that on February 18, 2025, Surgical Science Sweden AB (“Surgical Science”), one of the world’s leading medical simulation companies, has completed the purchase of Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC (“Intelligent Ultrasound”). Intelligent Ultrasound has established a strong reputation for delivering high-quality training solutions that enhance the skills of healthcare professionals.…

The Simulation Australasia Board and 2025 Australasian Simulation Congress Organising Committee warmly invite you to submit an abstract for the Australasian Simulation Congress 2025 (ASC 2025), being held from 11 to 14 August 2025 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Relias, the trusted multi-solution workforce enablement platform partner to 12,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, is expanding its learning modalities to include assessment-based virtual reality (VR) through its acquisition of InceptionXR, an innovative provider of extended reality training solutions for healthcare professionals.

The National Patient Safety Goals® (NPSGs) program was developed in 2002 by The Joint Commission healthcare accrediting body to address preventable medical errors in the U.S. These goals help clinicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities develop best practices and proactive processes of care to promote patient safety (Shaikh, 2024). Goals are updated by The Joint…

Folks facing surgery on a Friday may want to consider rescheduling if they can based on findings from a new study.

Mass casualty incidents overwhelm a health care system’s resources. Stakeholders developed a pediatric mass casualty simulation with an unfolding timeline. A post-simulation debriefing identified opportunities to improve patient triage, interprofessional communication, and resource mobilization. Participants agreed that the simulation was effective, influenced their clinical behavior, and supported triage in clinical practice. [J Contin Educ Nurs.…

Numerous extended reality (XR) applications focusing on patients as well as health care professionals as end users have been developed. The number of scientific research projects with XR applications continues to grow rapidly. Despite the promising results, XR modalities can encounter several challenges in development and implementation. Creation of haptic feedback, prevention of “cyber sickness,”…

The field of medical education has been revolutionized by adopting simulation-based learning1, which aligns with the “learning by doing” philosophy. This approach enhances patient safety by allowing students to practice clinical procedures in safe environments, offering reproducible scenarios for consistent learning outcomes while accommodating various educational levels. Despite its widespread benefits, the application of simulation-based…

The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) is proud to celebrate a major milestone – the Irish Health Services Executive (HSE) National Simulation Office has officially adopted the ASPiH standards of practice. This marks more than just an agreement; it reflects a shared vision between Ireland and ASPiH for high-quality, inclusive, and evidence-based simulation…

A message from Dr Neil Ralph, Deputy Director of Technology Enhanced Learning .

The GNSH Board of Directors are excited to share more details about the upcoming 2025 GNSH Virtual Spring Event taking place on Friday, April 4th, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST. This year’s event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Fiona A. Miller, a leading expert in health policy and climate action in…

The VR/AR Association Central Florida Chapter is pleased to announce our 3rd Annual Central Florida Immersive Technology Summit on April 9th and 10th at the Central Florida Tech Grove on the University of Central Florida Campus. Every year the Central Florida Chapter hosts a summit and conference to provide members of our community with a…

Virtual and Augmented Reality is one we can tie into our new partnership with Lumeto. Feb. 18, 2025 – Wayne, Pa. Education Management Solutions (EMS), a leader in healthcare simulation and competency management platforms, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Lumeto, a pioneer in virtual reality (VR) solutions for experiential learning. EMS will…

OpusVi™ (formerly Dignity Health Global Education), a leading workforce development solutions provider backed by CommonSpirit Health, Providence Health, and Premier Inc., that exclusively enables healthcare systems and organizations to upskill and retain top talent, has partnered with Laerdal Medical, the global authority in lifesaving simulation and training technology, to tackle one of healthcare’s biggest challenges:…

Laerdal Medical UK and Gener8 are excited to announce a working collaboration in the UK to enhance simulation training through the use of a blended learning interactive simulation suite. Laerdal House, Orpington, 3rd February, 2025 Patient simulation is a critical component of training healthcare providers for the realities of practice without posing risks to real…

A group of nursing students file into a classroom at UNC Greensboro where one of their faculty instructors tells them they need to get to the scene of a crash, as first responders need their help to triage the victims. The students fan out to find passengers, some of whom are crying or wandering in…

Emma Brown, a first-year UNC School of Nursing student, is already seeing patients in an emergency department. A virtual emergency department, that is. Brown is one of 111 students in a mental health nursing class who are part of a pilot program for assessing if the school should officially incorporate virtual reality simulation into its…

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out deep research, its web browsing agent that creates thorough research reports, to all paying ChatGPT users. ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu subscribers will get 10 deep research queries per month. OpenAI’s Deep research was previously only available to ChatGPT Pro users, the company’s $200-a-month tier; they…

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Ellsworth Airmen went “VR” with select training programs, using modern tools to expand the number of scenarios available and practice medical procedures using virtual reality software. The 28th Medical Group hosted representatives from a virtual reality company based out of Mountain View, California, on Jan. 30, 2025, and Airmen…

Microsoft has ended production of its HoloLens 2 headset, with no sign of a replacement ahead. In an email sent to The Verge, Microsoft cloud communications general manager Craig Cincotta. Software support for the original HoloLens headset will end on December 10th, as reported by UploadVR. Microsoft originally unveiled its HoloLens headset in 2015, promising…

Magic Ultrasound and Laerdal Medical now provide a special range of high-quality ultrasound training tools. This sets a new standard for imaging accuracy. With advanced technology, learners benefit from high-fidelity imaging paired with precise anatomical details. This enables learners to refine skills for all experience levels, from foundational diagnostics to complex needle-guided procedures like nerve…

India, Jan. 29 — Simulation refers to the imitation of real-world processes or systems for training, education, or evaluation purposes. In emergency medical learning, simulation creates realistic scenarios that replicate medical emergencies, allowing healthcare providers to practice and refine their skills in a safe, controlled environment. The implementation of Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) by the…