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Our mock clinical scenario: an elderly woman (fortunately, a mannequin, whose vital signs the EMS instructor makes up as we go along) collapses in a ShopRite supermarket, aisle 3. Unresponsive, she has stopped breathing. We check: no pulse. The instructor is quizzing us on the emergency response protocol. Then he asks a different type of question: “Is the patient dead or alive?” 
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Holding an ultrasound probe steady with his left hand and inserting a needle at a precise angle with his right, Joseph Frye threads a catheter into his patient's neck. There's little margin for error. A slip of the needle could puncture the carotid artery; failing to scrub up sufficiently could introduce a deadly infection into Mr. Jones's bloodstream.
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Telepresence technology allows them to walk colleagues through new procedures
July 30, 2012 | By Susan D. Hall
A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center uses telepresence technology to provide live support for surgeons in other countries who have difficulty replicating complex new procedures.
Original article: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/pittsburgh-specialists-mentor-international-surgeons-remotely/2012-07-30
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Revolutionize your ability to grow and develop simulation-based training programs with quality education and tools for users of all levels and backgrounds...
KF: Check the blog posts and "stories" section to see some interesting examples of how this system can be implemented in a health education/training setting.
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Iavante’s mission is to facilitate and promote the development and comprehensive training of medical professionals using the most innovative learning methods and to play a leading role in the development and innovation of new technologies to be applied in the healthcare system, particularly those based on ICTs. In this workshop the Iavante staff will guide the participants through their best practice examples and through their experiences with the use of simulation trainings for the Health Care sector in Andalucia.
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Key medical institutions have joined forces to liberate health education from its current physical limitations and have secured $4.5 million to develop online teaching tools that can be accessed via the national broadband network.
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New tools and resources in medical education.
PM- A nice Prezzi with relevent health examples once you get past the history lesson.
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The future of medical education...
The Ann Meyers Medical Center http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fashion%20Boulevard%20II/69/49/22 (please select text and copy it to your browser if this link is not working automatically) aims to educate medical students and nurses in the virtual environment of Second Life. In regular meetings, students can learn from educators through interactive and clearly visualized case presentations. Regularly there are speeches on several topics.
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