Surgical News - Healthcare Training & Education

Johnson & Johnson launches VR Training for Surgeons and Nurses

July 18, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

The Johnson & Johnson Institute, a provider of professional education, launched a new global virtual reality (VR) training program for surgeons and nurses at several of its global locations. The program includes three VR training modules for... Read more

Toyoda Gosei and EBM Corp develop surgical simulator using e-rubber

July 6, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

Toyoda Gosei and EBM Corporation in Japan developed a prototype “Super BEAT” surgical training simulator that can reproduce a heart beating with extreme accuracy – it’s an artificial muscle that uses e-rubber, a next-generation rubber that... Read more

3D Systems introduces on-demand anatomical modeling

June 18, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

3D Systems introduced its On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service that provides medical professionals with access to anatomical models 3D printed from their 3D digital files, enabling enhanced 3D visualization for surgical planning and patient education.... Read more

Beyeonics raises $11.5 million to expand surgical training visualization technologies

June 15, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

Beyeonics Surgical, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems that develops Beyeonics develops surgical training visualization technologies, raised $11.5 million expand its product development to include additional surgical applications and accelerate... Read more

UAB’s 10,000 robotic-surgery count spurs more intensive training

May 25, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

In April, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) surpassed the 10,000 robotic surgeries mark, a feat the university says helps make it the leader in robotic surgery volume in the country. For UAB Medicinesurgeons , a collaborative spirit and the... Read more

Military-Civilian Trauma System Partnerships Aim to Help Meet Military Readiness Needs and Civilian Mass Casualty and Disaster Response

May 23, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

A growing partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is under way creating, for the first time, a fully integrated military-civilian trauma system with the ability to train... Read more

3D Systems Launches Ultra-Portable Endovascular Simulator

May 17, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

3D Systems released its new Simbionix ANGIO Tab Pro endovascular simulator. The company says ANGIO Tab Pro is a first-to-market solution for step-by-step training of endovascular interventions – including 30 modules from basic skills to advanced... Read more

ASA and CAE release Anesthesia SimSTAT – Appendectomy

May 10, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and CAE Healthcare launched the second course for Anesthesia SimSTAT, their interactive, screen-based simulation training product. The new course, Anesthesia SimSTAT – Appendectomy, is designed to provide... Read more

UVA team working to improve robotic surgery outcomes

May 7, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

Robot-assisted surgery has become standard of care in many specialties. According to the Intuitive Surgical Annual report, 877,000 robot-assisted procedures of various types were performed across the United States in 2017 – but a University of Virginia... Read more

Brain surgery simulator in Austria improves neurosurgical training and patient safety

April 12, 2018
Surgical
Lori Ponoroff

Neuroscientists and software engineers at Kepler University Hospital in Linz, Austria developed a brain surgery simulator that received overwhelming approval from the hospital’s neurosurgeons. The system is able to simulate complicated surgery for... Read more