AMU professor discusses the increasing role of simulation in EMT education

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:00 -0400

EMS Magazine's website recently spoke with Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, EMT-P, active emergency responder and professor at American Military University who is a firm believer in the use of medical simulation technology for educating EMT students. Mangeri discusses how, as simulation systems get more sophisticated, they'll be able to provide a better picture of what works and what doesn't work, educationally speaking. Read the entire interview below.

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AACC Corporate Council offers new business perspectives for Community Colleges

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:59:00 -0400

The American Association of Community Colleges' Corporate Council is an advisory body made up of business and industry leaders to provide two-year community college programs with feedback and recommendations from the private sector. The Council met recently to discuss new ideas and business models for colleges to help address the economic downturn. Lou Oberndorf, Chairman of the Board of METI and member of the council, said that colleges have to find new ways to secure funds in order to continue to serve students at the current rate. Click below for the full article.

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iStan helps Air Evac Lifeteam in local “Train the Trainers” program

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:14:00 -0400

Air Evac Lifeteam may be the nation's largest independently owned air ambulance company but they also like to act locally. Recently, with the aid of METI's wireless simulator, iStan, Air Evac brought several of its crew members to a Comfort Inn in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to train as instructors to help local emergency-related agencies such as fire departments in rural areas. “We want to help out the communities we are in,” said Robert Galvin, regional manager of Patient Care Services for Air Evac. The company has about 300 instructors nationwide.

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ASUMH gets to work with their new METIman

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:52:00 -0400

Faculty from both the Nursing and Emergency Medical Services programs at Arkansas State University Mountain Home already have big plans for their recently acquired METIman simulator. The newest member of their Simulation Center was recently introduced to key people in leadership positions at the university and will soon be in full swing training students, including being part of an ambulance simulation environment that allows EMS students to work in a realistically cramped and confined space. Funding for ASUMH's METIman came from a Partners for Care grant from the U.S. Department of Labor designed to address shortages of trained healthcare workers in rural areas.

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MERI receives recognition as a Simulation Center of Excellence

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:41:00 -0400

The Medical Education & Research Institute in Memphis has been conducting high-tech training for physicians from all over the country and the world since its inception 15 years ago as a joint venture of Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp., Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Corp. and Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute. The Center, which features METIman, BabySIM and PediaSIM among other METI products, was recently designated as a Simulation Center of Excellence by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee state legislature and this week was featured in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis' leading daily newspaper.

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iStan gets mobile in Dayton, Ohio

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:20:00 -0400

Dayton, Ohio's Miami Valley Hospital is taking its simulation learning capabilities on the road thanks to its Mobile Education Laboratory, a customized motor home complete with a realistic ambulance setting, operating room environment and METI's wireless patient simulator iStan. MEL, as the mobile unit is known, is used to train EMT's, firefighters and other first responders in the area. The training is recorded digitally using MEL's built-in METIVision audio/video management system and copies of the sessions are made available to the participants for additional training.

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Ellen DeGeneres Gets a Peak at iStan

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:11:00 -0400

Ellen DeGeneres proves she's not the best museum chaperone, but always the comedian, her recent Somewhat Special Special showcased her unconventional tour of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, which included a meet-and-greet with iStan. Scroll down to see Ellen peak at iStan in video Part 2/3

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METIman helps bring wireless simulation to Northwest England

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:55:00 -0400

Lancashire's Royal Preston Hospital in the United Kingdom, part of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently took delivery of a new METIman patient simulator at its state-of-the-art Simulation Center. The addition of METIman will allow the team at Royal Preston to take simulation-based training to other hospitals and agencies in the region, such as police departments, mountain rescue and fire services. “We are excited about the possibilities the new mobile human patient simulator opens up,” said Mark Pimblett, Hi-Tech Clinical Skills Facilitator at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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METI announces the acquisition of Lionis Software

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:42:00 -0400

METI announced today they are acquiring the intellectual and human assets of Hungary-based Lionis Software, LLC, known for its internationally recognized web-based application, WebSP, an audiovisual and center management system for healthcare education used by leading medical schools. The acquisition will expedite METI's plan to roll out LearningSpace, the company's web-based learning management system, which will now be powered by Lionis' WebSP engine.

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HPSN11 call for abstracts and session proposals

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:22:00 -0400

The HPSN Education Committee is now accepting submissions for the HPSN11 Concurrent Sessions program. All sessions are expected to be highly interactive, provide evidence to support claims of success and convey information and tips that will help others apply lessons learned. Categories include Immersive Sessions with a Simulator, Expert Panel Presentations, Round Table Discussions, Podium Presentations and Poster Sessions. The deadline for proposals is September 15, 2010.

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