Real-time dynamic simulation of flexible needles for prostate biopsy and brachytherapy
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a way of improving the accuracy of medical needle-use in surgical simulation.
Feb 7, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a way of improving the accuracy of medical needle-use in surgical simulation.
Feb 7, 2023
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In an empty room with four gray walls, black projectors near the ceiling whir to life. In an instant, the space transforms. The possibilities are endless: a quiet living room with flames spilling out of the fireplace. A dense ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Using real-world training and coaching, two new Flinders University research projects are aiming to bring much needed improvements to the care provided to people living with dementia.
Jun 29, 2021
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Epidemiological studies show significant correlations between periods spent sitting and the prevalence of chronic diseases. This also applies to children and adolescents. One of the major obstacles to people taking up physical ...
Oct 7, 2019
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In a simulation training study, pediatric team leaders who wore a blindfold improved their leadership skills ratings by 11% over the course of 3 resuscitation scenarios, versus 5% for non-blindfolded leaders. Published in ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Team training in obstetrics teams in hospitals helps reduce harm to new-born babies in the event of acute complications during birth. This is the finding of the PhD study undertaken by gynaecologist Joost van de Ven in collaboration ...
Jun 27, 2017
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When a trauma patient enters the emergency room, the medical team has what is known as the "golden hour," a window of time to evaluate and stabilize the patient to prevent death. To help trauma teams optimize that limited ...
Oct 6, 2015
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The pregnant patient was first confused, then unresponsive. All of a sudden, she started to shake.
Sep 4, 2013
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Medical students who practiced on a patient simulator before assisting in real-life vaginal deliveries scored significantly higher on their final examinations than did students receiving a lecture only at the start of an ...
Sep 2, 2011
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New research in Clinical & Experimental Allergy indicates that over the past 15 years, the number of allergy clinics for children in the UK has increased 4-fold and the number of appointments has increased 7-fold.
Aug 3, 2022
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