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Radiation Safety

Fluoroscopy machine settings and dose

Optimizing Machine Settings in Fluoroscopy: Balancing Accuracy and Exposure

Radiation Safety

Minimizing Radiation Exposure: Effective Positioning Strategies

Learn about the importance of understanding radiation travel and the best practices for standing in relation to the X-ray tube.

Education

Maintaining Hygiene Safety in VR: Best Practices and Technologies

Learn about the hygiene practices for VR headsets. Discover the guidelines and protocols recommended by regulatory bodies and scientific research.

Childbirth

Is VR Childbirth Simulation Cost-Effective?

What is childbirth VR simulation and why is this cutting-edge technology so valuable? For evidence-based answers, check out this post!

Education

Funding and Grants for Medical Simulation

How can I access funds for implementing simulation-based education and training in my institution? Here are a few funding options in the USA!

Education

MRI Safety for Patients and Staff

What are MRI safety concerns for patients and staff? How to make the procedure reliable and safer? Co-authored by Alisa J Gray.

Healthcare

The Role of Midwives' Influence on Birthing Positions

Depending on evidence, experience, knowledge and the needs of mothers, midwives play a crucial role in influencing pregnancy positions.

Education

The Current Shortage of Midwives Globally and Training Solutions

How does the Midwifery shortage lead to complications in maternity units? How to overcome these problems? We discuss some solutions.

Radiation Safety

Radiation Safety Training for the Workplace

What is an ideal radiation safety training for the workplace? How to make the most of it and reduce radiation exposure?

Radiation Safety

An Essential Guide to Radiation Safety Levels

What is ionizing radiation? What are the radiation safety levels in the United States and Europe?

Childbirth

How Can We Make Childbirth a Better Experience for Mothers?

What problems do women experience during labor/childbirth? How can midwives ensure a better experience for mothers?

Radiation Safety

The role of a Radiation Safety Officer

What does a radiation safety officer (RSO) do and how can I become one? What are the key components of an ideal training program?

Technology

What are the Global Midwifery Workforce Challenges?

What are the primary challenges experienced by the global midwifery workforce? What do research findings conclude? Read Details Here

Medical Imaging

Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery

Virtual reality is an advanced technology that can transform medicine, surgery, and other allied health disciplines.

Radiation Safety

What healthcare workers should know about radiation effects

How does radiation affect healthcare workers? What are the harmful effects of radiation? How do you protect yourself?

Simulation

Benefits of Simulation for Nursing Students

What is a simulation for nursing students? How effective are simulations, particularly virtual reality systems, for learners? Read Here!

Education

Midwifery Education and Quality of Care for the Mother and Baby

Why is midwifery education crucial to maintaining the quality of care? How can institutions improve their educational strategies? Read Here!

Simulation

What is Needed for a Realistic Childbirth Simulator?

What makes a realistic birth simulator? How to ensure a more streamlined and immersive experience with a birthing simulator?

Education

Five Powerful Medical Training Technologies in 2022

Technology is an integral part of healthcare education and training. Here are the five innovative technologies for students’ training!

Education

Pros and Cons of Using Patients for Simulation

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using patients for medical simulation? Check out this post to find out the answer and get details!

Healthcare

Implementation of Virtual Reality in Healthcare

Individuals, companies, businesses, and educational institutions use virtual reality to create simulated environments and achieve their specific...

Education

What is clinical simulation and how many types are there?

How does clinical simulation work? What are the different types of clinical simulations? Check out this post to get the answers!

Education

Critical Thinking in Allied Health Courses

How important is critical thinking in allied health courses? How to promote it among medical students in allied health programs?

Education

Knowledge Transfer from Simulation in Healthcare

The effectiveness of immersive simulation technology in the medical field in improving learners’ knowledge and clinical skills.

Education

How to survive your first week of teaching with VR simulation!

As a teacher, you have to focus on teamwork training to nurture appropriate competencies in students.

Education

Is It Time to Move Beyond the Linear No-Threshold Theory?

LNT is a model used in radiation protection to measure or estimate the ionization radiation leading to cancer.

Radiation Safety

What is LNT Model in Radiation?

The LNT model theorizes that even a small radiation dose can cause cancer risk.

Education

What is Hormesis in Radiation?

Hormesis refers to low doses of radiation that stimulate specific repair mechanisms and processes within cells.

Education

Does VR training cost less than traditional methods?

Recent study shows that VR training is 3-4 times faster and takes about 30 minutes to complete a session than 2.5 hours of a traditional training...

Simulation

Introducing Virtual Reality Simulation

Beyond the Simulation Lab: Introducing and using Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation

Education

How do we Provide Educational Equity to all our Learners?

Equity in education ensures all students receive the resources required to streamline the learning processes and enhance the overall results.

Education

What is the purpose of simulation?

Taking a closer look at the 4 main purpose of healthcare simulation and how this impacts education and quality of patient care.

Simulation

How much does a simulation lab cost?

Many health institutions and professionals think that VR simulation-based learning is more expensive than physical simulation. Is this true?

Technology

What is virtual patient simulation?

Medical & healthcare institutions can use virtual patients to train, educate, and assess students.

Education

Virtual Medical Simulation Games and Their Benefits

Classic games and medical simulation games have different elements. Medical simulation can provide realistic scenarios e.g. in a surgical setting.

Education

Virtual Reality Simulation in Healthcare Education

Simulation is an effective and resource-intensive technology that has transformed medical education.

Education

What does medical simulation do?

A simulation's primary purpose is to replace real patient encounters with environments designed to simulate or replicate health scenarios.

Education

How to fund technology in your health education program

Health education programs can benefit greatly from technology tools. What are the sources of funding for health education programs that use...

Education

Distance Learning in Radiography: How it Can Become a Reality?

The onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic seems to have ensured that many distance learners are unable to take part in hands-on, practical learning.

Radiation Safety

Radiation Safety Education in Operating Theaters

What are the risks of radiation exposure in the operating theatre? How can hospitals encourage their staff to minimize exposure levels?

Technology

Complementing VR simulation with physical simulation

How do physical simulation and VR software simulation complement each other?

Education

Are learners more confident training in VR?

Are learners more confident following training in VR rather than traditional methods?

Simulation

What makes an effective radiography simulation

The goal of any medical imaging program is to prepare students to practice effectively as radiologic technologists in medical centers and hospitals

Education

Why should I use VR for skills training?

Virtual reality offers many benefits to educational institutions and businesses. Interacting with humans or equipment in VR can help enhance learning.

Education

Benefits of Formative Self-Assessment in Modern Education

What are the benefits of Formative Self-Assessment in Modern Education?

Education

Using technology to enhance education and improve outcomes

How Can Technology Enhance Education and Improve Student Outcomes?

Education

How can I embed VR simulation into the learning environment?

VR simulation excels at providing realistic and safe learning environments and teaching students how to improve their technical and safety skills.