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University of Cumbria opens Ultrasound Skills Lab with six ScanTrainers
MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that the University of Cumbria has officially opened its Ultrasound Skills Lab complete with six ScanTrainer Professional systems. The Ultrasound Skills Lab, based at the University’s Lancaster campus, was officially opened by the University’s vice-chancellor Professor Peter Strike, but has been welcoming students since January when the University…
Echocardiography Simulation – A Powerful Educational Tool
Physician use of echocardiography in intensive care, anesthesiology, acute and emergency medicine is becoming more widespread and is recognized to be one of the key development areas for the upcoming generation of clinicians. In addition to point of care diagnosis, echocardiography can guide interventions and is complementary to many of the existing forms of monitoring. More affordable, compact and portable echocardiography machines…
MedPhor wins Cardiff business award for technology and innovation
MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that it has won the Technology and Innovation Business of the Year award at the 2016 Cardiff Business Awards. The ceremony, which took place on Friday 24th June, saw MedaPhor shortlisted against other Cardiff-based technology companies; Circle IT, Net Support UK and Zipporah. MedaPhor’s founder and non-exec medical director,…
Tübingen University launches its new TEE course with HeartWorks
The Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department (Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Peter Rosenberger) at the leading Tübingen University of Medicine, Germany has recently launched its new TEE simulation course using the HeartWorks system. Dr. Harry Magunia, Staff Anesthesiologist at the University said, ‘While medical simulation has been gathering momentum in Germany for some years now,…
ScanTrainer Professional modules approved for CPD points
MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that ScanTrainer Professional has been awarded official Accredited Provider status by The CPD Standards Office. This means doctors and sonographers in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East can gain CPD points by completing ScanTrainer’s curriculum-based general medicine, obstetrics, gynaecology and emergency medicine ultrasound modules.…
Bringing ultrasound into multi-disciplinary emergency scenarios
The simulation suite at the University Hospital of South Manchester recently piloted a course aimed at developing and improving how emergencies are managed in cardiac catheter labs and exploring if team training, through a programme of workshops and simulation would be beneficial. Using the HeartWorks TTE mobile simulator, the new Catheter Lab Emergency Management Simulation…
University of Derby opens new Ultrasound Simulation Suite with ScanTrainer
MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that the University of Derby has purchased an additional six ScanTrainer ultrasound simulators for its new Ultrasound Simulation Suite, which will act as a learning centre for students on the University’s ultrasound master’s degree courses. The University had already purchased two ScanTrainer systems in 2014 in order to…
Makes sense whichever way you look at it!
‘One of the most difficult things for beginning sonographers to overcome is the cognitive disconnect between what they see on an ultrasound display and the reality of the 3 dimensional object that is the human body’, says Samuel Yoders, Director of the Cardiovascular Sonography Program. Nova Southeastern University Tampa was one of the first to…
Echo Valve Analysis – A Surgeon’s View
With over 2,000 operations undertaken by the NHS every year, there is a growing interest among surgeons to be able to identify and interpret the relevant ultrasound views for themselves during this surgical procedure. At a recent Edwards Lifesciences sponsored conference held at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona titled ‘Fundamentals of Mitral and Tricuspid Repair’, Dr Paul…