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MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 26, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Ortho Kinematics wins Health Canada nod for VMA system Ortho Kinematics said today it won Health Canada authorization for its Vertebral Motion Analysis spinal imaging system. The VMA system from Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinema...
Source: Mass Device - May 26, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Plus 5 Source Type: news

Board #247 - Program Innovation Engaging Learners in an Annual Nursing Staff Competency Blitz through Video Simulations (Submission #9201).
Conclusion: Over 1,500 staff nurses and 500 assistive personnel participated in the nursing competency blitz over a two-week time frame. Overall, the nursing staff was very positive about the format and use of simulation to ensure competency. Approximately 48% of staff rated the use of video simulations for Blitz as being extremely effective (e.g. 10 on a 1-10 scale), with over 86% rating the effectiveness at an 8 or higher. Time to complete the competencies was much less (715 total hours) than expected (1400 hours) based on previous years. Improvements in competency were noted for both staff nurses (improvement in scores ...
Source: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Abstracts: 2ND PLACE AWARD WINNER: PDF Only Source Type: research