The 2018 EMS World Innovation Award Winners!
The 2018 EMS World Innovation Award Winners! MedCognition was a winner of the 2018 EMS World Expo Innovation award. The judges commented, PerSim “is a major improvement in patient simulation.” LEARN MORE
The Art of Choosing: One Mental Hack for Better Clinical Decision Making.
The Art of Choosing: One Mental Hack for Better Clinical Decision Making. “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” — T.S. ELLIOT IN HIS POEM THE ROCK WHY IT MATTERS? Choosing matters to us as clinicians, whether you’re a doctor or nurse, an EMT or […]
PerSim(TM): EMS World Innovation Awards Finalist
PerSim(TM): EMS World Innovation Awards Finalist MedCognition, Inc has been recognized as a finalist in the 2018 EMS World Innovation Awards for developing PerSim®, a virtual patient holographic simulator that raises the bar on realism and immersion for simulation-based training in healthcare. We appreciate the recognition, but it ain’t about us. It’s about YOU. This […]
The Beginner’s Mind
The Beginner’s Mind “The eyes cannot see what the mind does not know!” Boomed a meticulously bearded clinical professor into the lecture hall microphone. Back in medical school this was a cue in the lecture hall to listen up and absorb the following teaching point. The information could save a life in the future. The idea […]
Getting from Amateur to Pro in Medical Training: One Key Concept
Getting from Amateur to Pro in Medical Training: One Key Concept One of the most challenging gaps to bridge in the healthcare is the gap between textbook knowledge and its application at the patient’s bedside. The cognitive practice whereby a learner’s mastery of knowledge or skill in one context allows them to apply that knowledge or […]
How Is Holographic Tech Changing Healthcare Sim Training?
How Is Holographic Tech Changing Healthcare Sim Training? We share a short interview with a well regarded health educator, Neil Coker, about his experience with PerSim(TM). Neil is a thought leader in the field of healthcare sim education for allied health professionals. Benefits of a holographic patient simulator like PerSim®: ADDS A LAYER OF REALISM […]
Is Meeting The Needs Of The Average Trainee in Healthcare Creating Crash Landings?
Is Meeting The Needs Of The Average Trainee in Healthcare Creating Crash Landings? A SHORT HISTORY OF HOW ONE MYTH WAS SHATTERED. Myth: Meeting the needs of the “average” is good design. The classic example is that of Lt. Gilbert S. Daniels work in the 1950’s. Lt. Daniels was a Harvard educated human anthropologist who joined the […]
Clinical Tool Identifies A Pregnant Patient In Danger: Is It Helpful For EMS?
Clinical Tool Identifies A Pregnant Patient In Danger: Is It Helpful For EMS? PART 2 The nation’s Emergency Medical System (EMS) infrastructure occupies a vital role in society where public health, public safety and individual patient needs converge. In light of concerning maternal outcomes the EMS professional can benefit from greater awareness of issues in this […]
A New Dawn of Simulation Captures the Imagination of Adult Learners & Better Prepares Trainees for Patient Care.
A New Dawn of Simulation Captures the Imagination of Adult Learners & Better Prepares Trainees for Patient Care. By Po-Chang Hsu and Hector Caraballo, MD, FAAEM Training simulations have been used by various industries including the military, entertainment, aviation, and medicine. Aviation was the leading industry of modern simulators. In 1929, Edwin Link developed the […]
Three Things a Medic Can Do Today to Deliver Better Stroke Care in the Pre-Hospital Setting
Three Things a Medic Can Do Today to Deliver Better Stroke Care in the Pre-Hospital Setting Cerebrovascular accidents, commonly known as stokes, are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control(CDC) put the number of stroke deaths at more than 140,000 per year. That is […]
