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 […]
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 […]
Remembering “Mike”
Remembering “Mike” We’ve all been there — that patient whose circumstance, behavior or personality really makes us question our career choice. Perhaps it is a belligerent, intoxicated, homeless person or a very demanding, loud and aggressive person with a seemingly minor complaint. I’ll admit, there are times that I just want to walk away. It […]
We’re Having a Baby!
We’re Having a Baby! Well… sorta. Why is it that most simulators look like the “average” male: 5″10′, 70kg? Well, that’s what we’ve always learned on. I remember in medical school learning about this “average” male. I’ve been in practice for 20 years, and my average patient rarely meets this description. So, it would stand […]
EMS Today Conference & Expo
EMS Today Conference & Expo Last week, the team from MedCognition headed to Charlotte, North Carolina for the EMS Today Conference and Expo. The weather was fantastic, the conference was invigorating and meeting EMS professionals from all over the United States was the highlight of our trip. We had a chance to meet over 150 […]
MedCognition: What’s in the Name?
MedCognition: What’s in the Name? Over my career, I’ve been a clinician, trained hundreds of medics to deploy to war, prepared physicians for emergency practice and analyzed cases that didn’t go as hoped. Through all these activities, I’ve come to realize that medical knowledge and skill are only part of the equation. To be a […]
Texas EMS Conference 2017
Texas EMS Conference 2017 We had the great fortune of attending the Texas EMS conference in Fort Worth, TX on November 19 and 20. This was our first conference with our primary customers: pre-hospital professionals. And what a conference. First, Fort Worth is a beautiful city and a great location. Good weather, great restaurants and […]
Getting Closer: ACEP’s Scientific Assembly 2017
Getting Closer: ACEP’s Scientific Assembly 2017 Well, our trip to Washington DC and the American College of Emergency Physician’s Scientific Assembly was a success! We met tons of great people and learned a lot. We were very fortunate to meet people from a variety of disciplines — EMS, rural emergency departments, military, academic training programs […]
