3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy, researchers have found. The study compared the ...

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, compared the bronchoscopy skills and cognitive knowledge of 22 fellows who received standard bronchoscopy training with 22 fellows who ...

This study was designed as a 2-year prospective multicenter evaluation of acquisition of bronchoscopy skills and cognitive knowledge among new pulmonary fellows in order to establish bronchoscopy ...

National Healthcare Simulation week is Sept. 11-15, acknowledging the professionals who use simulation training to improve safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services in the community.

Barcelona researchers have developed new software for lung biopsies, drawing on techniques from video games, augmented reality, and 3D modelling to allow clinicians to navigate through a patient's ...

New research suggests that emotional distress during simulation education may have negative effects on learning. Researchers at the University of Calgary, AB, Canada used a mannequin during a ...

There is currently no standard for the assessment of trainees' competence in most, if not all, procedures performed within internal medicine training programs. For decades, we have depended upon ...

New research suggests that emotional distress during simulation education may have negative effects on learning. Researchers at the University of Calgary, AB, Canada used a mannequin during a ...