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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has partnered with Touch of Life Technologies to develop a virtual reality-based shoulder simulator to train and evaluate orthopedic residents in shoulder arthroscopy surgery, according to a Market Watch report.
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Orthopedic Sports Medicine
December 17, 2012
Medtronic Takes Newest Mobile Training Labs on the Road
Medtronic has been training physicians on its devices in mobile labs for a decade, and now the company will release a new lab 2013, according to Commercial Appeal.
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Spine and Orthopedic Devices and Implants
A recent survey of medical students shows that faculty contacts and third-year clinical rotations play less of a role for physicians choosing the orthopedic specialty than other specialties, according to an article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Orthopedic & Spine Industry Leaders
Nationwide Children's Hospital announced it opened the second, free-standing sports medicine and orthopedic center in Dublin, Ohio.
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Orthopedic Sports Medicine
September 01, 2011
Orthopedic Residents Want More Business Training
In a recent study of Chicago-area orthopedic residents, researchers found that residents were interested in business education in addition to their medical training, according to an AAOS Now report.
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Improving Practice Profits
A new toolkit funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will help small- and medium-sized physician practices analyze their workflow with the effect of health information technology implementation, according to the AHRQ website.
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Health Information Technology
July 05, 2011
Colorado Rural Health Center Awards Funds for HIT Between Physician Practices and Hospitals
The Colorado Rural Health Center and UnitedHealthcare dispersed more than $2 million in funds to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities, particularly toward expanding the use of health information technology between hospitals and physician practices, according to a CRHC news release.
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Health Information Technology
Lyle J. Micheli, MD, director of the division of sports medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, received the 2011 Robert E. Leach Mr. Sports Medicine award during the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's annual meeting, according to a hospital news release.
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Orthopedic Sports Medicine
July 01, 2011
Dr. Peter Indelicato to Become 40th AOSSM President
Peter A. Indelicato, MD, chair of sports medicine for the department of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation at the University of Florida, will be installed as the 40th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine next week, according to an organization news release.
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Orthopedic Sports Medicine
July 06, 2011
10 Spine and Neurosurgeons on the Move in 2011
Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who have moved during the first few months of 2011.
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Spine