Medical Training in the Time of COVID

Medical Training in the Time of COVID It’s only been about a year since the COVID pandemic blind-sided institutions of education. At all levels of education, learning diminished to a trickle or a complete halt. Globally it is estimated that 900 million learners have been impacted. The pandemic effects on healthcare education and training have […]

Do you fear messing up patient care? You are not alone.

Do you fear messing up patient care? You are not alone. FEAR OF DEATH OR SOMETHING ELSE? Getting into healthcare at almost any level pushes you to confront YOUR FEARS, but that’s not why you got into it, right? Or is it? Nearly all of us chose to enter the healthcare arena out of a […]

Hearts, Minds & ECGs

My head is pounding.  I almost never get headaches. I am halfway through my shift. It is 2 am and I am just not feeling it.  I haven’t had a normal night’s sleep in about a week.  This new rotation in the schedule is besting me.  I am not proud to admit it, but at […]

The Health of Healthcare Professionals: What You Don’t Know May Surprise You

CAN AN UNHEALTHY PHYSICIAN PROVIDE YOU THE BEST HEALTHCARE? The Atlantic reported on, “a Johns Hopkins University study [that] found physicians were less likely to talk to their patients about weight if they were overweight themselves.” Healthcare workers are charged with caring for, and optimizing the health outcomes of the population overall.  The work is […]

Internet of Things (IoT) and Prehospital Care

Internet of Things (IoT) and Prehospital Care Wearable technologies and the internet of things (IoT) are poised to transform prehospital care.   A spectrum of vital human functions can be monitored while a patient is at home and remotely monitored by their medical providers using modified off the shelf devices or via specialty hardware that integrates […]

Death by Medical Error: A Team Approach to Resolution

Death by Medical Error: A Team Approach to Resolution Most people are familiar with the common causes of death among Americans, such as heart disease, stroke, accidents, respiratory disease, and cancer. However, there’s another cause that makes the list, and it might surprise even healthcare professionals — medical errors. As a matter of fact, a […]

What’s Fair Pay for EMTs and Paramedics?

What’s Fair Pay for EMTs and Paramedics? The argument of what is and isn’t a livable wage has been a common topic for a few years and the medical industry is not excluded from this debate. EMTs and paramedics provide many critical services that sustain life and ensure fast and proper medical care. At Medcognition, […]

How Augmented Reality Helps Train Ultrasound Technicians

How Augmented Reality Helps Train Ultrasound Technicians Training ultrasound technicians to properly scan patients using traditional machines can be a slow process. The medical imaging modality produces low-quality images and requires users to be very knowledgeable of human anatomy as well as physics.   Add to that the expense of owning and operating an ultrasound […]

Augmented Healthcare: How Augmented Reality is Shaping Medicine

Augmented Healthcare: How Augmented Reality is Shaping Medicine Augmented reality (AR) is at the forefront of the ever-evolving healthcare industry. It gives us hope for tools that help navigate common practice challenges in ways we have not been able to imagine. At MedCognition, we are excited about how this blossoming technology will benefit the human […]

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 […]