3 Ways Team Training Can Improve Your Robotics Program

In a recent blog about components of a successful robotic surgery simulation program, team Training was listed as one of the important factors. ‘The study, Teaching Surgical Skills – Changes in the Wind, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Richard Reznick, et al., stated, “Virtual reality has the potential to enhance surgical-team training…

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Better Teamwork Leads to Better Outcomes in the OR

Surgery has often been referred to as a team sport. The role of the surgeon is undoubtedly critical but so is the role of the entire team in ensuring patient safety and positive outcomes. This is especially true in robotic surgery where the main surgeon is no longer at the patient’s side but is seated…

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Incorporating Team Training into a Proven Training Course

A Success Story from Nancy, France The University of Nancy and the STAN Institute in Nancy, France, has been offering a variety of courses on robotic surgery since 2008. Under the watchful eye of Prof Jacques Hubert, the center has developed into one of the leading centers of robotic training in Europe if not the…

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Mimic Technologies Inc. releases Xperience Team Trainer™ for robotic surgery simulation

New component for the dV-Trainer® facilitates better teamwork between the console-side surgeon and first assistant Mimic Technologies Inc. debuts the new Xperience Team Trainer robotic surgery simulator at the 14th annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), January 25-29, 2014, San Francisco. The Xperience Team Trainer is the first system exclusively designed to help…

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