The Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam needed to modernise its IT operations to offer seamless content and information sharing that would bolster the customer journey. It was also imperative that the hospital's staff and students be able to collaborate with colleagues on different shift patterns, across operating rooms, as…
Health and social care
World-first medical training powered by hologram patients
Medical students at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge are the first in the world to experience a new way of learning, using the latest in mixed reality holographic patients. The technology enables teaching and learning through life-like holographic patient scenarios, accessible from anywhere in the world. The new mixed-reality training application…
Avocor displays ‘deliver meeting equity’ in healthcare
With more than 8,200 licensed beds across nine states across the US, AdventHealth serves more than five million patients each year across its 45 hospital campuses. Adam Hennig, programme manager at AdventHealth, runs a programme called Unit Culture, which trains healthcare teams across all AdventHealth hospitals to deliver meeting equity – helping each member to be heard…
Sony displays drive huge NHS digital transformation project
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) NHS Trust is the ambulance service for North West England. It is one of 10 ambulance trusts providing England with emergency medical services and is part of the National Health Service funded by the government. Working with Universal AV and Sony Professional Displays and…
Visix simplifies communications at Ronald McDonald House
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities focuses on supporting the health and wellbeing of sick or injured children and their families. The Atlanta-area chapter adopted digital signage several years ago as an efficient way to communicate important, time-sensitive information with families, volunteers, and donors, though were limited by the capabilities of…
AI-driven video analysis assists in early detection of cancer
Oslo-based medtech start-up Augere Medical is improving the accuracy of colonoscopy findings with an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analysis solution that leverages an AJA Corvid 44 12G I/O card for 4K/HD video playback. The culmination of years of research by Augere Medical chief executive Andreas Petlund and his team, the solution…
ST Engineering Antycip helps conquer fears and phobias
ST Engineering Antycip, a European provider of virtual reality solutions, has created a custom-designed 180˚cylindrical screen surface, complete with supporting mechanics, to deliver visual content to patients undergoing therapy provided by UK-based XR Therapeutics. XR Therapeutics’ treatment programme is based on research in immersive therapies led by Newcastle University. A…
iiyama displays connect vulnerable people with loved ones
Vulnerable people have been connecting with loved ones during the pandemic, using mobile touch screen units created by UK-based manufacturer Tiny Tablet which incorporate iiyama monitor displays. Using Android software on the Tiny Tablet units, users are able to take part in dementia training, video call relatives, organise sing-alongs, play…
Exertis Pro AV improves patient care with Contacta solution
Hampstead Health in Adelaide, Australia has recently installed a Contacta Bridge Bar System in order to improve patient care and communication, provided by Exertis Pro AV Australia. The primary, multidisciplinary healthcare service in South Australia boasts a large reception area at the entrance of the facility, which can often become…
Pure AV creates workplace flexibility at Innovation Agency
As the pandemic and the move to working from home and hybrid working became a necessity the Innovation Agency, a health science network set up by NHS England, was keen to digitally transform its workspaces. The recent upgrade of its head office facilities in Daresbury, Cheshire is part of strategic…