Can Simulator Training Help Turn the Tide in Maternal Mortality?
According to the CDC, the maternal mortality rate for the United States in 2023 was 18.6 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. On an international scale, this places the US at 55th, just behind Russia (17 per 100,000) and just ahead of Ukraine (19 per 100,000). When women of color older than 30 are considered as a subset in the US, their rate of mortality in childbirth is four to five times as high as that of Caucasian women. One specific area of complication for these women is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Can simulation-based training help turn the tide? Read the study.
Can Obstetric Simulation Technology Help Reduce Maternal Morbidity?
By Harlyn HeathThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes maternal morbidity as the “unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman’s health.” Despite advances in medicine, the country still sees about 650 to 750 maternal deaths annually. However, The Commonwealth Fund states that the overall […]
Operative Experience introduces TCS Pro Series, the world’s first fully-modular suite of patient simulators for trauma and tactical care training
The groundbreaking technology allows educators to easily transform one simulator to meet a full range of highly realistic clinical conditions and trauma scenarios. North East, Maryland, January 6 2022 – Operative Experience Inc., (OEI) a company that develops the world’s only hands-in-the-body medical simulators for obstetrics, trauma, and surgical training, today announced TCS Pro Series, a new generation […]
OEI’s TCCS Simulator Nails It for the U.S. Military
The United States military is the largest in the world. Ensuring that more than one million service members build the requisite knowledge, skill, and proficiency they will rely on in life-or-death situations is a considerable challenge. Some of the most critical training for the Department of Defense (DOD) is how to train soldiers and medics […]
Operative Experience Announces Relocation and Expansion with New Corporate Headquarters
The new facility will enable Operative Experience to accelerate growth in healthcare simulation manufacturing. Aberdeen, Maryland, February 22 2022 – Operative Experience Inc., (OEI), a leading developer of human patient simulation technology for healthcare education, today announced the relocation and expansion of its corporate headquarters to a new office and manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Maryland. “The […]
Welcome to TCS Pro – The Future of High Fidelity Trauma Simulation
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has an enormous training burden to satisfy. By sheer numbers alone, it employs and provides training to more people than any other system on the planet. The number of women serving our Armed Forces has risen dramatically since 2015. Women among the enlisted ranks have increased seven-fold, from […]
Operative Experience Promotes Paul Bernal to VP Global Sales and Business Development
North East, MD, November 16th, 2021 –Operative Experience, Inc. (OEI), a leading developer of patient simulation technology for healthcare education, announced the promotion of Paul Bernal to VP Global Sales and Business Development. Bernal will be responsible for all domestic and international sales and leading the OEI sales team. He will report directly to Chairman and […]
Trauma Care Symposium Provides Realistic Transitions of Care Training
Transitions of care is a hot topic in medicine right now. When multiple teams treat a patient in multiple settings, communication and the understanding of each team’s role in treating the patient is paramount in successful outcomes. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of an accident or trauma. In order to surmount, […]
Innovative Approach Tackles Labor and Delivery Challenges in Critical Access Hospitals
Rick Breuer had a problem. As the CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, Minnesota, Rick was keenly aware that the obstetrics practitioners at his smaller hospital weren’t able to attend to as many patients in his area as they would like. There were just too few high risk cases to keep skills sharp, and […]
Operative Experience Promotes Justin Weitzenfeld to SVP Operations/CFO
North East, Md., June 10, 2021. Operative Experience (OEI), a leading developer of healthcare simulation and education solutions, today announced the promotion of OEI’s CFO, Justin Weitzenfeld to Senior Vice President Operations/CFO, responsible for all finance and manufacturing operations at the company’s headquarters in North East, Maryland. “Justin has been a key part of our success, and […]