“Glasgow hospitals have begun using iPods to train new recruits,” Chris Musson reports for The Evening Times. “City health chiefs are the first in the UK to use the method, which sees new recruits given their inductions using the tiny music players.”
“Health bosses say the system works well because there’s less chance of ‘human error’ if all staff are told exactly the same thing through earphones,” Musson reports. “The training is being used at operating theatres in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and the labour and neonatal unit of the neighbouring Princess Royal Maternity. It will shortly be introduced at the Western Infirmary’s A&E department. The system, called Voicemap, sees each new member of staff given an audio tour describing the layout of their workplace and potential safety issues.”
More in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “hugh” for the heads up.]
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Mere days away from the big Three-Oh! Were is the rampant speculation and unfounded rumors?!?!
This is all the new to be found today?!?!
no doubt, will they annouce something tomorrow? Saturday!?, Monday?… hmmm of course eventually someday.
Given their “inductions” ?
AP Wire News Mar 2009
“Duke University Medical Center has begun using 3D Video iPods to train new interns,” Al Neuman reports for the Associated Press. “University health chiefs are the first in the US to use the method, which sees new interns given their hands-on performance tests using the tiny 3D players.”
“Health bosses say the system works well because there’s less chance of ‘human error’ if all staff see and hear exactly the same thing through the device,” Neuman reports. “The training is being used in operating rooms in the University Neurological Center, and the fungus and grunge unit of the neighbouring Princess Royal Toenail Rehabilitation Facility. The system, called BrainMap, sees each new member of staff given an audio-visual tour describing the layout of the human brain and hands-on training in removing various tumors, depending on patient inventory.”
3D Video iPods??? When did Apple create 3D Video iPods!? hehe
http://musobs.blogspot.com/
And if they have any problems with them, they can take them to the Glasgow Apple Store.
Oops.
“Glasgow hospitals begin using iPods for new recruit training”
When the recruits make a mistake, they are put in isolation and forced to listen to 14 hours of bagpipe music from an iPod. The ones that live are quite obedient.