Globenewswire: Medtronic To Establish Innovation Center In Chengdu
Medtronic to Establish Innovation Center in Chengdu Facilitating Clinical Training for Physicians and Advancing Local Healthcare Efficiency in Central and Western China DUBLIN and CHENGDU, Sichuan - October 10, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the groundbreaking of its Chengdu Innovation Center at the Singapore-Sichuan Hi-Tech Innovation Park in Sichuan Province. Set to open in 2020, this center will provide a leading, cross-disciplinary clinical training and research platform for medical workers in Sichuan and other central and western regions. Liu Liedong, vice mayor of Chengdu, Omar Ishrak, chairman and CEO of Medtronic, and Chris Lee, president of Medtronic Greater China, attended the groundbreaking ceremony alongside a host of honored guests. "Medtronic understands the critical role that rural physicians play in driving the healthcare availability and transformation," said Omar Ishrak. "As such, we hope to support the growth and development of medical workers in China's vast central and western regions, help them better understand, grasp and capitalize the frontier technologies, enhance their clinical skills to benefit more patients, and move forward together toward the Healthy China goal." Despite increased investment in clinical training for China's healthcare professionals, clinical training for Chinese physicians, in particular those in the country's western regions, remains insufficient. The lack of effective training has led to an average 10-year gap between the maturation period of Chinese physicians and those in developed countries1. Furthermore, data from the "China Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook 2016" shows that the number of on-the-job medical training organizations in China's western regions totaled only 89 in 2015, or h Continue reading >>
Preceptor Training Site
Learning and educating are both important core values to CME Dr. Gordon Gibbs and his team of medical professionals. The vein and vascular industry is growing rapidly and we pride ourselves as being specialty leaders and innovators. As a preceptor training site, physicians from around the country visit for one to two days and learn how a sophisticated and contemporary vein practice operates. Participants are able to shadow our Dr. Gibbs and our team of medical professionals during diagnostic exams, procedures, administrative duties, compression stocking fittings and patient education. It is a great forum to engage in conversations with experienced providers and clinic staff and is beneficial for those looking to manage a single doctors office or a multifaceted group of practices. Dr. Gibbs also serves on the faculty for Medtronic and educates new and experienced physicians in contemporary treatment of venous disease. In addition to leading radiofrequency ablation training courses, Dr. Gibbs is the first provider in Colorado to utilize the cutting edge VenaSeal closure system . American Vein and Vascular Institute is one of two training sites in the Western United States and attracts physicians and Medtronic internal sales staff from around the country to observe and be trained in the technology. Continue reading >>
News | Med World Live
Jul 12th, 2013 Med World Live is excited to announce a new expanded partnership with Medtronic. This agreement now includes Restorative Therapies Group ( Surgical Technologies , Spine and Neuromodulation). Medtronic utilizes Med World Lives interactive, multi-camera angle video technology to train sales reps and proctor physicians globally. This platform allows their staff and physicians to learn remotely which significantly reduces overall training costs and unnecessary travel. Mar 27th, 2013Med World Live has formalized its partnership with Magnifi Group, Inc., the developer of Learn-Wise, an interactive eLearning platform. Learn-Wise currently works with over 40 medical device companies and over 6,000 users globally for its online learning management needs, including content management, compliance modules and custom content for companies educational needs. The partnership will allow mutual customers to utilize the Med World Live portal technology. Users can view interactive, multi-camera angle training videos and link within the portal to the Learn-Wise platform for training and testing. We strive to bridge the gap for our customer users to have a comprehensive/seamless learning experience. Jan 21st, 2013Med World Live has launched new enhancements to their portal technology with split screen capability. Groups or individuals watching training videos within the customer portal can view four syncd camera angles and change their viewing experience. You can now control any of the four screens by click and dragging any two screens to the above larger screen to have side by side viewing. Viewing surgical procedures or medical device product demos allows you to concentrate on a surgeons hands for skills/techniques and patient monitors as visual aides as it pertains to ass Continue reading >>
Medtronic Diabetes Hcp - My Learning
YOUR ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR INSULIN PUMP THERAPY Through the My Learning portal, you have access to our online learning modules. These are designed to help you enhance your knowledge of insulin pump therapy so you can provide greater insights to your patients in helping them manage their insulin dependent diabetes. Two core programs make up the learning modules This program involves sixlearning modules designed to give you the initial tools required to successfully understand and implement insulin pump therapy: Benefits of Insulin Pump Therapy (CSII) & Patient Selection - with Dr Mark Forbes,Endocrinologist Clinical Evidence - with ProfTim Jones,Endocrinologist Calculating Initial Pump Settings - withDr Anthony Zimmermann,Endocrinologist Adjusting & Fine Tuning Methodology- withDr Philip Bergman,Endocrinologist CareLink Interpretation Methodology -withDr Kavita Kumareswaran,Endocrinologist Hypoglycaemia, Hyperglycaemia, DKA Prevention & Sick Day Management -withDr Grant Cracknell,Endocrinologist This program involves sixlearning modules designed to give you a deeper understanding of insulin pump therapy: Bolus Management - with Sally Double, Diabetes Educator Best Practices - Tips for Success with MM640G CGM - withDr Gabrielle Howard,Endocrinologist and Robyn Gray, Diabetes Educator CGM Settings for the MM640G System - withAnnabel Thurlow, Diabetes Educator CGM Alerts, Alarms & Calibration - withRebeccaHumphreys,Diabetes Educator CareLink Personal - withJan Carr, Diabetes Educator CareLinkPro Reports - withDr Peter Goss,Endocrinologist Any healthcare professional involved in the care of those with diabetes, including Endocrinologists, GPs, Certified Product Trainers, Diabetes Educators, Nurses and Dietitians. Why participate in these online learning courses? If you are Continue reading >>
Global Training & Education Instructor - Crhf Business
The Cardiac Rhythm & Heart Failure (CRHF) Medical Education Delivery Team is looking for a passionate and experienced individual to join our best in class training team! Use your technical expertise and clinical experience to train, educate and inspire CRHF field new hires to advance patient care and outcomes with Medtronic products and therapies. As a Global Training & Education Instructor you will be a certified technical trainer highly qualified to deliver synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences and performance based instruction to the CRHF field employees and external customers. These therapy, product, and procedural technical experts are certified to deliver simulated procedure training utilizing processes, tools, and facilities within Medtronic Training Centers and through an online instruction portal. To see an overview of the products in our Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure product portfolio go to You will be responsible for delivering education and training on Medtronic CRHF products, therapies and procedures.Serve as education and content expert within project or launch teams across business lines when educational programs are being planned, developed and delivered to all target audiences.Deliver classroom, lab or web-based technical product and procedure instruction.Perform competency based skills assessments of students to evaluate technical acumen and assess the results of training.Participate in CRHF customer training programs teaching technical workshops and support customer visit programs.Partner and provide subject matter expertise on Medtronic products, therapies, and procedures to the CRHF Medical Education Product Development team.Participate on curriculum review board with curriculum managers to ensure content remains relevant and that le Continue reading >>
Career Development To Engage Employees: Interview With Michael Smith, Medtronic
Career Development to Engage Employees: Interview with Michael Smith, Medtronic Category: Best Use of Classroom and Traditional Training Program Name: Career Development atCovidien Our editorial team interviewed Michael Smith from Medtronic at the Leadership Excellence Awards this past February. Here are some excerpts from the exclusive interview. What is the overall objective of your program? Covidien, a $10 billion medical device and healthcare company, established a five pillar strategy called Covidien 2020. One pillar was Developing Talent and Culture to Drive Innovation and Inclusion. This led to increased investments in the development of skills and competencies that drive collaboration, partnership, and innovative behaviors. In 2012, the Vascular Therapies and Respiratory Monitoring divisions of Covidien identified career development as a solution to address lower engagement scores and to support the development of a learning culture in alignment with the companys Covidien 2020 strategy. The career strategy included executive engagement; targeted marketing and communications; formal instructor-led training workshops for 400 managers and more than 800 employees; on-going leadership support; and additional activities to sustain the effort. We also launched an internal career development portal to educate employees and provide tools and resources. To support the formal training opportunities, employees received executive leader and tailored individual communications. The communications were designed to introduce participants to the program, increase their excitement, gain commitment, and promote enrollment. An internal social media and collaboration site also provided a way for participants to engage in conversations about career development. Employees and managers Continue reading >>
Scai Tavr Center - Scai
CLICK HERE to access the latest SCAI TAVR Center Image Reviews. Get Involved! Submit Your Image Review Presentation Want to submit your original clinical case study to a SCAI.org Clinical Interest Section? CLICK HERE to learn more about how to submit your Image Review presentation. SCAI TAVR CENTER features a variety of resources aimed at helping interventional cardiologists and other heart team members become proficient in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) whether you are at a beginner or advanced training level. FDA Approves Recapturable, Self-expandable TAVR System Cardiology Today's Intervention: On June 23 Medtronic announced that it has received Food and Drug Administration approval for a new recapturable, self-expanding system for transcatheter aortic valve replacement for treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for surgery. The CoreValve Evolut R System device is the first recapturable, self-expanding, transcatheter heart valve approved in the United States. CONTINUE TO STORY FDA Approves SAPIEN 3 THV Artificial Heart Valve FDA: On June 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) for patients with a narrowing in the heart's aortic valve, called aortic valve stenosis. The SAPIEN 3 THV is approved for patients with aortic valve stenosis who are inoperable or at high risk for death or complications associated with open-heart surgery. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION New York Times: The New York Times profiles the TAVR story, a wonderful example of a transformative technology that began with an idea many dismissed. This story also illustrates how TAVR is part of the changing face of cardiac care in the United States. READ ON Daniel H. Steinberg, MD reviews a rare c Continue reading >>
Medtronic Debuts Outcomes Training Program For Emea
Home Medtronic debuts outcomes training program for EMEA Medtronic debuts outcomes training program for EMEA Medtronic (NYSE: MDT ) said today that its launching a outcomes-based training program in Europe, the Middle East & Africa that aims to reach 500,000 healthcare providers over the next 5 years. Its part of the push toward value-based healthcare for the worlds largest pure-play medical device maker, which c hairman & CEO Omar Ishrak has championed for years . The new program, Medtronic Impact, goes beyond traditional training on products and procedures, the Fridley, Minn.-based company said. Medtronic Impact is a significant investment that sets an entirely new standard for professional development in the medical technology industry, EMEA presidentRob ten Hoedtsaid in prepared remarks. Its new, extensive curriculum will not only equip [healthcare providers]to access training that is relevant to their clinical skills development, but it will also build a wider range of non-clinical capabilities as we move increasingly towards a VBHC environment. We are going to go from pure technical training to a much more integrated care approach allowing health professionals to think about what has happened before and what is happening after their intervention with the patient, ten Hoedt said . The program is also collaborating with providers to create specialized training programs focused on outcomes, Medtronic said. Participants so far include Barcelona Campus of Catalonia, Spain; Strasbourg, Frances IRCAD; Sunskill Laboratory at South Africas Stellenbosch University; and the Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Collaborations with world-class healthcare institutions will enable us to radically transform how Continue reading >>
Saba >> Company >> Investor Relations >> Earnings And News Release
PricewaterhouseCoopers Selects Saba Learning to Power Spain's Most Comprehensive e-Learning Portal REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its longtimeU.S. alliance with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Saba (Nasdaq: SABA), theleading provider of Human Capital Development and Management (HCDM) solutions,today announced that PwC, the leading global professional services firm, isusing Saba Learning, Enterprise Edition to power an e-learning services portalin Spain called E-learning.es. The new PwC portal -- considered to be themost comprehensive of its kind in Spain -- was launched on December 4, and isavailable in Spanish via a Web-browser, anywhere, anytime, to allorganizations throughout the country. In sharp contrast to Spain's current, smaller, individually run e-learningprojects, the goal of E-learning.es is to become the leading portal for onlinetraining and learning services nationwide. E-learning.es offers strategictraining solutions for organizations requiring an integrated portfolio oflearning content, technological infrastructure, security, consulting, and e-HR(Internet-based Human Resources) services from a variety of leading vendors.The E-learning.es portal allows organizations to quickly deploy e-learning toimprove productivity and performance, while ensuring a high return oninvestment. PwC is using Saba Learning, an Internet-based Learning Management System(LMS), as the technological infrastructure to support E-learning.es. Theglobally scalable, standards-based Saba system enables PwC to offer the mostcomprehensive, personalized e-learning solution available. By leveraging theSaba RDP (Rapid Deployment Package) to quickly and cost-effectively implementSaba Learning, PwC also gains a first mover advantage as an ASP (applicationservice pr Continue reading >>
Medtronic - Your Quarterly Learning And Development Newsletter
Facilitators: Benoit Barbiche, country Talent For registration, please contact Julie Lehmann NEW: HR Training for Managers Pilot on June 26 The SHQ HR team has designed a new offering: the basics of employment related matters needed for all new managers working in the SHQ. From the course content: recruitment process in the SHQ, managing promotions, what's an IDP, all you need to know on work We have a pilot offering on June 26 and some spots are still available. Interested? Contact Malina Hampu Accelerating Performance through Coaching and CAP: many dates in Q1 is a half-day, instructor-led, highly experiential training program focused on providing people performance goals and coaching their team Performance Acceleration Process (PAP) and the Some feedback from previous participants: "Excellent refresher to help us frame our FY13 Facilitators: Judith Scholten, Malina Hampu Registration through MyLearning Portal, look for MDT - Accelerating Change Acceleration Process is a 2-day workshop where intact project teams learn how to apply the CAP methodology, framework and tools to existing projects involving change. The workshop provides a flexible, non-linear model that can be applied to any project, program, market launch, or organizational initiative which can accelerate team progress and enable CAP is the change methodology Medtronic has chosen to deploy across the organization to address change in a more systematic, rigorous manner. Change agility will help Medtronic reach our strategic goal of serving 25 Integrating new employees into your team quickly and effectively is a critical task for leaders. This e-learning has been designed to Globally aligned, foundational information regarding Medtronic business, culture, structure, and processes. (For more details, please Continue reading >>
Sr Training Education Specialist Job
Job Title: Sr Training and Education Project Specialist As an integral part of the Certified Product Trainer (CPT) team, the Sr. Training and Education Specialist will need to have a complete understanding of all components of the program to drive a best-in-class experience for Medtronic patients and trainers. The clinician in this position will oversee communications to our CPTs by strategizing and partnering with various departments and other clinicians to identify, develop and deploy high value content at a regular cadence to build skills and loyalty. By partnering with the Clinical Education Manager and the internal Clinical Training Leads, new tools will be created to optimize the training experience. With a focus on continuous improvement and innovation, this role will be responsible for a wide array of CPT-focused projects, including: a) implementing process efficiencies, b) transforming the Portal Home page into a learning hub with helpful hints and best practice sharing, and c) systematically gathering feedback to evaluate and refine the CPT program. The Diabetes Group is working with the global community to change the way people manage diabetes. Together, we will transform diabetes care by expanding access, integrating care, and improving outcomes so people with diabetes can enjoy greater freedom and better health. You will acquire an understanding of all components and responsibilities of the CPT program in order to support projects and day to day activities when needed. You will organize and lead project team initiatives as assigned. You will drive professional communications to our CPT group to ensure vital training information is provided on a regular basis. You will partner with CPT Program Manager, field clinical managers, product trainers and in-house Continue reading >>
Medtronic Crdm Office Campus Construction - The Opus Group
Linking Employees for Greater Interaction, Collaboration and Ideas Consolidating Cardiac Disease Rhythm Management employees from seven facilities across the Twin Cities, Medtronics Mounds View, Minn., office complex helped create efficiencies for the company and encouraged employee and client collaboration. Medtronic chose Opus integrated team instead of a traditional design-bid-build approach to ensure a guaranteed maximum price and tight schedule. Achieving a Vision with an Integrated Team With a tight schedule and a desire to meet the clients expectations, the Opus teams construction project managers and architects met weekly with the team from Julie Snow Architects. Having all parties at the table allowed the ideas to not only flow but to be grounded in reality with the project management team providing quick cost estimates. According to Architecture Minnesota magazine, this close collaboration yielded one of the best examples in the county of how the budget-focused design-build process can yet incorporate bold and innovative design. The 1.2-million-square-foot office complex, spanning three eight-story towers, was built accommodate 4,800 employees. The complex also includes a 4,000-stall parking garage. One directive from the client was that no work area be more than 60 feet from a window, so the design incorporated the long, narrow towers, referred to as bars, with open space between each building. Because the company provides training and other services directly to physicians, the design also incorporates smart features like more than 200 audio-video capable conference rooms, private hoteling offices and even small niches for the traveling visitors luggage. Catering to the needs of the varied and tech savvy workforce electrical, mechanical and software engineer Continue reading >>
Medtronic Launches Impact Education And Development Programme In Europe, Middle East & Africa
Medtronic launches Impact education and development programme in Europe, Middle East & Africa Medtronic has announced the launch of Medtronic Impact in the Europe, Middle East & Africa regions. Medtronic Impact is intended to introduce a new approach to healthcare education and development, extending beyond traditional product and procedure training to delivering learning based on outcomes that matter to patients. It will cover an extensive range of topics to the entire spectrum of healthcare professionals (HCPs), with the intent to reach more than 500,000 HCPs in the next five years. The program will enable HCPs, at all levels, to grow their skills and knowledge through specially-designed learning pathways, tailored to their level of expertise and specialism. These multi-stage, learning pathways will cover a broad range of topics and use a wide range of teaching methodologies to support HCP development in an emerging world of VBHC. Rob ten Hoedt, executive vice president & president, Medtronic EMEA, says, [This] new, extensive curriculum will not only equip HCPs to access training that is relevant to their clinical skills development, but it will also build a wider range of non-clinical capabilities as we move increasingly towards a VBHC environment. Medtronic Impact is also focused on developing a network of collaborations with world-class healthcare institutions, where highly specialised training programs will be developed and delivered. These connections are critical to enabling HCPs and Medtronic to meet the ambition of learning that is aligned with a focus on outcomes. Barcelona Campus, Catalonia, Spain Sunskill Laboratory, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation, University of Dundee, Scotland Medtronic will introduce a p Continue reading >>
Continuing Education With Medtronic
This weeks blog post is by Beth Blaha, RN, CDE, EMT, who went to the Medtronic Diabetes training in California in early May. It is a priority for MNCOMEand a requirement of the professionto continue to pursue education and professional development. I had the opportunity to attend a Therapy Expert Program at the Medtronic headquarters in California last week with other Certified Diabetes Educators from around the county. We had advanced training on how to interpret and upload data from the new IPRO 2 professional (for clinics) and IPRO (personal) for patients. We also reviewed advanced features on the 530 G with Enlite insulin pump that works with the sensor. We were lucky enough to be able to wear the insulin pump (with saline) and have the sensor inserted and wear it for a week. We worked in groups with real patients data from their sensor downloads and were educated on a systematic way to better interpret them. We learned about future advances in technology and how close we are to having a closed loop system (artificial pancreas). We were trained on how to program the sensor in detail to reflect specific patient needs. We reviewed how to upload the 530G insulin pump to Carelink , a tool that patients can use to upload their information data from their insulin pumps to see how they are managing their blood sugars. We also had a tour of the factory that makes the sensor for the continuous glucose monitor. It was very interesting to see how this sensor is created! This site is for informational purposes only. No part of it should be taken as medical advice. Continue reading >>
Medtronic
Medtronic Public Limited Company is a medical device company. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland.[1][3][4][5] Its operational headquarters are in Fridley, Minnesota.[1][6] Medtronic is among the world's largest medical equipment development companies.[7] In 2015, at the time of its acquisition of Covidien, its market capitalisation was about $100 billion.[8] Medtronic operates in more than 140 countries.[1] It employs over 85,000 people and has more than 53,000 patents.[9] History[edit] Early history[edit] Medtronic Operational Headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Medtronic was founded in 1949 in northeastern Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop.[10] Through his repair business, Bakken came to know C. Walton Lillehei, a doctor of heart surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The deficiencies of the pacemakers of the day were made painfully obvious following a power outage over Halloween in 1957, which affected large sections of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.[11] A pacemaker-dependent paediatric patient of Lillehei died because of the blackout. The next day, Lillehei spoke with Bakken about developing some form of battery-powered pacemaker. Bakken modified a design for a transistorised metronome and created the first battery-powered external artificial pacemaker. Medtronic's old headquarters in St. Anthony, Minnesota The company expanded through the 1950s, mostly selling equipment built by other companies but also developing some custom-made devices. Bakken built a small pacemaker that could be strapped to the body and powered by batteries. Work in the new field later produced an implantable pacemaker in 1960. The company built headquarters in the Minneapoli Continue reading >>
