Education Services
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine submitted to President Clinton analytical results, pointing out the fact that "between 48 thousand and 96 thousand people died annually from medical accidents, the majority of which were caused by human errors, and that medical safety measures should be urgently implemented as 50% of the deaths showed room for improvement."
This report became a major trigger for the re-examination of the medical safety and medical education in countries around the world, and led to the rapid deployment of accurate patient simulators in new training.
IMI has pioneered the development of the patient simulator market over the past decade as the exclusive distributor for METI and Ambu. Based on this experience and by working closely with opinion leaders in various fields, IMI has set the "development of patient simulator education services" that incorporates the latest physiological and pharmacological models" as a key objective, and built it into its long-term vision that extends to 2013.
IMI has a permanent Education Service Center at its head office and another in Osaka, where patient simulators, medical gas piping and presentation equipment are displayed. With these facilities, IMI energetically tackles the education of doctors, residents, medical school students, nurses, clinical engineers, MRs, industry professionals and employees.
* Over 1,000 patient simulators that were manufactured by US-based METI are used in medical education all over the world and achieving results.
The "Ventilator Maintenance and Inspection Workshop for CEs" is held approximately ten times throughout the year and has welcomed over one thousand participants. Starting in 2004, the workshop is held on Osaka too. IMI is striving to increase the frequency of the workshops and the number of equipment models that are covered, as well as the scope of training provided.
The high performance patient simulator HPS has physiological and pharmacological models built in. It gives realistic vital reactions, including pulse and blood pressure changes and loss of breathing, to medical treatment, such as defibrillation and drug administration. This enables training that approximates actual clinical settings.
IMI is the official training site for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Seminar, held by the Japanese Society of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care
A ventilator seminar, held at a hospital to meet the convenience of IMI customers
