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The Academic Orthopedic Consortium (AOC) and PrecisionOS proudly announce the establishment of a Corporate Partnership, marking a significant milestone in advancing surgical education and training.

[Vancouver, BC] – March 6th The ASES and PrecisionOS proudly announce a multi-year collaboration aimed at revolutionizing shoulder and elbow education worldwide. These two organizations have joined forces to spearhead the integration of shoulder and elbow virtual reality (VR) simulation for residents, fellows, and surgeons across North America and beyond.

In a pioneering leap forward for medical education, a unique randomized trial conducted by a team of esteemed researchers from the University of Toronto has revealed that PrecisionOS technology is as effective as traditional cadavers in teaching anatomy. The study, led by Robert Koucheki, MD, Peter Ferguson, MD and Barbara Ballyk, PhD, has gained significant attention in the last few months since publication.

CUH Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Vikas Khanduja, an Affiliated Associate Professor of Orthopedics at University of Cambridge, said the software will augment orthopedic training. He added: “As a Trust we embrace all new technologies and, as a new client, are looking forward to using the software, evaluating it with our trainee surgeons, and providing feedback to the company.”

It’s 3am, been awake for 21 hours, the ER needs the ICU resident (me) for a polytrauma and resuscitation. Heart racing, running up the stairs, almost dropping my palm pilot recalling my ATLS protocol and where and how to put in a chest tube.

New PrecisionOS shoulder simulation module, sponsored by CONMED, offers advanced training for arthroscopic double-row rotator cuff repair.