https://members2.ecri.org/Components/trends/Copyright 2010 ECRINew and Updated Trends articlesen-us7/31/2010 4:23:59 PM7/31/2010 4:23:59 PM5htais@ecri.orghttps://members2.ecri.org/Components/Trends/Pages/11959.aspx A panel of students evaluate medical device concepts at University of Minnesota. Health Technology Trends spoke to the professor who developed the program.7/1/2010https://members2.ecri.org/Components/Trends/Pages/11960.aspx Virtual training programs offer new ways for hospitals to practice emergency drills, test clinical practice, and simulate pandemic conditions without the need for costly live training scenarios.7/1/2010https://members2.ecri.org/Components/Trends/Pages/11961.aspx We compiled a chart of virtual emergency preparedness training programs taking place today.7/1/2010https://members2.ecri.org/Components/Trends/Pages/11962.aspx What can be done to encourage medical device innovation that addresses unmet U.S. public health needs? FDA's new Interagency Council on Medical Device Innovation held a workshop to address the numerous challenges in answering this question. Many stakeholders took a crack at the question, but answers varied widely.7/1/2010https://members2.ecri.org/Components/Trends/Pages/11963.aspx Distinguished speakers such as Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., director of the of U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, are among the presenters at ECRI Institute's 17th annual conference "Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine: An Essential Interface" scheduled in October.7/1/2010