Medtronic does some hands on training

Key medtech player Medtronic announces the launch of Medtronic Impact, a new initiative in skills development for healthcare professionals.

Medtronic Impact is being rolled out in the Europe, Middle East & Africa region, as part of the company’s drive towards value-based healthcare (VBHC).

The group said in a statement that "Medtronic Impact introduces an entirely new approach to healthcare education and development, extending beyond traditional product and procedure training to delivering learning based on outcomes that matter to patients."

The inititative will cover topics for "the entire spectrum of healthcare professionals (HCPs)" with the intent to reach more than 500,000 HCPs in the next five years.

The programme will involve specially-designed learning pathways, tailored to individual levels of expertise and specialism.

“Medtronic Impact is a significant investment that sets an entirely new standard for professional development in the medical technology industry,” said Rob ten Hoedt,

president, Medtronic EMEA. “Its 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 developing a network of collaborations with world-class healthcare institutions, where highly specialised training programs will be developed and delivered.

Mike Roby, senior director, Learning & Innovation at Medtronic said: “Collaborations with world-class healthcare institutions will enable us to radically transform how we design and deliver training and education. We firmly believe that the collective efforts of the network we’re cultivating will create more value and positively impact outcomes that matter to patients.”

Medtronic said that Medtronic Impact is "committed to incorporating newly-developed, online immersive education experiences that complement Medtronic’s portfolio of industry-leading, face-to-face sessions".

The service will introduce a personalised web portal enabling healthcare professionals to access their own, individual career-based learning pathways.

This platform will also be coupled with technologies such as virtual classrooms, augmented reality, and remote case observation capability.

Medtronic Impact is a multi-year program that will begin roll out during 2017.