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Professional Products, Inc. Integrates Clinical Skills and Simulation Center at the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Saturday, February 23, 2008 General News
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 22 Professional Products, Inc.(PPI) has been commissioned to provide The Johns Hopkins Hospital located inBaltimore, Maryland with a Clinical Skills and Simulation Center called theOC-8 Simulation Center. This center is on the eighth floor of the outpatientcenter building and is being upgraded to expand their teaching capabilities.This center allows future doctors the chance to practice and hone their skillsbefore they perform a procedure on or interact with a patient. In November of2007 PPI began assembling the racks and setting up the onsite cable pullsprior to bringing the equipment to the Johns Hopkins facility. The project isstated to be complete in February of 2008.
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Professional Products' system includes the integration of video, audio andIP hardware and software for several Simulation Exam Rooms, SimulationOperating Rooms, ICU Simulation, Observation areas, Classroom and Debriefingareas. This is a digital acquisition and distribution system providing bothobservation and analysis of skills training over an IP infrastructure. Theequipment utilizes the latest technology in MPEG 4 encoding, 4 Terabytes ofserver storage, extensive control systems, broadcast level video routing anddigital signal processing (DSP). The software used is a comprehensivesolution that handles testing and assessment, digital video recording, centermanagement, and simulator integration via web-based application. In addition,the system allows for video teleconferencing (VTC) with high definitiondisplays that enable instructors to display various media and VTC.
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About Professional Products, Inc.

Professional Products, Inc. (PPI) is a technology-driven design-buildcompany devoted to excellence in sales and long-term service. Specializing inadvanced video, audio, data, and control systems, we provide a full array ofhardware and software solutions for training, broadcast, video on demand, andpresentation. Our customers include federal and state government entities,broadcast and production facilities, corporations and professionalorganizations, institutions of higher learning, medical and healthcarefacilities and the entertainment and leisure industries. We representhundreds of manufacturers and employ an experienced "think tank" of accountmanagers, application engineers, design engineers, project supervisors,programmers, system integrators and factory-certified service technicians. Bydeveloping collaborative and strategic relationships with hardwaremanufacturers and software developers, we are able to design, integrate, andservice innovative systems that leverage new hardware and software technology.Some examples of these systems include: command and control centers, trainingfacilities, television and production facilities, classroom and distancelearning centers, presentation and conference rooms, and entertainment andsports venues. For more information, please visit:http://www.professionalproducts.comContacts: Kirsten Lawson-Hadley Phone: 240-864-4018 E-mail: [email protected]

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