Amsterdam’s Incision acquires OK Learning to help surgical staffs become more competent; here’s how

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Incision, a developer of a medical education platform, announced that it acquired ‘OK Learning’, a company that offers e-learning modules for surgical assistants to develop their knowledge and skills with interactive video. 

The announcement comes a few months after securing €5M funding in a Series A round from SHS and Rubio Impact Ventures. Notably, this is Incision’s second acquisition this year in the field of interactive learning. Earlier this year, the Dutch company acquired Snijgerei’s, an app that hosts interactive content on surgical instruments.

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How does this acquisition benefit Incision?

The Amsterdam-based company will now integrate more than 50 interactive courses and new features into its new Incision Interactive platform. 

Incision’s interactive platform will contain educational modules to prepare surgical teams for high-risk tasks concerning equipment, medical skills, disposables, implants, and surgical procedures.

The interactive Q&A is used to prompt active learning making learning more fun and enabling users to learn faster.

Examples are modules on Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), chest drainage, and various modules on hygiene and infection prevention such as drip isolation and contact isolation.

Ritsaart van Montfrans, CEO of Incision says, “The team of OK Learning has managed to create a highly practical, interactive learning tool with great medical content. We are excited to add their interactive content to the Incision Academy, enriching it with instructional materials for perioperative practitioners to further improve engagement and time-efficient learning. It will help us to better satisfy our clients’ needs, and accelerate our international expansion.”

Moreover, the founders of OK Learning, Bart de Graaff and Cherida Louz will remain involved.

Bart de Graaff, co-founder of OK Learning says, “In a dynamic environment such as the operating room, keeping up to date with professional knowledge is of great importance. With e-learning modules and a performance support tool, OK Learning has developed a practical solution to respond quickly to developments in the OR. We support the professionals in their development in an attractive and measurable way.”

Cherida Louz, co-founder of OK Learning says, “As a scrub nurse, I was enrolled in educational courses that did not match my work in practice. At that time, there were no learning modules specifically for scrub nurses. Being an educator myself, the lack of content motivated me to develop educational modules for practice-oriented learning.”

Incision: What you need to know

Founded by Prof. Dr. Theo Wiggers and various other entrepreneurial professionals, Incision is a platform for surgical performance and online training. The company is on a mission to improve surgical care by sharing surgical skills and making high-quality surgical knowledge accessible to everyone.

The company has recently expanded into the UK, Sweden, Belgium, and the Middle East. At present, Incision employs more than 40 people internationally and has over 175 Universities and hospitals under contract globally. 

Moreover, the company is planning to launch a new product at Intelligent Health AI on the 12th of October, aimed at improving surgical workflows.

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