A large interdepartmental team published an article on their initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in The American Surgeon. The full reference is below and you can find the article if you click here. Grudziak J, Herndon B, Dancel RD, … Read more
School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Director of Simulation, Gene Hobbs, CHSE, was recently interviewed by Mary Holtschneider, Med, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NREMT-P, CPLP for an article in the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. The interview centered on the … Read more
This fiscal year, TeamSTEPPS training of health-care professionals involved in patient care is an organizational goal across UNC Medical Center. On Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, more than 600 physicians and staff who work in operating rooms at UNC Hospitals, Ambulatory … Read more
At the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) 17th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) meeting in Orlando, the UNC Anesthesia team was recognized with the top research abstract award. Stiegler M, Martinelli S, Chen F, Arora H, Hobbs … Read more
Two new publications are out to start the new year. Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Richard Feins has two articles in this month’s issue of Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The articles describe the current state of the art in Cardiac Surgery as … Read more
UNCsim’s own Dr. Alice Chuang was recently part of a team that published a survey of clerkship directors for Obstetrics and Gynecology in US medical schools. The article, published in the BioMed Central Medical Education open access journal on Dec 16, … Read more
An abstract presented at the Air Medical Transport Conference in September was recently published in the Air Medical Journal. The team at Carolina Air Care has expanded their staff by close to 40% requiring the team to evaluate how they recruit, evaluate, … Read more
The most recent issue of Medical Training Magazine “features interviews with healthcare training leaders who answer questions on how simulation, allied with modern training practices can make major improvements to patient outcomes, save lives and save money.” UNCsim’s own Dr. Carol … Read more
Earlier this month the Department of Pediatrics and School of Medicine hosted an event for some of UNC’s scholar athletes. The following excerpt from the article provides an overview of the event. “On Nov. 10, a group of 32 Carolina … Read more
Dr. Robert Iassk presented this weekend at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting in Seattle, WA this week. His presentation focused on the use of video in assessment of anesthesia resident milestones during an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). … Read more
