Carolina Nursing students prepare for a future COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct 5th an article was published by Thomas Costello on the recent simulations run by the School of Nursing to prepare the student teams for COVID-19 vaccinations. You can read the article here.
ASA Block Workshop 2019
The UNC Anesthesia Department had amazing representation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual scientific meeting Ambulatory Block Workshop. Members of the team included Dr Stuart Grant, Dr David Hardman, Dr Monika Nanda, Dr Jay Schoenherr, and Dr Sally Stander. The … Read more
PQCNC Labor Support Team at Regional Meeting
On May 8, The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) team took labor support to a regional meeting at Vidant Health. They team explained and showed how as much as as a neonatal birth is very medical, most do … Read more
Tragedy of Miscommunication at End of Life
On May 8th the “Blending the Blues” collaborative held an interprofessional education (IPE) Faculty Development to Avoid the Tragedy of Miscommunication at End of Life at the Duke University School of Nursing. This incredible session involved learning about facilitating end … Read more
PQCNC Hosts Postpartum Hemorrhage Reduction Protocol Statewide Rollout
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) team began planning their Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Reduction Project in 2017. PQCNC’s mission is to make North Carolina the best place to give birth and be born. Focusing on collaboration, resource utilization … Read more
Simulation to Improve Family Understanding and Support
Last year, the Department of Anesthesiology hosted a “Family Day Simulation Event” as an outreach program to over 70 non-anesthesia trained children, spouses, partners and parents of our Anesthesiology faculty, CRNAs and residents. The data and outcomes of the event were published in the open … Read more
When Art Imitates Life
Mr. Stephen Fairchild serves as a School of Medicine Standardized Patient (SP) to aid our learners in gaining patient assessment and communication skills. Earlier this month Fairchild also published an essay in the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) eNews … Read more
Smith moves to the Office of Rural Initiatives
On September 29th, Ms Kewana Smith transitioned from her position as the School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center’s Standardized Patient Coordinator to an new role as Coordinator for Interprofessional Education for Health Professions in the School of … Read more
POCUS at AMA Student Led-Leadership Conference
This past week, three UNC Medical Students attended the American Medical Association (AMA) Student Led-Leadership Conference in Ann Arbour, Michigan to present their development and successful pilot of a fully integrated pre-clinical ultrasound curriculum. Our students, Katie Butler, Lacey English, and Stephanie Sun … Read more
UNCsim at 2017 Association of Standardized Patient Educators Conference
Last week, Mr McQueen and Ms Smith from the School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center (CSPSC) team attended the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) meeting in Alexandria Virginia. Mr McQueen’s presentation “Don’t just do something…stand there!” touched on the VERY important role … Read more