Several UNCsim projects were exhibited at the UNC Health Care Quality Expo. Some of the projects included: Achieving the Optimum Ratio in Massive Transfusion: The Implementation of the New MTP at UNC Healthcare. Cheryl Workman, Elizabeth Schroeder Advanced Level Boot … Read more

Gayatri Rathod reported on medical error and the steps being taken at UNC Health Care to train staff in TeamSTEPPS™ (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) today on Carolina Week. This feature highlights UNC Children’s use of simulation … Read more

The BioGears Conference was hosted by Applied Research Associates this week. Speakers at the event included basic scientists, physiologists, physicians, engineers and programmers. On the first day, UNCsim team member and Trauma Manager Al Bonifacio joined Rodney Metoyer from BioGears to discuss … Read more

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) released “The National Simulation Study” in 2014. This landmark study, provided evidence that up up to 50% of traditional clinical practice could be replaced with a simulation experience in the prelicensure … Read more

Carolina Nursing Magazine published an article discussing the interprofessional team training course organized by Drs. Durham, Joyner, and Scolaro from the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy. The full article can be found here.

The 8th Annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day is today. Zach Read recently published an article on the Otago Exercise Program. The Otago Exercise Program is an evidence-based educational approach to reduce falls in older adults. Physical therapists at the Carolina Geriatric Education Center at … Read more

Today starts International Housekeepers Week sponsored by the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA). UNCsim teams would like to recognize and thank this amazing group of professionals for their critical role in making our work possible. Our many teams throughout UNC … Read more

The School of Medicine launched its new Translational Education at Carolina (TEC) curriculum in 2014. This week, first class of second year medical students (MS2) are experiencing the newly redesigned endocrinology block patient centered care (PCC) simulations. The PPC course … Read more

On August 25th and 27th, the Critical Care Unit and 3 Bed Tower teams at the new UNC Health Care Hillsborough Hospital ran mock code blue, or heart attack, to improve teamwork and communication in a high stress situation. By immersing … Read more

Brian Loveland, BS, MPH, EMT-B performed his last session on July 24th. This was a bitter/ sweet final CPX (Clinical Performance Examination) for Brian because it was his last as staff before being on the other side of the exam. … Read more