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Patient simulator gives hands-on experience to clinical staff

January 1, 2013

Nurse Educator Ashley Kellish announced in the CARE e-newsletter the formation of the Pediatric Simulation Committee. The committee was formed to support the multidisciplinary patient safety efforts throughout NC Children’s Hospital. Kellish’s full article can be found here: “Patient simulator … Read more

Advanced Life Support Program expansion in 2013

November 7, 2012

The Advanced Life Support Program is a division of Nursing Practice and Professional Development. Our American Heart Association (AHA) approved Training Center is currently located in Suite 104 in the UNC Health Care facility at Timberlyne. We are expanding program … Read more

HSL Librarians Help Dr. Benny Joyner Save Lives

September 1, 2012

Below is the text of an article published by the Health Sciences Library in Sept 2012. The article can be found here.   In June 2011, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study on the role of … Read more

UNC dental school expansion nearing completion

December 17, 2011

The WRAL Channel 5 Health Team reported on the progress in building the UNC Dental School expansion.The expansion includes a 105 seat simulation lab for the students. The full article can be found here.

Design and Development of a Perinatal Safety Intervention program (PSIP)

October 31, 2011

The UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology has been awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality along with RTI International and Vanderbilt University to develop “Design and Development of a Perinatal Safety Intervention program (PSIP)”. Participants in the research are … Read more

Our First ASPE Conference

September 26, 2011

Simulation interns Katherine Adams and Shelby Marx published an article in the ASPE News entitled “Our First ASPE Conference”. The ASPE (Association of Standardized Patient Educators) Conference served as an opportunity for these interns to learn about Medical Education around the globe … Read more

UNC, Feins win grant to study surgery simulation training

May 5, 2011

“The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study use of simulators for cardiac surgery training.” More about this grant award can be … Read more