UNC Tar Heel Trauma completed another round of their annual Summer Volunteer Trauma Day experiences. Thank you to all of the services and departments who championed our program this year. This year the program focused on driving while fatigued and … Read more
UNC Health Care hosted the first of their annual “Trauma Day” simulations for the hospital junior volunteers yesterday. The event coordinated by UNC Emergency Department Nurse Educator Heather Tuttle brings our Jr Volunteers in contact with numerous departments and clinicians. They … Read more
We owe a huge thank you to the following people that have given their time to provide this interactive simulation experience: Tiffany Chesley from Carolina Air Care is a Respiratory Therapist and Coordinator for the Trauma Day event. Other personnel have … Read more
On July 14th, WNCN’s Carleigh Griffeth produced a news clip entitled “UNC’s ‘Trauma Day’ gives students different look at distracted driving accident”. The short video describes the “Trauma Day” held for the UNC Health Care Jr Volunteers. The case this year … Read more
On September 25th 2014, UNC Health Care hosted “Trauma Day” for the hospital volunteers. This great article on the event by Zach Read also includes a gallery of photos from the event. Trauma Day — News Room – UNC Health … Read more
Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, and EMS/Pre-hospital personnel who care for trauma patients Registration Fee: *EMS/Pre-hospital $90 for 1 day, $130 for both; *RN/Allied Health professionals $125 for 1 day, $225 for both; *MD, PA, NP $200 for 1 day, $325 … Read more
Today, UNC Trauma Services went live with their new Tarheel Trauma protocol. In the February of 2016, Dr. Daryhl Johnson and UNC Trauma Leaders were awarded a $50,000 seed grant from the Institute of Healthcare Quality and Innovation (IHQI) to … Read more
On July 21st, Tammy Grubb from the News & Observer published an article titled “UNC Hospitals’ student volunteers learn new skills from trauma”. The article focuses on the lessons learned and impressions of the UNC Hospitals Jr Volunteer program. The … Read more
On July 15th, UNC School of Journalism Alumni and reporter for the Durham Herald-Sun, Katie Jansen, published an article entitled “TASTE OF TRAUMA: Teens get up-close dose of workings at UNC Hospitals”. This article summarized the activities Jensen observed while attending … Read more
The 7th Annual, “You Bought The Manikin, Now What? Best Practices in Simulation Education” conference. The conference was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cary. This meeting is sponsored jointly by the Charlotte AHEC, Greensboro AHEC, Southern Regional AHEC … Read more
