Chest Decompression: Tubes, Needles, and Emergencies
On April 27th, members of the Anesthesia UNCsim team held a “Chest Decompression: Tubes, Needles, and Emergencies” workshop with faculty from Duke, Phoenix Mayo, the University of Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest University at the Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium in Phoenix. Participants learned … Read more
Murty heads to ECU
Mr. Neal Murty has served as the Manager of The Multidisciplinary Simulation Laboratory, formerly the Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Center. During his tenure, Murty helped facilitate the lab becoming an Accredited Education Institue by the American College of Surgeons. The … Read more
Quinsey Returns to Lead Skull Base Lab
Dr. Carolyn Quinsey has returned to UNC following a Pediatric Neurosurgery fellowship and takes the reigns as Director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Lab. The lab is part of the Miracles in Sight Surgical Skills Laboratory. The new curriculum she is … Read more
CLeAR renamed to Multidisciplinary Simulation Laboratory
The Department of Surgery announced today that the The Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Center is being renamed to the Multidisciplinary Simulation Laboratory. You can read about the name change here.
Simulation-Based Training in Cardiac Surgery
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
Simulation in Surgery
Dr. Darryl S. Weiman recently published a Huffington Post article describing the recent Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA) “Boot Camp” held in the Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Simulation Center. Every year the Boot Camp is organized by Dr. Richard Feins and brings “seasoned” … Read more
NC Children’s ECMO team training
On May 23rd and 26th, a team lead by Dr. Jennifer Nelson and Dr. Katherine Clement came together at NC Children’s Hospital to lead an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) case simulation. The case was run to assist the team in improving … Read more
Thoracic Anesthesia Workshop
The UNC Department of Anesthesia held a workshop for their residents concentrating on skills needed in the delivery and emergency treatment of thoracic anesthesia cases. The workshop was organized by Drs. Lavinia Kolarczyk, Emily Teeter, and the CAPSEL team and … Read more
UNCsim at IMSH 2016
Several members of the UNCsim team are at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) conference this weekend. This is the 16th annual IMSH meeting. IMSH is geared towards the sharing of medical education technologies, techniques, and innovations. The … Read more
Thyroid Simulator Wins Award
The 47th annual Student Research Day was hosted by the UNC School of Medicine on November 30th. This day was created to recognize and promote the research efforts of the student body. This year, one of the winning posters of the Harold Pillsbury … Read more