Tag: Emergency Medicine

On November 20th, Katelin Gandee, a writer for The Laurinburg Exchange, published an article on a recent training session taught by our UNC Air Care team. The Scotland County Emergency Medical Services team experienced “airway skills and scenarios to better … Read more

The Mid Carolina Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma held a multidisciplinary table top drill focused on patient surge to the UNC Medical Center. This interprofessional exercise brings together over 20 disciplines to work through the unique challenges and problems problems … Read more

The UNC Advanced Practice Provider Center is shining the spotlight on PA School faculty member Janelle Bludorn. Ms. Bludorn hit the ground running when the PA Program was formed and has built an amazing simulation program to support their educational … Read more

On August 10th, several UNC Health Care providers and staff were recognized for their work in preventing central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). To check out the full article on the team, click here.

On April 6th, the UNC Health Care team reported on the expansion of Air Care occurring over the last year and their most recent milestone. “A little over two years ago, UNC Carolina Air Care launched a new orientation program … Read more

The Daily Tarheel published an article by Nic Rardan entitled “Law school students organize against the use of animals in emergency medical training”. The article discusses a recent law student organized meeting to discuss the concerns of using animals in … Read more

On Oct 12th, members of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) community gathered for a lunch and learn presentation outlining simulation opportunities for integrating simulation into Quality Improvement (QI) projects. The team had the opportunity … Read more

UNC Hospitals participated in a mass casualty exercise in August. The event was held in conjunction with the University Police annual active shooter drill. The interdisciplinary team responded to injuries and fatalities that occurred on campus. To read more about … Read more

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

This week an article titled “UNC medical school’s use of live pigs to train doctors brings complaint” was published in the News and Observer (N&O). Jane Stancill reported that a federal complaint had been filed stating that “the university unnecessarily uses … Read more