On May 8, The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) team took labor support to a regional meeting at Vidant Health. They team explained and showed how as much as as a neonatal birth is very medical, most do … Read more

The 10th International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops were held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands this week. Drs Kim Blasius from Pediatric Anesthesia and Benny Joyner from Pediatrics attended to present the abstracts. Rutledge C, Joyner B, Zinkan L, Gaither S, … Read more

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) meeting was held this year in Phoenix. UNC’s own Dr Peggy McNaull was the meeting Co-Chair and put together an amazing program. Drs Kim Blasius, Matthew McDaniel, and Benny Joyner (Peds Critical Care, Clinical … Read more

UNCsim had another strong presence at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) this weekend in Los Angeles. Medical students Mr. O’Gorman and Mr. Cutshaw presented on their Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE) student driven skills sessions. The … 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.

Earlier today, the Consortium of Anesthesiology Patient Safety and Experiential Learning (CAPSEL) team presented Grand Rounds for the Anesthesia Department. The presentation began with Dr Rob Isaak, CAPSEL Director, providing an overview of the goals and composition of the team. He then … Read more

A large interdepartmental team published an article on their initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in The American Surgeon. The full reference is below and you can find the article if you click here. Grudziak J, Herndon B, Dancel RD, … Read more

The UNC Department of Anesthesia Pain Fellowship held their first annual simulation workshop on August 25th. Drs. Jowza and James brought the new pain fellows together to run simulations of common situations they would be experiencing throughout their careers. The … Read more

This morning, the Consortium of Anesthesiology Patient Safety and Experiential Learning (CAPSEL) team conducted a tremendously successful critical event simulation with participation from surgeons, anesthesia techs, nurses, anesthesiologists, and CRNAs. Over 20 professionals from these disciplines came together to practice emergency … Read more

On July 28th, Megan McDonnell Busenbark reported on sepsis for the Children’s Hospital Association. The article highlighted the loss of 12 year old Rory Staunton following a seemingly innocent scrape. His death lead to “Rory’s Regulations,” requiring of hospitals to “adopt best … Read more