Orange County School Nurses Stop The Bleed
Earlier today our incredible trauma team visited with the school nurses for Orange County to teach them how to Stop The Bleed. In addition to training the nurses, this also served as an opportunity for several people to become “Stop … Read more
Second Annual Head & Neck Microvascular Course
The Department of Otolaryngology held their 2nd annual UNC Head and Neck Microvascular Course on June 2nd. This course is a one day skills program designed to provide hands-on experience using cadaver specimens aimed at the head and neck surgeons … 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
Novel simulator for robotic surgery
Drs. Schlottmann and Patti published an article in The Journal of Robotic Surgery this month on the use of a porcine organ block based simulator for training robotic surgery. The image to the right is from the article and shows the … Read more
UNC CLABSI Prevention Heroes
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.
The University of North Carolina Foregut Model
On July 1st, Dr. Schlottmann, Mr. Murty, and Dr. Patti published an article in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques on their model for laparoscopic foregut surgery. Their model was effective for laparoscopic procedures including a Heller myotomy, Nissen fundoplication, … Read more
Augmented Reality and Healthcare
On June 23rd, the Carolina Digital Health Research Initiative (CaDHRI) and UNC Health Sciences Library (HSL) held an event titled “Augmented Reality and Healthcare: Exploring Hololens for Clinical Care, Research, and Education”. The event featured Emerson Huitt, CTO of SciMed … Read more
Standardized, Interdepartmental, Simulation-Based Central Line Insertion Course
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
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.
Combined Anesthesia and Surgery Resident Training
On January 23rd, the Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery brought together residents from both programs to pilot an interdisciplinary critical event simulation. The residents assembled in the Department of Surgery’s Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Center to engage in this … Read more