Mid Carolina Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma Simulation
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
AAMS Neonatal and Pediatric Award of Excellence
Congratulations to the UNC Carolina Air Care Team for being awarded the 2017 Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Neonatal and Pediatric Award of Excellence. Not only does the team provide exceptional care to our smallest and most vulnerable patients, they … Read more
First NC Children’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit Simulation
The first Post Anesthesia Care Unit in the UNC Children’s Hospital was held on September 28th. The patient presented with respiratory distress and was treated by the team. Debriefing for the event focused on TeamSTEPPS concepts as well as process … Read more
World Sepsis Day 2017
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and on the 26th IHQI hosted a World Sepsis Day event in the Children’s Hospital Lobby. Thank you to UNC Children’s Simulation Committee members Ms Amy Selimos and Ms Dian Gulick who took the time to … Read more
Simulation Techniques in Healthcare HR
On September 11th, Gene Hobbs published an article describing simulation techniques used in healthcare for human resources. The article was published in the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Blog as part of the effort to raise awareness of healthcare simulation activities … 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.
Using Standardized Patients With Pediatric Scenarios in the Practice Setting
School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Director of Simulation, Gene Hobbs, CHSE, was recently interviewed by Mary Holtschneider, Med, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NREMT-P, CPLP for an article in the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. The interview centered on the … Read more
STEM Educator Tamara Robertson visits #UNCsim
While Tamara Robertson (MythBusters: The Search) watches, physicians (L-R) Erin Munns, Tarshree Sawyer, and Zach Smith practice patient care in this electrical failure #UNCsim. Using their cell phone lights and traditional practices, they kept the simulated “baby” alive and well. … Read more
Pediatric Simulation Committee Faculty Development Course
Over the first quarter of 2017, an interprofessional team of volunteers from the Pediatric Simulation Committee came together to improve their knowledge and experience in providing simulation experiences. “Session 1: What is Simulation?” On January 17, the event kicked off with Ashley … Read more
Carolina Air Care Expands Growth
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