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Montross Father’s Day Camp: UNCsim Experience

June 21, 2017

The 24th Annual Montross Father’s Day Camp was held this past weekend at the Dean E Smith Center. Former Tar Heel center and current Tar Heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross hosts this camp every Father’s Day with proceeds benefiting UNC … Read more

Anesthesia hosts Family Day Simulation Event

May 15, 2017

The Department of Anesthesiology hosted a “Family Day Simulation Event” as an outreach program to over 70 non-anesthesia trained children, spouses, partners and parents of our Anesthesiology faculty, CRNAs and residents on Saturday, April 22nd. The purpose of the event was to educate the people who support … Read more

Pediatric Simulation Committee Faculty Development Course

April 10, 2017

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

Code Sepsis team recognizes fall Sepsis Stars

December 16, 2016

In October, simulationist Woongsun Au was recognized as a “Sepsis Star” for his work facilitating #UNCsim sessions within UNC Hospitals. Congratulations to all the recipients for their extraordinary effort in support of our Code Sepsis initiative.

Congratulations to the Healthcare Human Factors Team

September 4, 2016

Congratulations to the Healthcare Human Factors team for their recent publication in Critical Care. Morita PP, Weinstein PB, Flewwelling CJ, Bañez CA, Chiu TA, Iannuzzi M, Patel AH, Shier AP, Cafazzo JA. The usability of ventilators: a comparative evaluation of use safety … Read more

Summer Volunteer Trauma Day Experience

August 8, 2016

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

Trauma Day Event Discusses Consequences of Driving Tired

July 14, 2016

UNC Health Care hosted the first of their annual “Trauma Day” simulations for the hospital junior volunteers yesterday. The event coordinated by UNC Emergency Department Nurse Educator Heather Tuttle brings our Jr Volunteers in contact with numerous departments and clinicians. They … Read more

7th Annual “You Bought The Manikin, Now What?” Conference

March 5, 2016

The 7th Annual, “You Bought The Manikin, Now What? Best Practices in Simulation Education” conference. The conference was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cary. This meeting is sponsored jointly by the Charlotte AHEC, Greensboro AHEC, Southern Regional AHEC … Read more