Carolina Nursing students prepare for a future COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct 5th an article was published by Thomas Costello on the recent simulations run by the School of Nursing to prepare the student teams for COVID-19 vaccinations. You can read the article here.
Montross Father’s Day Camp: UNCsim Experience
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
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
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
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
Code Sepsis team recognizes fall Sepsis Stars
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
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
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
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
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