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.FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION
2020 has certainly had its challenges, but perhaps more than anything, it has shown us how adaptive and resilient healthcare professionals are, how you rise to the occasion in the face of circumstances like none we’ve experienced before. We’re inspired by your talents and your passion; we are honored that many leading the way to quality care and improved patient outcomes are the simulationists of our Accredited Programs. We are immensely impressed by the work you’re doing and honored to award you SSH Accreditation in Education, Research, Assessment, Systems Integration, and new this year, Simulation Fellowship Programs.
Newly Accredited and Reaccredited Programs
We are humbled and honored to announce the Programs that have received SSH Accreditation and SSH Reaccreditation in 2020. It’s with the utmost gratitude we want to send a special thanks to all of our SSH Accreditation applicants for their flexibility with us as we shifted to performing Virtual SSH Accreditation Visits. We appreciate the extra time and effort you poured into showcasing your Program to us during times when we could not have the pleasure of seeing your facilities in-person. Achievement of SSH Accreditation is one that requires tremendous dedication and showcases a Programs’ commitment to quality healthcare simulation and improved patient safety. A list of Program’s can be found here: SSH Accredited Programs
With the addition of the Newly Accredited Programs, SSH is inching closer to recognizing 200 Accredited Programs around the globe. We’d be nowhere near reaching this incredible milestone without the hard work of our SSH Accreditation Council and our dedicated SSH Accredited Program Reviewers. We thank each and every one of you for the countless hours you pour into SSH Accreditation, from the review of applications to the development of courses designed to help Programs succeed in their own Accreditation journey.
December 15, 2020 Accreditation Application Deadline
The next Accreditation application deadline is December 15th. Although COVID-19 has currently restricted SSH Program Reviewers from traveling, the SSH Accreditation Council implemented an emergency procedural change allowing for virtual accreditation reviews. Virtual reviews allow a huge cost savings to the program, because they are not responsible for the reviewer travel costs typically accrued with an in-person site visit. As such, we highly encourage all interested programs to apply for the December deadline so they can take advantage of this tremendous cost savings!
SimSational Event
The Accreditation Council launched Accreditation Online Courses in the spring of 2020. The courses aim to help Programs learn the components of the accreditation process, identify programmatic strengths and weaknesses, and receive constructive feedback from healthcare simulation educators regarding your organization’s processes and policies. During our SimSational event, online courses for Core and Teaching/Education are reduced by $50; courses for the remaining areas of accreditation are reduced by $25. These courses fill up quickly, so don’t forget to sign up today! Course information can be found here: https://www.ssih.org/Professional-Development/Online-Learning/Accreditation-Online-Courses ~ Kristyn Gadlage
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Multiple simulations best for COVID-19 predictions
University College London via Medical Xpress
Computer modelling used to forecast COVID-19 mortality contains significant uncertainty in its predictions, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the CWI institute in the Netherlands. The authors of the study, performed for the Royal Society's RAMP initiative for Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic, highlighted that however well constructed such models are, they are only ever as robust as the "input" parameters — which include highly uncertain factors relating to how the disease is spread.
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Monitoring your health: Benefits and limits of wearable devices
Baptist Health
Simple step counters, BMI calculators and heart rate monitors have been replaced by apps connected to point-of-care technology that tracks blood glucose, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and heart rhythm with little disruption to life.
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Sentinel U™ offers virtual clinicals for future or practicing healthcare professionals to master clinical judgment and decision-making skills that relate to identifying and prioritizing patient care. These clinical scenarios offer a high volume and vast variety of patients in a safe environment. Find the right virtual clinical for you today!
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Nursing students fill gaps as pandemic rages
Med Page Today
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As COVID-19 surges in the U.S., nursing students are still being encouraged to join the front lines, though some program leaders aren't going along.
Back in June, MedPage Today reported that in official guidelines, nursing leaders encouraged students to enter clinical settings, in contrast to guidance for medical students from the Association of American Medical Colleges at that time (it now supports clinical rotations).
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Lesion mapping tool makes early signs of dementia easier to spot
Physics World
Every year, there are 10 million new cases of dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Despite this, our understanding of this condition is limited and our ability to identify its signs in the brains of patients is crude. New research from NYU Langone Health may improve our ability to identify early signs of dementia and cognitive decline from a patient’s brain scans.
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Promoted by Laerdal Medical
 Join us on December 9th as we discuss best practices to reopening your lab during the pandemic. Screening, PPE, cleaning, and some resources available for reference will be presented. Whether you're not sure where to start or just need some additional tips for your existing reopening process, we can help break down those barriers and get you back to your simulation practice. Register now
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HPC simulations support design of implantable sensor for patients
HPC Wire
Doctors use a variety of sensors to monitor a host of bodily functions and metrics that inform patient health, particularly surrounding intensive medical procedures. Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are two such metrics, with the former (produced by the human body) relaxing blood vessels and helping nutrients move through the body and the latter linked to conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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How virtual reality can facilitate better healthcare experience?
Analytics Insight
Virtual reality (VR) for enhanced immersive experience is now evolved from a buzzword to a mainstream business arena. It is being used across diverse business areas such as workforce training, 3D simulation to improve productivity, and much more.
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Give clinicians and first responders the most advanced VR training available. Ultra-realistic scenarios cover pediatric and adult emergency skills training, measuring readiness and providing actionable insights on competency gaps. Our VR solution provides CE credits, is voice-directed, scalable and affordable. Request a Demo today! Self-directed, immersive VR training
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Prior to VRpatients , there was no single application for immersive EMS training for all possible clinical scenarios. Now you can create any clinical case scenario  using your choice of environments and patient avatars, deploy it remotely, validate and enrich didactic learning, and objectively assess critical thinking skills - all in one platform. Learn why VRpatients is everything you’ve been wanting for your remote learning toolbox.
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Mobile health: Tools, benefits, and applications
World Health Net
Mobile health is revolutionizing healthcare, providing patients with access to critical services, personal data tracking and doctors, regardless of their location. As the number of health applications for smartphones, wearables, tablets and other digital technologies grows, more people will use them to take control of their own healthcare.
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Promoted by InPASS
The course is designed for all healthcare professionals who want to develop the knowledge and skills to lead and debrief modern simulation team trainings. World experts of simulation training are faculty in this course which is offered globally in 3 timezones! Highly interactive but no travel time, no travel costs, no risk of infections or quarantine – from the comfort of your home or workplace.
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How medical improv training sparks better communication, teamwork
AMA
Some of the most adverse patient outcomes are caused by poor communication, so medical schools are adopting improv— improvisational theater training—to help students live more in the moment and better empathize with patients. A study published prior to the pandemic found that students used the skills they learned from it, but the gravity of COVID-19 now supplies the ultimate proving ground.
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Combating health inequities through EHR data collection
EHR Intelligence
Inequities in the healthcare system are abundant. From care delivery to health outcomes, there is a large divide in patient response and outcomes based on demographics such as gender, race and ethnicity, sexual identity, and even zip code.
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Virtual imaging trials aim to optimize COVID-19 screening
Physics World
Medical imaging devices and methods are constantly evolving to meet rapidly changing clinical needs. CT and chest radiography, for example, could provide a means to detect lung abnormalities related to COVID-19, but the imaging parameters required to differentiate COVID-19 still need optimization. Clinical imaging trials, however, are often expensive, time consuming and can lack ground truth. Virtual, or in silico, imaging trials offer an effective alternative by simulating patients and imaging systems.
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The Interactive Medical Simulation Toolkit (iMSTK) - a free, open source toolkit - offers product developers and researchers all the software components they need to build and test virtual simulators for medical training and planning. It's used to help medical professionals prepare for biopsies, resectioning, radiosurgery, and laparoscopy without compromising patient safety.
Visit imstk.org to download iMSTK 3.0.
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University of Central Florida offers two online Healthcare Simulation programs with a SSH-accredited STIM Center. UCF’s interdisciplinary, three-course Graduate Certificate prepares students for the evolving, in-demand field of healthcare simulation. UCF’s online MSN degree prepares nurses for developing and leading nursing and healthcare simulation programs in academic and practice settings.
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What does the alzheimer's risk gene do to young adult brains?
Being Patient
People with a certain gene variant ApoE called ApoE4 have a genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Recent research has found that this tricky variant may also make its carriers more likely to have blood-brain barrier dysfunctions, more susceptible to developing mild cognitive impairment when taking anticholinergic drugs, and other neurological issues.
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Virtual reality provides lifelike training for doctors
Forbes
Medical schools, training programs and hospitals are always looking for new ways to educate students and new doctors on how to effectively treat patients. While reading textbooks, attending lectures and assisting experienced physicians are all key to the learning process, there is no substitute for performing a procedure yourself.
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Fax, HIEs & more: How hospitals are sharing patient records based on EHR vendor
Becker's Hospital Review
While some healthcare organizations have turned to digital health data exchange networks to share patient medical records, others still rely on methods such as the fax machine to do the job. Healthcare organizations are searching for innovative and standardized ways to share patient data across the continuum of care, according to KLAS Research's Post-Acute Care 2020 report.
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Attitudes toward suicide: Examining qualitative data
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing via Healio
Advanced practice RNs (APRNs) are in a unique position to address suicide by conducting assessments at each contact with all patients. A study conducted in 2017 examined APRNs' attitudes toward suicide by analyzing quantitative data. After completing the survey, participants were able to comment on their experiences with suicide and provide opinions about the study.
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