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As 2015 comes to a close, SSH would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of Simulation Spotlight a look at the most accessed Exclusive Content from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 6.
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Roya Yumul and Russell Metcalfe-Smith
From Jan. 7: Medical simulation participants often struggle to connect with human patient simulators, which may in part detract participants from achieving learning objectives. Significant effort is placed into setting the scene for participants, allowing them to explore the simulators and environments, and emphasizing the use of good practices associated with simulation education.
Comments, however, often still arise about inadequacies in the reality associated with their learning experience, and this impacts the learning experience for some.
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Rosemary Sparacio
From July 8: Medical gadgets are in the news often, and cutting-edge manufacturers continue to bring exciting inventions to many areas of medicine. Let's take a look at some recent innovations in the medical world.
We'll start in the realm of additive manufacturing. 3-D printers have made a significant impact not only in creating organs for transplantation, but also for prostheses.
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Michael S. Haro, Ph.D.
From June 25: Accidents happen when we least expect them. Generally attributed to human error, gaining a better understanding of this condition will aid in its prevention.
"Delayed intelligence" is a natural thought following an accident or unpleasant event. Delayed intelligence can be explained by your thought energy level. Before the incident occurred, you likely were operating in automatic.
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Jason Zigmont
From Feb. 18: The Society for Simulation in Healthcare now has more than 450 people certified at the CHSE, CHSOS and CHSE-A levels. At the same time, there are hundreds (if not thousands) more who don't know where to start or why they even should be certified. My goal here is to give you an idea of which certification may fit you best, and how to get started. The first question most ask is why would I even get certified? For those with advanced degrees, it may seem odd to go get another "piece of paper," but the certifications offered by SSH are quickly becoming the industry standard to demonstrate competency in healthcare simulation.
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MammaCare CBE Simulator-Trainer
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palpation skills required to detect small breast lesions and to reduce false positives. Universities and colleges use the MammaCare CBE Simulator-Trainer to validate breast exam competencies. Call MammaCare for a demonstration unit: 352.375.0607 MORE
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Joan Spitrey
From June 3: A new automated anesthesia delivery machine is challenging the way we look at anesthesia delivery. The Sedasys Computer-Assisted Personalized Sedation System administers a propofol infusion to patients undergoing colonoscopy and espophagogastroduodenoscopy procedures without the direct oversight of an anesthesia provider.
The use of propofol for such procedures has been gaining momentum and has become a frequently preferred medication. The effects are quick, and the time for the medication to wear off is also quick, making it highly desired in procedure areas.
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Christina Thielst
From Feb. 25: A recent PSQH article listed a dozen persistent medication safety gaffes that need to be resolved. Not surprisingly, No. 8 was "disrespectful behavior: a history of tolerance in healthcare." Disrespectful behavior includes bullying, threats, aggressiveness and even more passive forms such as ignoring and exclusion. These behaviors don't belong in any workplace, and certainly not in healthcare because of the risks created and the definite threat to patient safety.
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Scott E. Rupp
From Jan. 14: Venture funding played a large part in advancing the work of digital health companies in 2014, accounting for a record-breaking $4.1 billion in investments, according to startup accelerator Rock Health. The level of investment surpassed the total of the three previous years combined and representing 125 percent year-over-year growth from 2013.
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Be prepared to:
Provide leadership, manage patient simulation programs
Design curricula
Excel at teaching and assessment through high fidelity simulations
Develop programs designed to assure patient safety and quality in clinical settings
Participate in and generate innovative educational research.
For further information, please contact: Anthony Errichetti, PhD, CHSE 516-686-3928
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By Keith Carlson
From Sept. 2: Since the early days of nursing, touch has been an intrinsic tool used by nurses throughout the world. From an encouraging hand on a shoulder, to a cool hand on a feverish forehead, to Reiki delivered at the bedside, touch is a hallmark of caring, healing and compassion. Even as technology becomes more central to healthcare and nurses become overwhelmed with tasks, skin-to-skin contact is an art that must remain a central tenet of nursing care.
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Pocket Nurse helps thousands of health education programs operate efficiently with an extensive catalog of products that provide everything an educator needs. For more information visit pocketnurse.com, call 1-800-225-1600, or email cs@pocketnurse.com.
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Focused on assisting hospitals to better maximize their investment in robotic surgery, Mimic has over ten years of experience providing tools and support for robotic surgery training and program management.
Mimic’s robotic surgery simulation training helps surgeons learn in a safe environment, faster and more efficiently while working towards proficiency.
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By Amanda Morrow and Joshua P.M. Walters
From Jan. 21: The VA Roseburg Healthcare System's Nurse Mandi Day, or NMD, event has traditionally been the educational model for assuring nursing personnel's technical competency. In its design, NMD is an opportunity for nursing personnel to participate annually in activities involving sustainment of healthcare skills and development of critical thinking. NMD previously utilized poster board presentations, written tests of the nursing staff's knowledge of critical skills and informational videos — but little in the way of interactive learning.
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Denise A. Valenti
From Jan. 28: "Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'. Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' ..."
Dolly Parton's popular song "9 to 5" from 1980 lamented the difficulties and stress associated with having a traditional workday. But, an eight-hour day of working 9-to-5 really is not that bad — especially for your health. Several recent studies show the impact of work hours on health is related to the number of hours that are worked and also what time of day the work occurs.
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