Parents dealing with new clinical care of their child requires a relaxed and safe learning environment. Nemour Children’s Hospital is brilliantly utilizing the power of simulation to safely train parents on clinical procedures for such child care. Using manikins provides stressed out parents with a calm way to practice new skills without [...]
This morning Dr. Julian Gold, Mayor of Beverly Hills and Co Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center opened SimGHOSTS 2015 USA at the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild Simulation Center. Dr. Gold reminded the audience that now and more so in the future, simulation is being seen as a necessary component of healthcare [...]
Recently on a trip between Las Vegas and Los Angeles I stopped by Apple Valley California at the Victor Valley College Paramedic Academy Regional Public Safety Training Center. CAE Healthcare Regional Sales Manager Richard Kuschinsky RCP had made the introduction for me to the people behind their simulation program: Brian Hendrickson MS, EMT-P – [...]
A patient simulator is any kind of manikin that mimics human anatomy or function (physiology) which can be used to educate students and train healthcare professionals. Patients simulators are most frequently used in simulation centers and come in a variety of models, from preterm infant patients to geriatric patients, but also include obstetric birthing simulators, [...]
