New airway fire sim targets rare, high-risk OR emergency
UAB Clinical Simulation recently launched a new pilot simulation focused on one of the operating room’s most serious, but least frequently encountered, emergencies: airway fires.
FCCS sim prepares residents for critical care
With UAB Clinical Simulation’s Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) simulation, residents can apply their didactic learnings in a realistic, simulated setting.
MOCA offers learning, practice in realistic setting
Throughout the year, UAB Clinical Simulation and the Heersink School of Medicine’s (HSOM) Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine offer the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesia (MOCA) simulation course to help health-care providers meet requirements set forth by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
iTeachU fuses sim with ultrasound education
iTeachU is a Focused Ultrasound Simulation Education (FUSE) course made available to anesthesia residents and fellows throughout their years at UAB.
Clinical Simulation debuts LAST in situ simulation
This past March, UAB Clinical Simulation debuted a local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) in situ simulation for residents in UAB’s anesthesiology and perioperative medicine department, per request of the nursing team leaders and nursing professional development specialists in UAB Inpatient Pain Service.
Pain Fellows sim preps learners for rare medical emergencies
Through a special simulation, UAB Clinical Simulation helps participants in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s Pain Medicine Fellowship improve their readiness, skills and confidence.