‘Don’t call them dummies’: Manikins bring realism to simulation
Put simply, manikins are model patients. They’re also some of UAB Clinical Simulation’s most powerful and sophisticated learning tools.
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Clinical Simulation hits the road with Mobile Simulation Lab
UAB Clinical Simulation is on the road again with its Mobile Simulation Lab, providing simulation resources to rural communities across Alabama.
Clinical Simulation serves up MOCA
Some mornings, you have coffee. With UAB Clinical Simulation, you have MOCA (Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesia).
Procedural Simulation Program lines up USGPIV sims
Ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous (USGPIV) line insertion is considered beyond basic practice by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Fortunately, UAB Clinical Simulation offers procedural simulations in that same vein.
Clinical Simulation offers Anesthesia Trauma Bootcamp
In terms of improving patient care and safety, UAB Clinical Simulation goes above and beyond — including for those going under.
Clinical Simulation delivers Code Skills Out of Lab
When it comes to providing exceptional simulations for all members of the health-care team, UAB Clinical Simulation delivers — literally.
For instance, Clinical Simulation’s Code Skills Out of Lab program effectively brings the lab to the learners.
Clinical Simulation hosts mobile care unit sims
As the UAB Emergency Department prepares to open its new mobile care units, an interprofessional health-care team thought to “SimFirst.”
It’s the motto of UAB Clinical Simulation, which recently hosted a series of sims in the new units.
Sim Room of Errors opens door for improving patient care, safety
As part of Quality Week, which ran Oct. 15-20, Clin Sim hosted the Sim Room of Errors, an exercise open to all members of UAB Medicine, in which participants identify simulated patient safety errors that could negatively impact patient care.
Virtues of Virtual: VR offers immersive, flexible learning
The setting may be virtual, but the lessons are real. UAB Clinical Simulation has offered virtual reality learning since 2019, providing an ever-expanding variety of modules to health-care team members across UAB Medicine.
Masters of Their Craft: Procedural sim program creates tailormade trainers
There’s always room for Jell-O — especially in procedural simulation. When UAB Clinical Simulation’s Ca’Nesia Jackson thought to combine gelatin with water beads, the result wasn’t edible, but instead educational.