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.
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UAB Mobile Sim delivers obstetric emergency training
This past February, the UAB Mobile Simulation team visited J. Paul Jones Hospital and Cahaba Medical Care in Camden, Ala., as well as Greene County Hospital in Eutaw, Ala., to deliver simulation experiences focused on rapid labor, more commonly known as precipitous delivery.
UAB Mobile Sim, Regional Medical Center partner for Code Blue training
In March, the UAB Mobile Simulation team and Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama in Greenville, Ala., conducted an immersive simulation focused on Code Blue response.
Empathy in Action: Patient Care Experience at Lakeland Community Hospital
The UAB Mobile Simulation team, in collaboration with Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala., orchestrated a patient care experience Simulation this past March.
UAB Mobile Sim joins Russell Medical for sim space grand opening
Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Ala., celebrated the grand opening of its dedicated simulation space for learners, and UAB Mobile Simulation made a special trip to join in the February festivities.
Bringing Rare Procedures to Life: How the Clinical Environment and Simulation Work Together
In the realm of medical emergencies, certain procedures stand out for their rarity, urgency and inherent risks. Among these is the Blakemore procedure, a critical intervention utilized to stabilize esophageal hemorrhages.
Active shooter pilot sim tests emergency preparedness skills
UAB Health System Emergency Management partnered with UAB Clinical Simulation, the UAB Hospital Emergency Department (UED), UAB Police, UAB Hospital Safety and UAB Spiritual Health to host an emergency preparedness pilot drill depicting an active shooter scenario.
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.
Clinical Simulation goes to school
Physicians, registered nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists and… middle-schoolers? While UAB Clinical Simulation provides simulation opportunities to all members of the health-care team, six Clin Sim staff members recently found themselves presenting to a significantly younger audience.
Monthly sim events enhance APP skills
Outstanding patient care? There’s an APP for that, and UAB Clinical Simulation is here to help Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) refine their skills to provide such care.