Advance Line Medical Celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week in Conjunction with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Advance Line Medical is excited to celebrate the inaugural Healthcare Simulation Week from January 11–15, 2020 in conjunction with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Healthcare Simulation Week celebrates global professionals who use simulation to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Advance Line Medical acknowledges Healthcare Simulation Week as an opportunity to raise awareness in our community about how healthcare simulation is leading to safer, more knowledgeable patient care.

Advance Line Medical is committed to enhancing patient safety and improving the quality of healthcare. While we use Healthcare Simulation Week to focus attention on simulation, improving patient safety has been our organization’s mission for over 12 years. Advance Line Medical’s  SimCapture platform provides a framework for healthcare education programs to enhance automate, and streamline simulations and OSCE management. With clients at numerous top institutions in a myriad of departments, SimCapture has a proven track record of advancing healthcare education and improving patient safety and health outcomes. To learn more about SimCapture, click here to view a short video, or visit our website at  advancelinemedical.in. Simulation has been proven an effective method for improving communication and student competence.

 The NCSBN National Simulation Study Improving Teamwork and Communication in Trauma Care Through In-Situ Simulations Study: Positive correlation between students’ patient safety attitudes and motivation to participate in simulation training Study: simulation with debriefing that integrates basic and clinical sciences shows link between scientific fundamentals and patient care. Study: using simulation education to teach leadership and resource management skills significantly improved team communication

Schedule for Healthcare Simulation Week

Please join us in supporting Healthcare Simulation Week from September 11–15. Get involved on social media by using the hashtag #HcSimWeek and tagging @HcSimWeek. Join the following events to get involved. 

January 12, 1:00–1:30 pm: Myths and Facts about Live Human Simulation, Carrie Bohnert, VP of Ops, ASPE. Simulationists know that incorporating live role-players (SPs or confederates) into simulation allows for direct observation of skills like history taking, physical exam, and counseling, that can’t be addressed using mannequins. However, myths abound! Hop onto this myth-busting Facebook Live event to explore preconceived notions about live human simulation.

· January 13, 2:00 PM: Get an insider’s view of the Broward College Health Sciences Simulation Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Center mirrors an Acute Care Hospital with a full sized ALS (Advanced Life Support) Training Ambulance. You will have a tour of the second floor hospital suites and Operating Room. Each suite includes a Pre-brief waiting room, patient room, and Debriefing Conference Room.

· Januaryr 13, 3:30 -4:30 PM. Twitter Journal Club, Join us for a Journal Club Twitter chat about the SIH article, Evaluation of a Simpler Tool to Assess Nontechnical Skills During Simulated Critical Events. Go to @Twitter Journal Club

· January 14, 1:00 PM, Productive Debriefing. Dr. Walter Eppich, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, will highlight what helps make debriefing conversations productive.

· January 15, 1:00 PM. Staff from Simulation Learning, Education and Research Network (SimLEARN) at the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) National Simulation Center (NSC) will take you on a tour. Learn how VHA is preparing clinical staff to better care for our Veterans and see some of the advanced technology available making this training possible. The VHA NSC provides a high-fidelity training environment by replicating actual patient treatment areas including an outpatient clinic setting, as well as an inpatient/hospital setting.

Visit http://www.ssih.org/Events/HcSimWeek to learn more about Healthcare Simulation Week 2020.