Tidewater Community College Incorporates Patient Simulation into New Health Professions Training Center
Tidewater Community College opened a new Regional Health Professions Training Center on its Virginia Beach campus this week. Above, respiratory students practice on the METI HPS patient simulator, which breathes in oxygen and breathes out C02. The $29.6 million center was built prepare the college’s 8,000+ health sciences students for emerging jobs in healthcare. Photo by Steve Earley of The Virginian-Pilot.
CAE Healthcare’s Beth Ulrich Publishes Nurse Preceptor Handbook
Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAAN and vice president of hospital services for CAE Healthcare, has written a guidebook for nurse preceptors. In addition to her role at CAE Healthcare, Ulrich is known for her research studying nursing work environments. The book, titled, “Mastering Precepting: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success,” was published by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, and is now available for purchase.
CAE Healthcare and Leeds Metropolitan University Announce UK Nursing Conference
“International Simulation Standards: The Impact on Educators” will be the theme of the sixth annual UK Simulation in Nursing Education Conference coming up on June 19-20, 2012. The call for workshop proposals and presentations is now open at hpsn.com. The interactive conference at Leeds Metropolitan University will offer the latest healthcare simulation advances, products and ideas for practicing nurses and nurse educators.
MERI Conducts DOD Medical Readiness Training with METI Patient Simulators
The Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI) recently simulated a hospital evacuation following an earthquake at its training site in Memphis, Tennessee. MERI received a U.S. Department of Defense grant to develop the training in partnership with the University of Memphis and Wright State University National Center for Medical Readiness. During the training, medical personal worked to stabilize METI iStan and METI PediaSIM patient simulators following an earthquake, and prepared them for military-aided evacuation by ground or air. The training courses run through April, and are open to all levels of healthcare providers, students and administrators nationwide. Pictured, healthcare providers with PediaSIM at MERI training.
CAE Healthcare Signs on as NAEMSE Sponsor
The National Association of EMS Educators announced last week that CAE Healthcare has signed on as a platinum sponsor of NAEMSE. A professional membership organization comprised of more 3,000 EMS educators worldwide, NAEMSE is headquartered in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in the U.S. The NAEMSE mission is to inspire excellence in EMS education and lifelong learning within the global community.